Radiological and lung function recovery following Covid-19 infection.
The investigators propose to conduct pulmonary LDCT imaging and physiological lung function assessments, and combine this with detailed multi-regional hospitalization clinical data collection on COVID-19 cases (COREG registry); to inform long-term pulmonary and extra-pulmonary consequences and the recovery trajectory following COVID-19 infection.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
200
Non-enhanced LDCT scans of the thorax will be taken using standard technology on helical CT system
Standard pulmonary function testing will be conducted by trained pulmonary technologists following the American Thoracic Society standards
Juravinski Hospital
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
RECRUITINGPulmonary changes on LDCT Scan
Identify pulmonary changes utilizing LDCT chest to characterize the pulmonary recovery trajectory of survivors of COVID-19.
Time frame: Through study completion, an average of 9 months
DLCO
Identify DLCO changes over time to characterize the pulmonary recovery trajectory of survivors of COVID-19.
Time frame: Through study completion, an average of 9 months
TLC
Identify TLC changes over time to characterize the pulmonary recovery trajectory of survivors of COVID-19.
Time frame: Through study completion, an average of 9 months
FEV1
Identify FEV1 changes over time to characterize the pulmonary recovery trajectory of survivors of COVID-19.
Time frame: Through study completion, an average of 9 months
FVC
Identify FVC changes over time to characterize the pulmonary recovery trajectory of survivors of COVID-19.
Time frame: Through study completion, an average of 9 months
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