Status:

COMPLETED

Clinical Significance of Subclinical Myocardial Involvement in Recovered COVID-19 Patients Using Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance

Lead Sponsor:

The University of Hong Kong

Conditions:

COVID-19

Myocarditis

Eligibility:

All Genders

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Introduction: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) remains a major health issue resulting in \>800,000 deaths as of 30th August 2020. A concerning discovery of COVID-19 is the involvement of the myoca...

Detailed Description

COVID-19 Cardiovascular Complications: So far, COVID-19 has been linked to myocarditis, myocardial infarction, thrombosis/ hypercoaguable state and reduced cardiac function. At an early stage of the ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • • Recovered COVID-19 patients
  • Definition of recovered COVID-19 patient:
  • COVID-19 diagnosis = established by a positive reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 \[SARS-CoV2\] and recovered from COVID-19.
  • Recovery = based on two criteria: (1) two negative nasopharyngeal swab RT-PCR results \>24 hours apart and (2) absence of fever and improvement in respiratory symptoms.
  • Recovered non-COVID-19 patients with viral respiratory infections confirmed with viral polymerase chain reaction testing AND with a confirmed negative COVID-19 RT-PCR test.
  • Age and gender matched controls with no cardiac risk factors, not on cardiac medications, no history of myocardial infarction, heart failure or myocarditis, negative COVID-19 RT-PCR test and negative COVID-19 antibodies test.
  • Vaccination controls who planning to receive a 2-dose COVID-19 vaccine, with no history of myocardial infarction, heart failure or myocarditis AND with a confirmed negative COVID-19 RT-PCR test.

Exclusion

  • Previous myocardial infarction or myocarditis unrelated to COVID-19 infection
  • History of heart failure unrelated to COVID-19 infection
  • Presence of pacemakers or implantable cardiac defibrillators
  • Any contraindication for CMR testing
  • Renal impairment with eGFR \<45ml/min/1.73m2
  • Limited life expectancy \<1 year, for example due to pulmonary disease, cancer or significant hepatic failure
  • Refusal or inability to sign an informed consent.
  • Potential for non-compliance towards the requirements in the trial protocol (especially the medical treatment) or follow-up visits

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

October 4 2021

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

August 8 2024

Estimated Enrollment :

162 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT05184114

Start Date

October 4 2021

End Date

August 8 2024

Last Update

May 11 2025

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The University of Hong Kong

Hong Kong, Hong Kong