Cohort information

ITALY WP2
Organization UNIBO
Name of cohort UNIBO WP2 Prospective
Referring partner UNIBO
Cohort Information Country(-ies), cities, regions or centers involved Bologna, Italy
Time of data collection 07/2021 Ongoing
Enrolment Inactive
Study setting Single center
Population Age Adults,Elderly
Type Prospective
Total number of patients 428
Site of enrolment (WP2) Outpatient,Inpatient
Data collection Clinical data True
Serological data True
Genetic data True
Sample collection True
Sample collected Whole blood Yes
PBMC Yes
Dry-spot blood No
Plasma Yes
Serum Yes
Stool Yes
NP swabs Yes
Other None
Description Prospective cohort study enrolling hospitalized and non-hospitalized patients with a diagnosed SARS-CoV-2 infection. Main objectives: describe characteristics of COVID-19 sequelae, including type, rate, and length through clinical, laboratory, and radiological assessments; investigate valuable, confounder-adjusted, associations between COVID-19 sequelae and COVID-19 severity, comorbidities, aetiology (SARS-CoV-2 variants), COVID treatment (including monoclonal antibodies), and trends in SARS-CoV-2 antibodies; describe the rate, the aetiology (SARS-CoV-2 variants), severity, and clinical determinants of COVID-19 re-infections.
Publications - Clinical phenotypes and quality of life to define post-COVID-19 syndrome: a cluster analysis of the multinational, prospective ORCHESTRA cohort [eClinicalMedicine]