Long COVID
Conditions
Brief summary
Prospective follow-up of children with SARS-CoV-2
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
4 Weeks to 18 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Children aged 0-18 years * The child sought/needed primary or secondary medical care for COVID-19 * Laboratory (RT-PCR,) \[18\] * 28 days - 3 months from the onset of COVID-19 symptoms * Parent's/carer's/guardian's consent to participate
Exclusion criteria
* adults
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| number of children developing long covid | up to 36 months | prevalence of post covid condition at 3-6-12-18-24-36 months after SARS-CoV-3 infection |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| duration and characteristics of children with long covid, also according to variants | up to 36 months | prevalence of post covid condition according to the original SARS-CoV-2 variant at 3-6-12-18-24-36 months after SARS-CoV-3 infection |
Countries
Italy
Outcome results
None listed