Active clinical trials for "COVID-19"

COVID-19 is associated with increased morbidity and mortality in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) on dialysis. CKD requires particular emphasis during the pandemic due to concern for increased susceptibility to infection from greater use of health facilities in people undergoing maintenance hemodialysis. COVID-19 due to SARS-CoV-2 involves multiple organs and lung injury is one of the most clinical manifestations. The binding of SARS-CoV-2 to the ACE2 receptors at target cells ,including type II pneumocytes ,and alveolar macrophages in the lung could arise into acute systemic inflammatory responses and cytokine storm.The consequentially leading to lung-resident dentritic cells (rDCs) activation, T lymphocytes production and release antiviral cytokines into the alveolar septa and interstitial compartments resulting in diffuse alveolar epithelium destruction,hyaline membrane formation, alveolar septal fibrous proliferation and pulmonary fibrosis.Although it has been reported that subgroups of COVID-19 survivors developed persistent lung parenchymal injury that persisted at least after 6 months 5-6 ,the data in CKD patients has not been reported yet.In addition, a study of pulmonary function test after COVID-19 is needed to be investigated.Thus,we plan to assess pulmonary sequalae of COVID-19 in hemodialysis (HD) patients and pulmonary function test after recovered of infection at least 3 months.

Researchers warned that up to 80% of the survivors may experience multiple and severe long-term symptoms, sometimes called Long Coronavirus Disease(Long COVID). These Long COVID can persist for longer than three months and cause profound distress and life interferences. The specific aims are to (1) integrate the state of science of Long COVID, (2) describe the changes of various symptoms and HRQOL(Health-related Quality of Life) after 3, 6, 9, and 12 months of COVID-19 diagnosis, (3) explore predicting factors of the existence and severity of Long COVID, and (4) explore how patient experienced COVID-19 symptoms. It is a mixed-methods research project with embedded design. Among the three research stages, a systematical review will be conducted first to address aim one. In stage two, a longitudinal cohort study will be carried out to recruit and follow up with individuals diagnosed with COVID-19 for a year. During the follow-up, the participants will need to report their symptoms via online questionnaire, phone or video interviews. Those who did experience COVID-19 symptoms will be invited to join stage three study. Stage three is a qualitative descriptive study addressing aim 4. Participants and recruitment. For stage two, the inclusion criteria are individuals who (1) are at least 20 years-old and (2) were diagnosed with COVID-19 within six months. Individuals who have cognitive impairment or other issues that prevents them from doing self-ratings of symptoms will be excluded. Expecting outcomes. It is expected that Long COVID will pose huge burden on survivors and their families. This project can provide a solid reference to foresee possible problems in this population and formulate strategies for early detection and management.

This study was planned to investigate how much the anaerobic performance of individuals who experienced fatigue with Want (Wingate) affected their postural sway parameters.

COVID-19, caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome corona virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), is a multisystem disease which primarily involves the respiratory tract. The first case of COVID-19 was identified in late 2019 in the province of Wuhan, China which was followed by the rapid spread of the disease globally, becoming a present-day pandemic. Objectives: The aim of this study was to describe the clinical characteristics, comorbidities and outcome of the critically sick patients with COVID-19 pneumonia admitted in ICU of a tertiary care hospital in Lahore.

COVID-19 infection are characterized by fever and signs of acute respiratory infection. A worsening of respiratory symptoms that can lead to respiratory failure. The decompensation can then be brutal and require rapid recourse to respiratory assistance. The contribution of clinical examination (auscultation and monitoring of oxygen saturation in particular) remains unsatisfactory in predicting an unfavorable course. The interest of pulmonary ultrasound is known in the management of pulmonary infections. However, estimating the severity of lung damage at an early stage could be of great help in monitoring and caring for patients. Ultrasound could meet this need in general practice, the chest scanner is often unavailable in these situations. Ultrasound signs are associated with severe forms. The contribution of pulmonary ultrasound seems particularly interesting in the context of the reassessment of patients during the worsening phase of symptoms (D5-D10). Estimate the prevalence of ultrasound signs in patients with an acute respiratory infection suspected or confirmed to be COVID-19, at the time of the worsening phase (between D5 and D10 of the onset of symptoms). The prevalence of ultrasound lung lesions under COVID-19 may be essential to consider the development of the ultrasound tool in primary care. Indeed, if the contribution of ultrasound is now recognized in intensive care or emergency, its place in general medicine still raises questions.

The deployment of vaccination against SARS-CoV-2 from 2021 led to a modification in June 2021of previous recommendations concerning the postponing scheduled surgery suggesting local adaptations of this delay if epidemic developments appear. Today, the evolutions of the pandemic make these recommendations obsolete and impose the updating of the data produced during the first epidemic wave of 2020. Among these evolutions, the two most important are the existence of a large vaccination coverage on the one hand and the emergence of variants of lesser severity on the other hand

A comparison of clinical characteristics and outcomes of patients on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) in COVID-19, influenza and ARDS of other ethiologies

Retrospective single-center cohort study to evaluate the incidence of colonization by multidrug-resistant organisms (MDRO) in mechanically ventilated patients admitted to a large intensive care unit (ICU) for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection during the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic (October 2020-May 2021) in Lombardy, Italy. As secondary outcomes, the study evaluates the overall incidence of infections during the ICU stay and assesses the risk factors associated to bacterial superinfection and MDRO colonization.

Observational, point of prevalence study determining the presence of anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibody

This is a combined study including a descriptive part about the preparations for COVID-19 and the impact of COVID-19 on the daily routine of the work in an Interdisciplinary Endoscopic Unit (IEU), and a point-prevalence analysis for possible positive SARS-CoV-2 carriers among the staff of the IEU, and finally a prospective analysis of SARS-CoV-2 positive patients who required endoscopic intervention. Results are presented in the captures: 1. SARS-CoV-2-pandemic related restructuring of the processes in the IEU, 2. SARS-CoV-2-pandemic related impact on the staff of the IEU, and 3. Analysis of endoscopic interventions in patients with confirmed or suspected SARS-CoV-2 infection.