Predictors of Post-COVID Clinical and Cognitive Consequences
VA Office of Research and Development
Summary
The CDC describes Post-acute sequelae of SARS-COV-2 infection (PASC) for the wide range of physical and mental health consequences experienced by some patients. These sequelae may be present four or more weeks after SARS-COV-2 infection, including patients who had initial mild or asymptomatic acute infection. However, there is complete absence of data whether chronic sleep changes due to COVID-19 infection may influence these physical and mental health consequences. While fatigue is one of the common post-COVID conditions, there are no systematic examinations of sleep disturbances in COVID-19 survivors. This will be a pilot observational retrospective and prospective cohort study, to systematically assess if sleep disturbances and severity of sleep apnea comprise a modifiable facet of PASC as well as the short-term and longer-term effects of COVID-19 infection itself on sleep, cognitive function, exercise capacity and lung function.
Description
This pilot study will systematically collect data to assess if sleep disturbances and severity of sleep apnea comprises a modifiable facet of PASC. This study will be the first step towards collecting preliminary data for a larger, longer-duration and more comprehensive study regarding the relationships between long-COVID and sleep disturbances which can inform future healthcare strategies and clinical decision-making. The study will also explore whether inflammatory biomarkers levels during acute COVID infection predict severity and duration of long-COVID or PASC and sleep fragmentation post-…
Eligibility
- Age range
- 18+ years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria: * All individuals 18 years or older, with prior history of COVID-19 infection diagnosis * Both genders including all racial and ethnic groups * Patients with OSA (apnea hypopnea index of 5/hour on polysomnography) with history of COVID-19 infection will be eligible with prior history of COVID-19 infection and without COVID-19 for Aim 2 Exclusion Criteria: * Inability to give consent * Active suicidal symptoms * Children of all ages * Pregnant women
Location
- John D. Dingell VA Medical Center, Detroit, MIDetroit, Michigan