Clinical Characteristics and Long Term Impact on Pediatric COVID-19 in Taiwan

Launched by NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL · Oct 12, 2022

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ClinConnect Summary

This clinical trial in Taiwan is focused on understanding the effects of COVID-19 in children, particularly those who experience severe illness or long-term symptoms, known as Long COVID. Researchers will look at various factors, including the child's health, the virus, and how these elements work together to affect the severity of the disease. The study aims to track children's health over time, assessing their physical, mental, and lung function, as well as their overall development. This will help doctors understand how COVID-19 impacts children's health and identify ways to improve their care.

To be eligible for this trial, children must have tested positive for COVID-19. However, there are some exclusions, such as children with certain medical conditions or those who cannot undergo MRI scans due to metal implants. Participants can expect to be monitored closely and undergo various health assessments to help researchers gather important information about how COVID-19 affects children. This study will bring together specialists from different areas to improve our understanding of children's health following COVID-19 infections.

Gender

ALL

Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • COVID-19 positive cases
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • 1. You have metal substances that cannot be removed or implanted, such as: braces, metal nails, artificial electronic ears, heartbeat pacemakers, etc. Because of the inability to perform brain MRI, it is not suitable to participate in this trial.
• • 2. Have major physical diseases.
• • 3. Sensory impairment, such as deafness.
• • 4. Movement disorders, such as cerebral palsy.
• • 5. Uncontrolled and stable epilepsy.
• • 6. Pregnant women are not suitable to participate in this test. (If you are pregnant or not sure if you are pregnant, please let the researcher know in advance so that a pregnancy test can be performed).
• • 7. Those who have suffered from hypoxia due to encephalitis or other reasons not caused by enterovirus infection are not suitable to participate in this test.