What is the recovery rate and risk of long-term consequences following a diagnosis of COVID-19? A harmonised, global longitudinal observational study protocol.
Louise SigfridMuge CevikEdwin JesudasonWei Shen LimJordi RelloJohn AmuasiFernando BozzaCarlo PalmieriDaniel MunblitJan Cato HolterAnders Benjamin KildalLuis Felipe ReyesClark D RussellAntonia HoLance TurtleThomas M DrakeAnna BeltrameKatrina HannIbrahim Richard BanguraRobert FowlerSulaiman LakohColin BerryDavid J LoweJoanne Michelle McPeakeMadiha HashmiAnne Margarita Dyrhol-RiiseChloe DonohueDaniel PlotkinHayley HardwickNatalie ElkheirNazir I LoneAnnemarie DochertyEwen HarrisonJ Kenneth BailleGail CarsonMalcolm G SempleJanet T ScottPublished in: BMJ open (2021)
The protocol and survey are open access to enable low-resourced sites to join the study to facilitate global standardised, longitudinal data collection. Ethical approval has been given by sites in Colombia, Ghana, Italy, Norway, Russia, the UK and South Africa. New sites are welcome to join this collaborative study at any time. Sites interested in adopting the protocol as it is or in an adapted version are responsible for ensuring that local sponsorship and ethical approvals in place as appropriate. The tools are available on the ISARIC website (www.isaric.org). PROTOCOL REGISTRATION NUMBER: osf.io/c5rw3/ PROTOCOL VERSION: 3 August 2020 EUROQOL ID: 37035.