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NCT Number: NCT04642196

COVID-19 in Home Healthcare

Assessment of cause of Death in home Healthcare residents in Östergötland County, Sweden, who had a positive COVID-19 diagnosis and died between March and September 2020.

Our aim is to evaluate the pattern of comorbidity and frailty in a group of individuals in home healthcare with positive COVID-19 diagnoses who had a fatal outcome, and a second aim is to assess the contribution of COVID-19 to those fatal outcomes.

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Key information

Conditions

Covid19 COVID-19 Coronaviridae Infections Coronavirus Infections Infections Lung Diseases Nidovirales Infections Pneumonia Pneumonia, Viral RNA Virus Infections Respiratory Tract Diseases Respiratory Tract Infections Virus Diseases

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Dept of anesthesia

Linköping, 58185, Sweden

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • adult (< 18 years) individuals and
  • cared for in home healthcare in Östergötland county and
  • positive COVID-19 diagnosis and
  • diseased between March and September 2020

Exclusion criteria

  • none

Treatment and study plan

Primary outcomes

  1. Frailty

    Time frame: Up to one month before death

    Frailty is classified i four groups:

    • None or mild frailty: no restrictions in daily life.
    • Moderate frailty: mobile and independent but unable to handle physically demanding activities or work.
    • Considerable frailty: able to perform activities of daily living but confined at times to bed or chair.
    • Severe frailty: unable to perform activities of daily living and/or confined to bed or chair. Dementia necessitating care.

  2. Comorbidity

    Time frame: Up to one month before death

    Comorbidity is classified in three Groups: none or mild comorbidity (0-1 diagnosis), moderate comorbidity (2 diagnoses), and severe comorbidity (3 or more diagnoses)

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University Hospital, Linkoeping

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Registry information

Official study title

COVID-19 in Home Healthcare and Mortality

Important dates

Study start
2020
Primary completion
2020
Study completion
2020
First posted
Nov 24, 2020
Registry last updated
Nov 24, 2020

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