Plain-English translation of NCT04335773 on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗ · Source last updated · Translation generated · How we translate trials
This is a research study that tracks children hospitalized with suspected COVID-19 over 6 months. The researchers want to understand who gets sicker with COVID-19, how children's bodies fight the infection, and whether children experience long-lasting tiredness or other complications after recovery. Your child's medical information and test results will help answer these important questions.
Doctors still have many unanswered questions about COVID-19 in children: which children are at highest risk for severe illness, exactly how children's immune systems respond to the virus, and whether some children struggle with fatigue or other problems long after infection ends. This study aims to fill those gaps so doctors can better care for sick children in the future.
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If you enroll, your child will be part of one of two groups: children confirmed to have COVID-19, or children tested but found not to have COVID-19 (a comparison group). You'll share your child's medical history, allow researchers to collect test results and blood samples, and participate in follow-up check-ins over 6 months to see how your child recovers and whether any long-term effects develop. The study is being conducted across Norway in hospital settings.
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Norway
St. Olavs Hospital, Helse Stavanger HF
Enrollment target
~350 participants
Started
April 2020
Primary completion
December 2030
Last updated on clinicaltrials.gov in February 2022.
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Central contact
Christopher Inchley, Phd
University Hospital, Akershus
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