Study reveals hidden toll of common infections on Seniors' independence
NCT ID NCT07388173
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at how serious respiratory infections (like flu, COVID-19, and RSV) affect the ability of adults aged 60 and older to live independently. Researchers will follow 1,600 hospitalized seniors across multiple countries to track changes in daily activities such as bathing, dressing, and managing medications. The goal is to better understand which infections cause the most functional decline and to help design better prevention and vaccination programs.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 1,600 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2026
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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
The study population will include participants aged 60 years or older who are hospitalized with a serious acute respiratory infection in the departments of infectious diseases, geriatrics, internal medicine, pulmonology, or emergency medicine. Recruitment will be conducted by investigator physicians in each participating department. Potentially eligible participants will be identified by daily screening of admission records and results from standard of care respiratory samples. Each country will aim to recruit approximately 320 participants - 80 with each pathogen of interest. Efforts will be made to secure an equal distribution of participants aged 60-75 and \>75 years age.
- Ages
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60 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
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Inclusion Criteria: * Male or female subjects aged 60 years or older * Hospitalized in a study center (emergency department, infectious disease, internal medicine or geriatric hospital wards…) for acute respiratory infection (refer to table 1 below for definition). * Confirmed positive PCR test for influenza, SARS-CoV-2, RSV, or human metapneumovirus (hMPV). Participants with co-infections with other viral or bacterial agents can be included. Exclusion Criteria: * Participants with conditions significantly impacting short-term functional status, such as severe disability (ADL score ≤2 or Clinical Frailty Scale ≥7), terminal illness, palliative care needs, or inability to comprehend and complete study questionnaires due to severe stroke sequelae, complete sensory loss, advanced dementia, or similar impairments. * Participants that refuse or are unable to answer the 3- and 6-months follow-up phone call assessments * Positive laboratory test for single (mono-infection) virus other than influenza, SARS-CoV-2, RSV, or human metapneumovirus (HMPV) * Participant in exclusion period for another study using an investigational / unapproved medicinal product. * Participant referred to in articles L1121-5 to L1121-8 of the CSP (corresponding to all protected persons : pregnant woman, parturient, breastfeeding mother, person deprived of liberty by judicial or administrative decision, persons undergoing psychiatric care under articles L.3212-1 and L.3213-1 who do not fall under article L.1121-8, persons admitted to a healthcare or social institution for purposes other than research, minors, person under legal protection or unable to express consent). * Individuals opposed to participating in the research * Staff members with a hierarchical relationship to the principal investigator
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
19 sites in 5 countries. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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APSS Trento, Geriatria, Trento
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGTrento, Italy
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ASL 1 Imperiese, Sanremo
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGSanremo, Italy
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ASUGI, Trieste
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGTrieste, Italy
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Abteilung Geriatrie Universitätsmedizin Göttingen, Abteilung Geriatrie
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGGöttingen, Germany
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Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria "Renato Dulbecco", Catanzaro
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGCatanzaro, Italy
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Città di Torino, Torino
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGTorino, Italy
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Hospital Clínic Barcelona Servicio de Geriatría
RECRUITINGBarcelona, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal. Madrid Servicio de Geriatría
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGMadrid, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Arrixaca Murcia Servicio de Geriatría
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGMurcia, Spain
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Klinikum Bayreuth, Klinik für Geriatrie
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGBayreuth, Germany
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Klinikum Ulm, Geriatrisches Zentrum Agaplesion Bethesda
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGUlm, Germany
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Melun Hospital
RECRUITINGMelun, France
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ULSS 3 Serenissima, Venice
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGVenice, Italy
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ULSS 5 Polesana, Rovigo
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGRovigo, Italy
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ULSS 9 Scaligera, Legnago, Verona
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGVerona, Italy
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Uniklinikum Jena, Klinik für Geriatrie
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGJena, Germany
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University Hospital of Amiens
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGAmiens, France
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University Hospital of Poitiers
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGPoitiers, France
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University Hospital of Reims
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGReims, France
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University Hospital of Tours
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGTours, France
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University of Bari, Bari
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGBari, Italy
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University of Rochester School of Medicine, Infectious Diseases Unit
RECRUITINGRochester, New York, 14642, United States
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Universitätsmedizin Mannheim, IV. Medizinische Klinik (Geriatrie)
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGMannheim, Germany
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Villeneuve Saint Georges Hospital
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGParis, France
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