Active clinical trials for "COVID-19"

Technological developments in the recent decades has enabled the integration of electronic and digital components in the stethoscope design, in an attempt to improve auditory performance and, moreover, to assist in improving user's diagnostic accuracy by incorporating computerized, digital technologies, artificial intelligence capabilities and deep-learning-based algorithms enhancing these devices. We believe that these technologies can be used to significantly improve the diagnostic performance in the primary care phase, by means of a sophisticated stethoscope that enables auscultation to sounds and signals typically found in the sub-sound frequency level. Their transformation into the sound range, and the use of artificial intelligence and machine learning techniques to characterize sound patterns that correspond to specific problems or diseases can substantially enhance the physician's or other care giver's performance to the benefit of the patients. At this stage, the software in development does not purport to make diagnostic decisions, but only to provide information that will enhance decision and diagnosis making process, therefore enable a more accurate and definitive diagnostic decision and perhaps decrease the number of additional diagnostic tests requested.

The purpose of this study is to describe balance deficits in patients post COVID-19. The information the investigators learn may help influence balance training exercises for patients post-COVID-19. Participants will have a primary or secondary diagnosis of COVID-19 during hospitalization and off COVID-19 isolation and be receiving care in an acute inpatient hospital. Following consent, participants will complete balance assessments and questionnaires about balance and dizziness in a single session. Vital signs will be monitored during the session.The greatest risks of this study include shortness of breath, and a risk of falling or musculoskeletal soreness.These risks are no greater than those experienced during a usual physical therapy visit.

How the life style changed multidimensionally with home isolation in the period of COVID-19 is a new research question. Physical and social isolation, home isolation, and quarantine policies applied during epidemic periods such as SARS, MERS, Ebola have been associated with lifestyle changes (Lippi, 2019). Much of the research on the health impact of epidemics and isolation has focused on psychological issues such as stress-related symptoms and disorders and to a lesser extent social support and stress management. In contrast, the epidemic and its associated lifestyle issues during quarantine and isolation, including the impact of dietary changes, restricted physical activity, and increased indoor and screen time, are still not investigated. A limited number of studies have examined lifestyle changes during COVID-19 and previous epidemic periods. However, there is no Turkish survey that comprehensively deals with the lifestyle, the scope of which is expanding, today. The Brief Multidimensional Lifestyle Assessment Scale, which we planned to validate in our study, is a scale developed by Balanzá-Martínez et al to multi-dimensionally evaluate the lifestyle changes that occurred during the COVID-19 outbreak. It consists of 7 parts (Diet and Nutrition, Substance addiction, Physical activity, Stress management, Restorative sleep, Social support and Environmental exposure) and a total of 27 items. There are response options measured using a 4-point Likert scale. High scores indicate a healthy lifestyle (Balanzá-Martínez, 2021). In this context, we think that adapting the Short Multidimensional Lifestyle Assessment Scale / Short Multidimensional Inventory Lifestyle Evaluation - Confinement (SMILE-C) questionnaire into Turkish will make a significant contribution to the literature.

An observational (cross-sectional) study in the emergency services of participating hospitals, receiving patients with COVID-19 and influenza, aiming to evaluate the diagnostic performance of the rapid antigen detection test for COVID-19 both in nasal sampling and saliva, in patients attending emergency services in the 2020-2021 winter season, performed on site, compared to the gold standard (RT-qPCR).

The aim of the study is to gain insight into the rehabilitation process and predictive factors for the outcome after rehabilitation in three patient groups: SARS-CoV-2-positive patients in the isolation ward Post-Covid-19 patients Control group; matched for gender, age and co-morbidity

SARS COV2, the virus that causes COVID-19, was first described in Wuhan, China. For this pathology, which causes severe respiratory infections, preventing the transmission of the virus has become fundamental, that is why vaccines have been developed. In France, this vaccination campaign took place in a context where the lack of confidence in vaccination is high: According to a November 2020 IFOP poll, only 41% of French respondents were willing to be vaccinated against COVID-19. To our knowledge, there are still few qualitative studies on vaccination on the current issue of vaccination against COVID-19.

This project will build on an existing CDC funded cooperative agreement in the Dominican Republic with the Brigham and Women's Hospital (2018-2023) that includes (i) prospective COVID-19 and AFI surveillance at two health facilities and (ii) a nationally representative cross-sectional community-based serological survey of approximately 7,000 healthy adults and children targeting SARS-CoV-2 and other AFI pathogens to be conducted between April and June 2021. This linked study will establish a nested cohort of 2,000 participants enrolled in the national serological survey and prospectively monitor them for COVID-19 symptoms, conduct serial serological testing, implement molecular surveillance for SARS-CoV-2 and sequencing for variants of concern, implement and evaluate WASH mitigation measures, and monitor uptake and perceptions of COVID-19 vaccines.

SARS-COV-2 has created an unprecedented health crisis, resulting in unprecedented mobilization of all hospital professionals. The massive influx of patients overwhelmed the human, therapeutic and material resources available, and teams were confronted with an unusually heavy workload in a highly stressful emergency context. These professionals were thus exposed to a risk of over-investment in a context of acute and repetitive stress over an indefinite period of time, combining a heavy workload, emotional challenges and specific ethical issues. These factors simultaneously affected the professional sphere but also the personal and family spheres (lockdown, risk of contamination). In this context, the mental health of hospital staff is considered to be more important than ever, as emphasized on numerous occasions by the Director General of Health and the French Minister for Health and Solidarity. Mental health involves the way in which individuals respond specifically to work-related suffering by developing individual and collective defensive strategies. Thus, the question of the mental health of hospital professionals cannot be considered without taking into account the strategies implmented to combat stress, and the factors that contribute or not to the construction and stabilization of the work environment (collaboration, support).

Aim of the study is to evaluate the presence of SARS-CoV2 RNA in the saliva of patients with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 in order to validate the analysis of this type of sample for the diagnosis of SARS-CoV2 infections.

This study aims to conduct formative usability and internal validation of the COVID-19 rapid diagnostic test tool based on DNA aptamers, involving 200 patients to assess aspects of experimental setup, testing center, testing kit configuration, designing algorithms or workflows for clinical trials, and also assess initial accuracy by validating with the patient's PCR test results.