Long COVID Infections and Infestations
Conditions
Interventions
Current intervention as of 11/07/2022:
Potential participants will be identified from the referral information on the radiology information system (RIS). No other method will be used to identify poten
Sponsors
NHS Tayside
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients referred to the Department of Nuclear Medicine, Ninewells Hospital, Dundee for a lung V/Q scan as part of their standard of care 2. Participants must be 18 years old or above
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Below 18 years of age 2. Pregnant 3. Lack of capacity to provide informed consent 4. Involved in current research or have recently been involved in any research prior to recruitment
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The clearance half time of [99mTc]DTPA aerosol from the lungs measured by lung scintigraphy on the day of recruitment in non-smoking patients with a clinical history of long COVID | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The clearance half time of [99mTc]DTPA aerosol from the lungs measured by lung scintigraphy on the day of recruitment in: 1. Smoking patients with a clinical history of long COVID 2. Non-smoking patients with no history of interstitial lung or airways disease 3. Smoking patients with no history of interstitial lung or airways disease | — |
Countries
Scotland, United Kingdom
Contacts
Public ContactThomas Biggans
Outcome results
None listed