Mortality Due to COVID-19 in the COVID-AGEBRU Study (COVID-AGEBRU)

March 28, 2022 updated by: Murielle Surquin, Brugmann University Hospital

Predictors of Intrahospital Mortality in Older Patients Admitted Due to COVID-19 in the COVID-19 AGEBRU Study

The COVID-Age Brugmann study aims to identify the clinical predictors of mortality risk in older patients admitted to an acute care unit due to COVID-19

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Detailed Description

The COVID-19 disease has been shown to be associated to higher mortality risk and health adverse consequences. Despite of the fact that the SAR-COV2 virus has been shown that affects every populations, the negative impact is higher in older people, pointing this population as the most severely affected.

The COVID-Age Brugmann study aims to identify if comorbidity, geriatric syndromes, and health issues at admission are associated to mortality risk in older patients admitted to an acute care unit due to COVID-19

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

160

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Belgium
      • Brussels, Belgium, 1020
        • CHU Brugmann

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

70 years and older (Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Consecutive patients aged 70 and over hospitalized in an acute care unit in Brugmann university hospital, in Belgium, due to COVID-19 in the period Mars to June 2020.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Patients aged 70 and older
  • Patients admitted to an acute care geriatric unit due to COVID-19
  • Patients with COVID-19 by PCR, serology or CT scan suggestive of this disease

Exclusion Criteria:

  • No other demographic or clinical exclusion criteria will be applied

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Observational Models: Case-Only
  • Time Perspectives: Retrospective

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
All-cause mortality during hospital admission (admission up to discharge time)
Time Frame: Through study completion, an average of one month.
Vital status was obtained from medical records
Through study completion, an average of one month.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Prevalence of medical diseases and geriatric syndromes
Time Frame: Through study completion, an average of one month.
Clinical and demographical conditions, and geriatric syndromes
Through study completion, an average of one month.

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Brugmann University Hospital

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Murielle MS Surquin, MD PhD, CHU Brugmann, Director of the Geriatrics Department

Publications and helpful links

The person responsible for entering information about the study voluntarily provides these publications. These may be about anything related to the study.

General Publications

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

March 1, 2020

Primary Completion (Actual)

June 30, 2020

Study Completion (Actual)

June 30, 2020

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

February 8, 2021

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 15, 2021

First Posted (Actual)

February 16, 2021

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

April 6, 2022

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 28, 2022

Last Verified

March 1, 2022

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • COVID-19 AGE-BRUGMANN 2020/111

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.

No

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