Profiling recovery of those discharged into the community with COVID19
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Profiling the determinants of recovery to establish novel rehabilitation guidelines to improve clinically relevant and patient-reported outcomes in the post-COVID-19 period.
IRAS ID
292920
Contact name
Mark Faghy
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
University of Derby
Clinicaltrials.gov Identifier
Duration of Study in the UK
0 years, 11 months, 14 days
Research summary
Post-acute COVID-19 or ‘long-COVID’ is a colloquial term used to describe patients reporting persistent symptoms and illness for longer periods than are expected and despite clinical resolution [1]. Although the burden of recovery is still in its infancy, the volume of patients requiring support for chronic symptoms is estimated to be >3 million people, creating an unprecedented demand for health care services around the world. In the absence of a vaccine and with the threat of sustained transmission, infections and COVID-19 mutations, there is an urgent need to develop optimised rehabilitation strategies to support patients in the post-COVID period. To date, there are no data that have profiled the time and determinants of a successful and rapid recovery in the post-COVID-19 period. Long-COVID is a complex, multi-system disease associated with a broad range of symptoms including fever, fatigue shortness of breath, chest pain, headaches, neurocognitive difficulties, muscle pains and weakness, depression, and other mental health conditions [2]. Patients who experience, prolonged recovery will require prolonged support and follow ups. The greatest challenge is to support the large volumes of patients with a non-specific clinical picture, >50% of all hospital admissions that are being discharged into community settings with substantial co-morbidities. This project will establish whole patient perspectives that contain multi-method methodologies, objective analysis via longitudinal investigations to document symptom profiles and to establish tailored mechanisms of support for patients recovering in community settings.
REC name
South West - Cornwall & Plymouth Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
21/SW/0006
Date of REC Opinion
11 Feb 2021
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion