- ICH GCP
- US Clinical Trials Registry
- Clinical Trial NCT05027724
Technology Assisted Solutions for the Recognition of Objective Physiological Indicators of Post-Coronavirus-19 Fatigue (TROPIC)
Study Overview
Status
Conditions
Detailed Description
Background: At the time of writing, over 214 million people globally are infected with the Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). It is estimated that up to 50% of people are experiencing debilitating levels of fatigue months after recovering from the acute phase of COVID-19, known as post COVID-19 Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS). The most challenging aspect in the management of CFS for clinicians is the lack of objective measurement tools. At present, most clinical and research measurements of fatigue have relied upon self-reported perceptions of sensations such as exhaustion or weariness. We believe that an objective, technology-based assessment of this complex condition is required for the quantification of complex multi-system dynamic physiological signals in order to guide clinicians in directing targeted valuable resources towards therapeutic interventions with specificity and rigour to those patients who are most in need.
Aim: The aim of the TROPIC study is to identify bio- signals and contributing factors in the development of post-Covid-19 Chronic Fatigue Syndrome using a suite of technology-assisted assessment techniques.
TROPIC STUDY PARTICULARS:
The primary endpoint will be successful recruitment and completion of data collection of 100 participants in the TROPIC cohort.
Setting: Assessments will take place in the Falls and Syncope Unit and Clinical Research Facility of St James's Hospital.
Participants: Participants will be recruited from five sources; (i) the Robert Mayne Day Hospital, (ii) the Falls and Syncope Unit, (iii) Advocacy Groups, (iv) staff who contracted COVID-19, and (v) the Post COVID-19 outpatient (OPD) Clinic.
Participants must be aged 18 years or older, have a history of COVID-19 and be free of exclusion criteria outlined in later sections.
Data collection and analysis: Participants will be invited for one assessment session to St James's Hospital (SJH), where they will undergo a series of neurocardiovascular, neurocognitive and physical performance tests, outlined in more detail in later sections.
Study Type
Enrollment (Actual)
Contacts and Locations
Study Locations
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Co. Dublin
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Dublin 8, Co. Dublin, Ireland, D08 NHY1
- St James's Hospital
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Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Genders Eligible for Study
Sampling Method
Study Population
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- Participants age 18 years or over.
- Able to give informed consent
- Good spoken and written English
- History of COVID-19 and experiencing prolonged symptoms.
- Community ambulant
- Able to mobilise independently (with or without aid).
- Able to transfer with minimal assistance of one person from lying to standing.
- Patients with a history of COVID-19 who now present with a negative swab
Exclusion Criteria:
- Unwilling to participate
- Aged less than 18
- Persons with cognitive impairment / dementia that would render them unable to give informed consent.
- Persons who are pregnant
- Persons who require more than min assistance of one person to transfer from lying to standing.
- Persons who are not independently mobile.
- Persons with an acute illness.
- Participants with skin allergies to adhesive tapes.
- Participants with upper limb lymphoedema (cuff-site)
- Participants registered as blind or partially blind.
- Persons for whom tilt testing and exercise testing is contra-indicated as per results of the Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire or anyone falling under the absolute contra-indications to exercise testing as per the American Heart Association's Guidelines for Exercise testing, including: 1. Acute myocardial infarction within 2 days (or any other acute cardiac event) 2. Unstable angina 3. Uncontrolled cardiac arrhythmias causing symptoms or hemodynamic compromise 4. Uncontrolled symptomatic heart failure 5. Symptomatic sever aortic stenosis 6. Suspected or known dissecting aneurysm 7. Acute myocarditis or pericarditis 8. Acute pulmonary embolus or pulmonary infarction 9. Acute systemic infection, accompanied by fever, body aches or swollen lymph glands, 10. patients in whom low organ perfusion pressures may compromise end artery supplied tissue, 11 severe left ventricular outflow obstruction, 12. critical mitral stenosis.
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Active Stand with Near Infrared Spectroscopy and Electromyography
Time Frame: Day 0
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10 minute supine rest, followed by a three minute stand
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Day 0
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Drug Free Passive Head Up Tilt Test
Time Frame: Day 0
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10 minute supine rest, followed by a 10 minute 70 degree passive tilt.
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Day 0
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Cardiorespiratory fitness test
Time Frame: Day 0
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Submaximal (Test terminated at 85% maximal heart rate) cycle ergometer based assessment, using indirect calorimetry and heart rate monitoring to determine breath-by-breath oxygen consumption
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Day 0
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Gait assessment via Gaitrite™ system
Time Frame: Day 0
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Three walks on a sensor-embedded 9m floor mat.
Walk 1 - normal gait Walk 2 - normal gait with dual cognitive task Walk 3 - fast walk
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Day 0
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Neurocognitive assessments
Time Frame: Day 0
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Deary-Liewald Task
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Day 0
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Strength assessments: leg press and dynamometry
Time Frame: Day 0
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5 times sit-to-stand hand dynamometry based grip strength assessment
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Day 0
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Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Fatigue
Time Frame: Day 0
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Chalder Fatigue Scale (11-item scale with a 0-3 Likert scale for each item.
Scores range from 0 - 33.
A higher score represents more severe fatigue)
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Day 0
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Depression
Time Frame: Day 0
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Center for Epidemiological Studies-Depression Scale (20-item measure with a 0-3 Likert scale response for each item.
Scores range from 0-60.
A higher score represents more severe depressive symptoms)
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Day 0
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Post-Traumatic Stress (after contracting COVID-19)
Time Frame: Day 0
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Impact of Events Scale (Revised) (22-item questionnaire with a 0-5 Likert scale for each response.
Scores range from 0 - 110.
A higher score indicates an increased perception of stress after an event).
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Day 0
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Collaborators and Investigators
Collaborators
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Roman Romero-Orthuno, PhD, University of Dublin, Trinity College
Publications and helpful links
General Publications
- Romero-Ortuno R, Jennings G, Xue F, Duggan E, Gormley J, Monaghan A. Predictors of Submaximal Exercise Test Attainment in Adults Reporting Long COVID Symptoms. J Clin Med. 2022 Apr 23;11(9):2376. doi: 10.3390/jcm11092376.
- Monaghan A, Jennings G, Xue F, Byrne L, Duggan E, Romero-Ortuno R. Orthostatic Intolerance in Adults Reporting Long COVID Symptoms Was Not Associated With Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome. Front Physiol. 2022 Mar 4;13:833650. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2022.833650. eCollection 2022.
Study record dates
Study Major Dates
Study Start (Actual)
Primary Completion (Actual)
Study Completion (Actual)
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
First Posted (Actual)
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Actual)
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
Last Verified
More Information
Terms related to this study
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
Other Study ID Numbers
- 20/COV/8493
Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)
Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?
Drug and device information, study documents
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product
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