Incidence of Long COVID and its risk for hip fracture in the elderly and old population

Incidence of Long COVID and its risk for hip fracture in the elderly and old population - LC_Hip

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00036846

Enrollment

16000000

Registered

2025-05-19

Start date

2026-06-26

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-08-03

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

Conditions

Post-COVID-19 condition, unspecified U09.9! S72.0 S72.1 S72.2

Interventions

Group 1: Observational study: The study population comprises all continuously insured persons aged 65 and over. The observation period is 2020-2025.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

65 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Continuous statutory health insurance from 2020 to 2025 (insurance gap not greater than a maximum of 30 days per calendar year, with the exception of death).

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Persons younger than 65 years; Interruptions in SHI insurance between the years 202 and 2025 that are longer than >30 days/calendar year, with the exception of death.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Recording of Long COVID using a specific ICD-10 code U09.9! and based on a two-step symptom-based approach to estimate the number of underreported cases in the elderly population.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Hip fractures, institutionalisation, death.	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactSilke Andrich

Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf; Med. Fakultät; Institut für Versorgungsforschung und Gesundheitsökonomie

Silke.Andrich@uni-duesseldorf.de+49 211 3382-402

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 10, 2026