COVID-19 Pneumonia, Sars-CoV-2 Infection
Conditions
Brief summary
Radiological and lung function recovery following Covid-19 infection.
Detailed description
The investigators propose to conduct pulmonary LDCT imaging and physiological lung function assessments, and combine this with detailed multi-regional hospitalization clinical data collection on COVID-19 cases (COREG registry); to inform long-term pulmonary and extra-pulmonary consequences and the recovery trajectory following COVID-19 infection.
Interventions
Non-enhanced LDCT scans of the thorax will be taken using standard technology on helical CT system
Standard pulmonary function testing will be conducted by trained pulmonary technologists following the American Thoracic Society standards
Sponsors
Study design
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
* Patients discharged from hospital post COVID-19 infection who have radiographic and clinical evidence of COVID-19 pneumonia during hospitalization. * Patients with evidence of unresolved radiographic changes or persistent hypoxemia.
Exclusion criteria
* Failure to comply with study procedures.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary changes on LDCT Scan | Through study completion, an average of 9 months | Identify pulmonary changes utilizing LDCT chest to characterize the pulmonary recovery trajectory of survivors of COVID-19. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| DLCO | Through study completion, an average of 9 months | Identify DLCO changes over time to characterize the pulmonary recovery trajectory of survivors of COVID-19. |
| TLC | Through study completion, an average of 9 months | Identify TLC changes over time to characterize the pulmonary recovery trajectory of survivors of COVID-19. |
| FEV1 | Through study completion, an average of 9 months | Identify FEV1 changes over time to characterize the pulmonary recovery trajectory of survivors of COVID-19. |
| FVC | Through study completion, an average of 9 months | Identify FVC changes over time to characterize the pulmonary recovery trajectory of survivors of COVID-19. |
Countries
Canada