Swedish ICU study reveals Long-Term COVID-19 outcomes
NCT ID NCT04462393
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study collected data from 7,500 adults admitted to Swedish ICUs with COVID-19 during the first two years of the pandemic. Researchers looked at patient characteristics, treatments, and survival rates at 30 days and one year. The goal is to understand the disease's impact and identify risk factors for death.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 7,500 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2020
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A government agency
The lead sponsor is a government body.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Adult patients (≥18 years) admitted to Swedish Intensive Care Units with confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection and COVID-19 disease during the first 2 months of the 2020 pandemic (6 March-6May2020).
- 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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Inclusion Criteria: * Adult patients (≥18 years) * COVID-19 disease Exclusion Criteria: * No Swedish personal identity number * 'Opt out' from Swedish Intensive Care Registry
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Linkoeping University Hospital, Region Östergötland
Linköping, Östergötland County, 50185, Sweden
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