HElping Alleviate the Longer-term Consequences of COVID-19 (HEAL-COVID)

Summary

HEAL-COVID is jointly Sponsored by Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and The University of Cambridge. The acute effects of COVID-19 are now well described. Evidence is emerging of serious longer-term complications occurring in the convalescent phase of the illness in a significant proportion of patients; particularly cardiovascular and pulmonary complications. The ill-defined syndrome, "Long COVID" is likely to include a constellation of different conditions traversing post-ICU syndromes, significant cardiopulmonary complications, post-viral syndromes and exacerbations of underlying conditions. Patients have reported a range of longer-term symptoms associated with Long COVID that have significant impacts on their quality of life. To date, there has been little work evaluating treatments in the convalescent phase of COVID-19. HEAL-COVID aims to evaluate the impact of treatments on longer-term morbidity, mortality, re-hospitalisation, symptom burden and quality of life associated with COVID-19. The first two treatment arms are Apixaban and Atorvastatin, with further treatment arms to be added at the direction of the UK COVID-19 Therapeutic Advisory Panel (UKCTAP).

Timeline

Start

2021-05-19

Primary completion

2024-01-31

Completion

2024-01-31

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