Money matters: study links socioeconomic status to COVID-19 recovery
NCT ID NCT04556513
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This completed study looked at 543 people who survived severe COVID-19 with lung failure (ARDS) to see if their socioeconomic status affected their recovery. Researchers checked breathing, mental health, and quality of life six months after leaving the ICU. The goal is to use this information to offer better, personalized medical and social support to prevent long-term problems.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help doctors and social workers create personalized follow-up plans to prevent long-term disability after severe COVID-19.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It only looks at links between socioeconomic status and recovery, so it cannot prove cause and effect.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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543 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Sep 2020
- Finished
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Sep 2022
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Patient who has been managed in intensive care for covid-19 infection.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Inpatient in ICU for PCR-proven SARS-VOC-2 infection regardless of specimen type * Patient who received a chest CT scan in the initial phase of management (either just before or during hospitalization in the intensive care unit) * Patient who has received invasive or non-invasive ventilatory support, or humidified and heated high-flow oxygen (HFO). * ARDS meeting the criteria of the 2012 Berlin definition. For patients who have received only HFO, a flow rate at least equal to 50L/minute with a FiO2 strictly greater than 50% with a PaO2/FiO2 ratio less than or equal to 200 will be required for inclusion. * Patient who gave oral consent after being informed about the conduct of this study. Exclusion Criteria: * Patient with limited autonomy prior to hospitalization in limited intensive care unit: walking distance of less than 50 meters, WHO classification status 3 and 4. * Patient with a history of chronic respiratory failure as defined by the use of long-term oxygen therapy or non-invasive home ventilation, excluding patients with SAS and/or hypoventilation obesity syndrome. * Patient with a history of central or peripheral neurological conditions limiting the patient's motor autonomy and the performance on gait tests or Pulmonary function Tests * Patient refusing to participate * Patient \< 18 years of age * Patient not affiliated or not benefiting from national health insurance * Patient under guardianship, curatorship or protected adult * Patient unable to understand and consent to the research protocol SECONDARY EXCLUSION CRITERIA * Patient not showing up for visit at M6 * Patients who have not had all the examinations necessary to evaluate the main endpoint (Spirometry, DLCO, TM6 and CT)
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Chu Dijon Bourgogne
Dijon, 21000, France
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