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Canadian COVID-19 Emergency Department Registry

Lead Sponsor:

University of British Columbia

Collaborating Sponsors:

Genome British Columbia

Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)

Conditions:

Covid-19

Eligibility:

All Genders

Brief Summary

Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID -19) is the largest public health crisis in over a century. There is an urgent need for high-quality population-level data to understand modifiable risks for disease se...

Detailed Description

This national multi-centre registry is designed to enroll population-based consecutive eligible patients presenting with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 to 50 emergency departments in eight Canadian p...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • The investigators defined two periods for enrollment based on the availability of COVID-19 testing. Research assistants used medical microbiology testing and discharge diagnoses to screen for potentially eligible patients.
  • In Period 1, COVID-19 testing in each province was restricted to specific patient populations (e.g., healthcare workers, admitted patients).
  • Inclusion Criteria:
  • Meeting the WHO suspect COVID-19 criteria: Fever (self-reported or subjective fever) and at least one symptom/sign of respiratory illness (e.g., flu-like illness, cough, shortness of breath)
  • Presenting to the emergency department and tested for COVID-19 in the emergency department
  • No exclusion criteria in Period 1
  • Period 2 started on the date which each province expanded testing criteria allowing clinicians to test patients based on clinical suspicion or policy.
  • Inclusion Criteria:
  • Presenting to the emergency department within 14 days of a positive COVID-19 (by self-report or in medical chart) and presents with clinical symptoms consistent with COVID-19
  • Tested for COVID-19 in the emergency department, or within 24 hours after emergency department arrival.
  • Exclusion Criteria
  • Patients tested for COVID-19 in the context of an elective admission (e.g., planned hip revision)
  • Patients tested for COVID-19 and seen in the emergency department directly by another service (e.g., trauma team activation)

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    March 1 2020

    Trial Type :

    OBSERVATIONAL

    Allocation :

    ESTIMATED

    End Date :

    December 31 2023

    Estimated Enrollment :

    200000 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT04702945

    Start Date

    March 1 2020

    End Date

    December 31 2023

    Last Update

    January 11 2021

    Active Locations (50)

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    Foothills Medical Centre

    Calgary, Alberta, Canada

    2

    Peter Lougheed Centre

    Calgary, Alberta, Canada

    3

    Rockyview General Hospital

    Calgary, Alberta, Canada

    4

    South Health Campus

    Calgary, Alberta, Canada