Understanding Post-COVID-19 Consequences and Sleep

This study is looking at how sleep problems, especially sleep apnea, might affect the long-term health issues some people experience after having COVID-19. These long-term issues are sometimes called "Long COVID" or Post-Acute Sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection (PASC). Researchers want to see if sleep quality and duration are linked to fatigue and thinking problems (neurocognitive function) in people who have recovered from COVID-19. They also want to explore if inflammation during the initial COVID-19 infection can predict how severe and long-lasting these post-COVID symptoms will be. This is an observational study, meaning researchers will collect information without giving any specific treatments. They plan to enroll about 200 adults who are 18 years or older and have had COVID-19. Some participants will also have obstructive sleep apnea.

Study design
This is an observational study, meaning researchers will collect information without giving any specific treatments. It plans to enroll about 200 participants.
What's involved
Not specified in the trial record.
Compensation
Not stated in the trial record.
Follow-up
Neurocognitive function will be measured at 3 months from baseline.

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NCT06291870

Predictors of Post-COVID-19 Clinical and Cognitive Consequences

Recruiting
Not specifiedAges 18+Observational
VA Office of Research and Development
~200 participants
Updated 2026-01-23 on ClinicalTrials.gov

At a glance

Recruiting sites
1 of 1 listed site is recruiting right now
RecruitingSuspended, closed, or not yet open
What they're measuring
Neurocognitive function Trails A and Trails B
Measured over Change from baseline at 3 months
+18 more outcomes measured
Post Acute Sequelae of SARS CoV 2 Infection
Obstructive Sleep Apnea
1 sites across 1 states
Michigan1
  • Susmita Chowdhuri, MD MS · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · John D. Dingell VA Medical Center, Detroit, MI

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Eligibility criteria

Inclusion

All individuals 18 years or older, with prior history of COVID-19 infection diagnosis
Both genders including all racial and ethnic groups
Patients with OSA (apnea hypopnea index of 5/hour on polysomnography) with history of COVID-19 infection will be eligible with prior history of COVID-19 infection and without COVID-19 for Aim 2

Exclusion

Inability to give consent
Active suicidal symptoms
Children of all ages
Pregnant women
  • Neurocognitive function Trails A and Trails BChange from baseline at 3 months

    Trails A and Trails B test will be administered to evaluate attention and psychomotor function. This score is adjusted for age, race, gender, and years of education. Scored on a Standard scale of 100 +/- 15 for normal ranges, above 115 is above average, below 85 is considered below average.

  • Neurocognitive function PASATChange from baseline at 3 months

    PASAT (Paced Auditory Serial Addition Test) will be administered to evaluate vigilance and executive function. The PASAT is recorded as the total number of correct responses (from 0-60), or the percent of correct responses out of 60 (from 0-100), where a higher value is a better outcome.

  • Neurocognitive function Stroop color-word interferenceChange from baseline at 3 months

    Stroop color-word interference test will be administered to evaluate executive function. This score is adjusted for age, and years of education. Scored on a Standard scale of 100 +/- 15 for normal ranges, above 115 is above average, below 85 is considered below average.

  • Neurocognitive function DIGITChange from baseline at 3 months

    DIGIT test will be administered to evaluate short-term and working memory. This score is adjusted for age. Scored on a Standard scale of 100 +/- 15 for normal ranges, above 115 is above average, below 85 is considered below average.

  • Neurocognitive function WASIChange from baseline at 3 months

    Abbreviated Wechsler Abbreviated Scale of Intelligence (WASI) will be administered to evaluate verbal comprehension and working memory. This score is adjusted for age. Scored on a Standard scale of 100 +/- 15 for normal ranges, above 115 is above average, below 85 is considered below average.

  • Neurocognitive function WMSChange from baseline at 3 months

    Wechsler Memory test (WMS) will be administered to measure Verbal comprehension, and working and visual memory. Scored on a Standard scale of 100 +/- 15, where a higher score is a better outcome.

  • Neurocognitive function PVTChange from baseline at 3 months

    Psychomotor Vigilance Test (PVT) will be administered to measure Alertness and vigilance, in terms of number of lapses and reaction time. The performance score ranges from 0-100, where a higher value is a better outcome.

  • Neurocognitive function HVLT-RChange from baseline at 3 months

    Hopkins Verbal Learning Test - Revised (HVLT-R) will be administered to evaluate Verbal learning and memory. Scored on a Standard scale of 100 +/- 15, where a higher score is a better outcome.

  • Sleepiness ESSChange from baseline at 3 months

    Epworth sleepiness scale (ESS) score will be measured. This score is on a scale of 0-24, where a higher value indicates greater degree of sleepiness.

  • Sleep quality PSQIChange from baseline at 3 months

    Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) is a detailed assessment of subject sleep quality over the most recent month by considering seven "component" scores: subjective sleep quality, sleep latency, sleep duration, habitual sleep efficiency, sleep disturbances, use of sleeping medication, and daytime dysfunction. The sum of scores for these seven components yields one global score to assess sleep quality on a scale of "poor" to "good".

  • Quality of life SF-36v2Change from baseline at 3 months

    QoL will be assessed using the survey SF-36v2 Health survey. Thirty-five of the SF-36v2 items are used to measure eight domains of health-related quality of life. These are on a scale of 0-100, where higher values indicate a better outcome.

  • Quality of life FOSQChange from baseline at 3 months

    Disease specific QoL will be assessed using the Functional Outcomes of Sleep Questionnaire FOSQ/(FOSQ). There are 5 subscale domains of the FOSQ (General Productivity, Social Outcome, Activity Level, Vigilance, and Intimate Relationships and Sexual Activity). There all range from 0-20, where a higher value is a better outcome. The total FOSQ is the sum of these subscale domains and ranges from 0-100, where a higher value is a better outcome.

  • Quality of life SGRQChange from baseline at 3 months

    Disease specific QoL will be assessed using the St. George's Respiratory Questionnaire (SGRQ). The SGRQ has three subscale domains (Symptoms, Activity, and Impacts), which range from 0-100, where a higher value indicates a worse outcome. The total SGRQ is the average of these subscale domains and is on a scale of 0-100, where a higher value is a worse outcome.

  • Fatigue SeverityChange from baseline at 3 months

    Fatigue Severity Scale (FSS): FSS measures how fatigue affects motivation, exercise, physical functioning, carrying out duties, interfering with work, family, or social life. Where a higher value is a worse outcome.

  • PROMISE Sleep DisturbanceChange from baseline at 3 months

    Sleep disturbance short form assesses sleep disturbance over the past seven days.

  • Horne and Osteberg Morningness/Eveningness QuestionnaireChange from baseline at 3 months

    Morningness/Eveningness Questionnaire measures the degree of which respondents are active and alert at certain times of the day. Scale is 1 to 5.

  • Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE)Change from baseline at 3 months

    Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) is a simple way to quantify cognitive function and screen for cognitive loss. This score is on a scale of 0-30, a larger value is a better outcome.

  • Borg ScaleChange from baseline at 3 months

    This measures the level of dyspnea during the 6 minute walk test. It is on a scale of 0-10, where a larger value is a worse outcome.

  • Dyspnea: Six-minute walk test (6MWT) distanceChange from baseline at 3 months

    Participants are instructed to achieve maximal distance. There is no scale, but a larger value is a better outcome.