Provision situation and care needs of young people with post-viral symptom complexes: Status quo analysis and development of a care concept

Provision situation and care needs of young people with post-viral symptom complexes: Status quo analysis and development of a care concept - KidsCarePVS

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00036785

Enrollment

6000

Registered

2025-08-27

Start date

2025-11-03

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-03-30

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

U09.9

Interventions

Group 1: Children, adolescents, and young adults with post-viral syndromes (PVS), especially after COVID-19, often face insufficient medical care. The aim of subproject 3 (TP3, Freiburg) within the Ki

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Managers or staff working in facilities that provide care for children, adolescents, or young adults with post-viral syndromes and have gained experience with it

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: No sufficient knowledge of German

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
As part of the KidsCarePVS study (Subprojects 3 and 4), this is a purely observational, non-interventional study. No medical procedures are conducted. The “investigations” refer solely to data collection via: Quantitative online surveys using standardized questionnaires: Subproject 3: Heads of institutions from SPZs, children's hospitals, and pediatric practices ? one-time survey (approx. 15 minutes) Subproject 4: Healthcare professionals from SPZs, non-SPZ post-COVID centers, and freelance therapists/pediatricians ? one-time survey (approx. 20 minutes) Qualitative interviews (Subproject 4): Medical and non-medical professionals ? one-time interview (approx. 45 minutes) Cognitive pretests: Conducted with small samples before main survey launch to test instruments (“think aloud” method) There are no fixed timepoints as in clinical trial phases – all assessments occur once at individually coordinated times during the data collection window.	—

Measure

Time frame

As part of the KidsCarePVS study (Subprojects 3 and 4), this is a purely observational, non-interventional study. No medical procedures are conducted. The “investigations” refer solely to data collection via: Quantitative online surveys using standardized questionnaires: Subproject 3: Heads of institutions from SPZs, children's hospitals, and pediatric practices ? one-time survey (approx. 15 minutes) Subproject 4: Healthcare professionals from SPZs, non-SPZ post-COVID centers, and freelance therapists/pediatricians ? one-time survey (approx. 20 minutes) Qualitative interviews (Subproject 4): Medical and non-medical professionals ? one-time interview (approx. 45 minutes) Cognitive pretests: Conducted with small samples before main survey launch to test instruments (“think aloud” method) There are no fixed timepoints as in clinical trial phases – all assessments occur once at individually coordinated times during the data collection window.

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Does not apply	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactThorsten Langer

UNIVERSITÄTSKLINIKUM FREIBURG, Kinder- und Jugendklinik, Klinik für Neuropädiatrie und Muskelerkrankungen

thorsten.langer@uniklinik-freiburg.de+49 761 270-43442

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Apr 4, 2026