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Status unknownNCT05755542Updated Mar 6, 2023

Long-Covid in Patients Post Rehabilitation Treatment and Reintegration Into Everyday Life

An observational study in Long COVID, sponsored by Rehazentrum Walenstadtberg. Status unknown. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2023-03-06.

Sponsored by Rehazentrum Walenstadtberg · Observational

The sponsor has not verified this record recently (last verified Mar 2023), so the status shown — last known as Not yet recruiting — may be out of date.
Study type
Observational
Model
Cohort
Time perspective
Cross-sectional
Enrollment
500
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

The aim of the first study is to investigate how often a long Covid syndrome occurs after an inpatient rehabilitation due to previous hospitalization because of after acute Covid and whether there might be a connection with the severity during acute illness. 3 clusters of acute cases have been identified to be studied with regard to the long-term symptoms

  1. Mild course (medication, oxygen)
  2. Moderate course (IPS-IMC with NIV but without intubation)
  3. Severe course (intubation)

The aim of the second study is to use a catamnestic survey and subsequent evaluation of the information to gain an insight into the existing functional deficits relevant to everyday life and restriction of the ability to participate in the workplace after rehabilitation treatment. The assessment of functional deficits is carried out in relation to:

  1. Deficits in everyday skills (ADLs)
  2. Restrictions in the ability to participate in the profession.
Read the detailed description

All patients who had been infected with Walenstadtberg after acute Covid infection were included.

Patients were hospitalized for inpatient rehabilitation in the period from 01.04.2020 to 30.06.2022.

A written follow-up survey was carried out with regard to a possible persistent long Covid symptoms and possible persistent deficits in everyday skills and Restrictions in the ability to participate in the profession. There are 2 cohort studies.

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Conditions studied

  • Long COVID
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In context

Post-Acute COVID-19 Syndrome

520 studies on the registry are indexed under Post-Acute COVID-19 Syndrome; 186 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 500 is above the median of 160 across 141 observational studies indexed under Post-Acute COVID-19 Syndrome.

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Lead sponsor

This is the only study on the registry with Rehazentrum Walenstadtberg as lead sponsor.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No
Sampling method
Non-probability sample

Study population

Men and Women over 18 years of age who have been treated at Rehazentrum Walenstadtberg after being hospitilized primarily because of an acute Covid-19 infection

Inclusion criteria

  • >18 years of age
  • treated at a rehabilitation facility after being hospitilized for covid-19 infection
  • complete questionnaire
  • written consent to use collected data

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • \< 18 years
  • incomplete questionnaire
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Study design

Observational model
Cohort
Time perspective
Cross-sectional
Enrollment
500 participants (estimated)
Patient registry
No
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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Occurance of Symptoms pointing at Long-Covid after rehabilitation treatment

    Occurance of Symptoms pointing at Long-Covid after rehabilitation treatment

    Time frame: 2 years

  2. Occurance of deficits in managing everyday life and work after covid infection

    Investigation of deficits experienced by patients who have been treated at a rehabilitation facility after beeing hospitilized for a covid-19 infection and the impact of these deficits in everday life as well as in the workplace

    Time frame: 2 years

Secondary outcomes

  1. reinfection with covid-19 after rehabilition treatment

    reinfection with covid-19 after rehabilition treatment

    Time frame: 2 years

  2. Impact of Covid-19 infection on quality of life

    Impact of Covid-19 infection on quality of life in patients who have been treated at a rehabilition facility after beeing hospitilized due to a covid-19 infection

    Time frame: 2 years

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Study locations

No study locations are listed for this record.

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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Mar 6, 2023, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT05755542
Lead sponsor
Rehazentrum Walenstadtberg
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Mar 6, 2023
Start date
Mar 20, 2023 (estimated)
Primary completion
Sep 1, 2023 (estimated)
Completion
Nov 1, 2023 (estimated)
Last update
Mar 6, 2023

Study contacts

Jaroslaw A Dudczak, MD
Contact
jaroslaw.dudczak@kliniken-valens.ch
0041793414160
Claudia von Felten, MD
Contact
clavofe21@hotmail.com
Stefan Bachman, Prof.
study director · Rehazentrum Walenstadtberg

Oversight

FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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