Status:
COMPLETED
Symptom Patterns and Life With Longer Term COVID-19 in Children and Young People (SPLaT-19 Cohort & Qualitative Study)
Lead Sponsor:
Keele University
Conditions:
COVID-19
Pediatric ALL
Eligibility:
All Genders
8-17 years
Brief Summary
Introduction: While there is a substantial body of knowledge about acute Covid-19 in children and young people (CYP), less is known about long-COVID, where symptoms continue beyond four weeks, partic...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Inclusion Criteria for Cohort:
- • All CYP aged 8 years - 17 years \& 11 months will be eligible for the study regardless of whether they have had acute COVID-19 or not. Exposure to COVID-19 will be defined as a self-reported positive Sars-CoV-2 PCR test OR a positive self-reported LFD OR self-reported presumed COVID-19 illness. Participants must have a recorded mobile number in their GP record.
- Exclusion Criteria for Cohort:
- • CYP aged 8-17 (inclusive) who have relevant dissent codes on their medical records, indicating that their records are not to be used for research. CYP who have declined consent for text messaging services will not be invited to the study. CYP younger than 8 years and older than 17 years and 11 months will not be invited to the study.
- Inclusion Criteria for Interviews:
- • Children and adolescents (n≈20) aged 8 to 17 years, with evidence of Long COVID, as identified through participation in SPLaT cohort and defined as symptoms persisting longer than 4 weeks following an acute episode of COVID-19.
- Inclusion Criteria for Focus Group:
- • Adults working with children and adolescents in roles including teaching, social work, and voluntary organisations, identified by our local networks (n≈8).
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
October 19 2022
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
March 2 2024
Estimated Enrollment :
502 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT05422937
Start Date
October 19 2022
End Date
March 2 2024
Last Update
May 22 2024
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Keele University
Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, United Kingdom, ST5 5BG