Massive global COVID-19 registry launches to track patient outcomes
NCT ID NCT05188612
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study is a large international registry that will collect health information from 10,000 adults hospitalized with COVID-19. Researchers will track serious outcomes like death, heart failure, and kidney problems. The goal is to learn more about the course of the disease and improve future care.
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 registry could help doctors better predict and manage serious complications from COVID-19.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial, so it won't directly test any new drug or therapy. Results depend on the quality of data collected from many hospitals.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 10,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2021
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
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
Confirmed diagnosis of 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: * Age ≥18 years (male or female) * Patients admitted to any hospital center with a confirmed diagnosis of COVID-19 infection. Exclusion Criteria: • Underage or not able to give informed consent
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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.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
2 sites in 2 countries. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.
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A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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IR-Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, UAB
RECRUITINGBarcelona, Spain
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University of Bologna
RECRUITINGBologna, Bologna, 40138, Italy
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