Long COVID and Its Associations With Health Outcomes in Older Adults

Peking University

Status: Active, not recruiting

Conditions: Reinfection; Long COVID; Vaccine Reaction; Lifestyle Factors; Elderly Infection; COVID-19 Pandemic

Treatments: Other: no interventions

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05825651

NNSF72211540398

Details and patient eligibility

About

The Peking University Health Cohort in Anning, Yunnan (PKUHC-AN) is a prospective cohort study carried out in Anning, Yunnan. The primary aim of this study is to investigate the impact of COVID-19 on older adults' health, and to provide high-quality evidence of real world research for the optimization of prevention and control strategies of COVID-19 and other emerging infectious diseases. Data will be collected regarding health status, history of COVID-19 infections and vaccines, lifestyle and socioeconomic characteristics, as well as the short- and long-term health outcomes.

Full description

COVID-19 pandemic attributed to a great number of mortalities around the world in the last 3 years. About 46% of the global population are estimated to have been infected by the omicron variant and its sublineages. Health outcomes post COVID-19 has been of great concern globally since more and more people infected by SARS-CoV-2. Integrated efforts should be made to estimate the incidence of reinfections and long COVID in China, especially among older adults who are vunlerable and susceptible to COVID-19. In view of this, the Peking University Health Cohort Study in Anning, Yunnan aims to investigate the impact of COVID-19 on older adults' health, and to provide high-quality evidence of real world research for the optimization of prevention and control strategies of COVID-19 and other emerging infectious diseases. Data will be collected regarding health status, history of COVID-19 infections and vaccines, lifestyle and socioeconomic characteristics, as well as the short- and long-term health outcomes.

Enrollment: 11,527 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 60+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• 1. ≥60 years
• 2. Resided in Anning in the past half year and have no plan to move out in next 1 year
• 3. Older adults who are willing to participate in this study with informed consent

Exclusion criteria

• 1. Unable to answer questions or communicate
• 2. Older adults who are not willing to participate in this study or without informed consent

Trial design

11,527 participants in 2 patient groups

Exposure group

Description:

Group with history of COVID-19 infections and vaccines, as well as health-related, behavioral, socioeconomic exposures.

Treatment:

Other: no interventions

Non-exposure group

Description:

Group without history of COVID-19 infections and vaccines, as well as health-related, behavioral, socioeconomic exposures.