COVID-19 ICU survivors: the long road home
NCT ID NCT04590170
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This completed study followed 85 COVID-19 survivors who needed a breathing machine in the ICU. Researchers tracked their physical, thinking, and emotional recovery from the hospital until they returned home. They compared walking patterns to healthy people to understand the challenges these survivors face.
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 design better rehabilitation programs for COVID-19 survivors after intensive care.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study with no treatment being tested, so it cannot directly lead to a cure or therapy. Results may not apply to all patients.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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85 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Oct 2020
- Finished
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Oct 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
Patients hospitalized in cochin or Corentin-celton hospitals after an intensive care unit stay for a COVID19 infection
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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 - patients with covid19 infection : * COVID 19 infection (PCR or CT-scan) * ICU stay requiring mechanical ventilation * Age ≥18 years old Inclusion Criteria - control group : * Age ≥ 18 years old * Able to walk without technical assistance, * Having no orthopedic or neurological disorder likely to disturb balance and walking * Have not had a severe form of Covid 19 disease in the last 12 months * Collection of non-opposition Exclusion Criteria: \- Inability to give consent
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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 Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Issy-les-Moulineaux, 92130, France
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Department of Rehabilitation, Institute of Rheumatology Cochin
Paris, Paris, 75014, France
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