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One-year survival and recovery in elderly COVID-19 patients under scrutiny
NCT ID NCT05184166
First seen Jul 01, 2026 · Last updated Jul 02, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study follows people aged 70 and older who were hospitalized with severe COVID-19 for one year after their diagnosis. Researchers aim to describe how many survive and how well they recover, including physical and mental function. The goal is to better understand the long-term impact of severe COVID-19 in older adults.
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 study could help doctors better predict recovery and plan care for older patients with severe COVID-19.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial, so it cannot prove what helps or harms. Results may not apply to all elderly patients.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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361 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Mar 2022
- Finished
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Dec 2023
- 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
Patients aged 70 years and over with severe COVID-19
- Ages
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70 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: * age ≥ 70 years on admission to hospital * diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 infection defined by a positive RT-PCR test * medical or critical care hospitalisation between 1 July 2020 and 31 August 2021 * who experienced severe hypoxaemic acute respiratory failure defined as at least 4L/min of oxygen during hospitalisation Exclusion Criteria: * Oxygen therapy \< 4L/min during hospitalisation * Mc Cabe score 3 (chronic disease fatal at 1 year such as stage IV heart failure, ventilated respiratory failure, metastatic cancer, Child C cirrhosis) * dementia or cognitive disorders before hospitalisation reported in the medical record * patient GIR 1 to 4 before hospitalisation reported in the medical file or deduced from the description of the lifestyle * patient with an ADL score \< 4 before hospitalisation reported in the medical record or deduced from the description of lifestyle * patient living in EHPAD before hospitalisation * non-French speaking patient * patient under guardianship or curatorship * refusal to participate in the study for patients surviving 1 year or refusal by a family member or trusted person
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Centre Hospitalier Du Mans
Le Mans, 72000, France
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Chu Angers
Angers, 49000, France
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Chu Rennes
Rennes, 35000, France
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