The exploratory project aims to investigate the presence of pain as a long Covid-19 symptom in previously hospitalised patients and in non-hospitalised persons previously tested positive in a PCR test.
The main objectives investigated will be to determine the general prevalence of pain symptoms In Covid-19 survivors, correlating and analysing the role of previously comorbidities in the development of pain symptom in Covid-19 survivors, and to understand the prevalence of pain related long Covid-19 symptoms for future characterisations. Hence, the projects main outcome will be to try to understand why som Covid-19 survivors develop persistant pain and others don't. Furthermore, the project plan to analyse gender and age differences, and data between Covid-19 waves as well as any possible association between pain prevalence and time after positive PCR-test.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
600,000
Primary data will be collected via a generic questionnaire from the two groups. Secondary data will consist of register-based socio-economic data and medical charts data collected from the Danish Health Data Authority and Denmark' Statistics.
The North Denmark Region
Aalborg, Denmark
Persistent pain in Covid-19 survivors
Detection of possible differences in Covid-19 survivors with or without persistent pain after a SARS-CoV-2 infection as collected via questionnaire data
Time frame: Above six months after a SARS-CoV-2 infection
The role of comorbidities in the development of persistent pain in Covid-19 survivors
Register-based medical charts from hospitalization correlated with self-reported pain from the questionnaire data
Time frame: Above six months after a SARS-CoV-2 infection
The role of comorbidities in the development of persistent pain in Covid-19 survivors II
Register-based data about positive PCR-test correlated with self-reported pain from the questionnaire data
Time frame: Above six months after a SARS-CoV-2 infection
The role of socio-economic impact on the development of persistent pain in Covid-19 survivors
Register-based data of socio-economic variables that could influence self-rated perception of pain
Time frame: Above six months after a SARS-CoV-2 infection
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