acute respiratory tract infection
Conditions
Interventions
none
Sponsors
UMC Utrecht
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: • Male or female aged one year or older; • Consulting face-to-face, online, or telephoning with symptoms of CA-ARTI (upper and or lower), with symptoms of cough, sore throat and/or rhinitis, or when the GP has another reason to suspect COVID-19; • Is able and willing to comply with all study requirements; • Participant or legal guardian(s) of a child is able and willing to give informed consent; • Availability of a freezer at the practice, patient’s home, or a laboratory location to be reached within 1 hour.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: • Patients with symptoms of earache only; • Patients who do not master the national language or are otherwise not able to participate in follow-up procedures; • Patients who are terminally ill; • Patients tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 prior to recruitment.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The proportion of COVID-19 in patients presenting with CA-ARTI in primary care | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1) The clinical presentation and management of patients with CA-ARTI by their GP in primary care during the COVID-19 pandemic and insight in differences in these aspects between European countries 2) Risk factors for acquiring COVID-19 3) Risk factors of an adverse outcome in patients with COVID-19 in primary care 4) Self-management of patients with CA-ARTI during COVID-19 pandemic and insight in differences in these aspects between European countries | — |
Contacts
Public ContactAlike van der Velden
Julius Centrum voor Gezondheidswetenschappen en Eerstelijns Geneeskunde, UMCU
Outcome results
None listed