Enhancing COVID Rehabilitation with Technology (ECORT) Study
Status: Ongoing
Project Lead: Dr. Simon Hatcher (PI) and Dr. Joel Werier (Co-PI)
Main Research Contact: Brooklyn Ward
Funded By: Canadian Institutes for Health Research (CIHR)
In March 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) a global pandemic. To date, Ontario was confirmed more than 547,000 cases of COVID-19. For the majority of people, symptoms resolve within 4 weeks; however, a significant amount of people experience “long COVID” or post-COVID syndrome. For these people, symptoms of COVID-19 persist long after they have been infected (usually defined as 12 weeks or more).
A key research question to be addressed in this study is how to best provide care to patients suffering with Long COVID. Specifically, we will be evaluating whether an electronic case management system improves outcomes in those with Long COVID.
The goals of this study include:
To determine if adding an electronic case management system to usual care improves quality of life for patients with Long COVID.
To determine the cost effectiveness of an electronic case management system to usual care for Long COVID patients.
To determine what factors predict outcomes at 3 months in patients with Long COVID.
To determine if the addition of an electronic case management system affects Long COVID symptoms.
To determine how to best implement an electronic case management system as part of a personalized rehabilitation program for patients with Long COVID.