Prevention and Early Treatment of Acute Lung Injury (PETAL) Network – Functional, imaging, and respiratory evaluation in CORAL (FIRE CORAL)

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Accession Number
HLB02822424a

Study Type
Epidemiology Study

Collection Type
Open BioLINCC Study See bottom of this webpage for request information

Study Period
June 2021 to May 2022

NHLBI Division
DLD

Dataset(s) Last Updated
March 1, 2024

Clinical Trial URLs
N/A

Primary Publication URLs
N/A

Consent

Commercial Use Data Restrictions No

Data Restrictions Based On Area Of Research No

Commercial Use Specimen Restrictions Yes

Non-Genetic Use Specimen Restrictions Based On Area Of Use Yes

Genetic Use Of Specimens Allowed? Yes, For Some Specimens

Genetic Use Area Of Research Restrictions Yes

Specific Consent Restrictions
Use of specimens in non-genetic and/or genetic research is tiered to 1) research related to COVID-19 and/or 2) research involved with other medical conditions. Specimens may not be used directly to produce commercial products.

Objectives

To examine the recovery from COVID-19 disease following acute hospitalization with an emphasis on functional, imaging, and respiratory evaluation, and assess the feasibility of conducting a larger study to evaluate variables associated with differential recovery.

Background

The BLUE CORAL study was intended to address the knowledge gaps and provide critical data to help guide clinical care, public health, and scientific efforts regarding SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) recovery. The understanding and treatment of long-term sequelae of COVID-19, referred to variously as post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 (PASC), post-acute COVID, Long COVID, or long-haul COVID, is fundamental to patient recovery. These long-term consequences are common and increasingly recognized, although heterogeneous in manifestation, and can result in a failure to return to baseline level of health. At the time of the FIRE CORAL study, there were limited studies that collected objective assessments following hospital discharge for a wide spectrum of patients surviving COVID-19.

Participants

FIRE CORAL enrolled adult participants as a subset of those enrolled in the BLUE CORAL study with a recent COVID-19 hospitalization and that completed the 1- or 3-month post-hospital telephone long-term outcomes assessment. The target enrollment for this pilot study cohort was 80 participants.

Design

FIRE CORAL was a multicenter prospective cohort study of participants recovering from COVID-19 disease with in-person follow-up, as an extension of the BLUE CORAL study. The study consisted of a battery of assessments objectively measuring pulmonary function, abnormalities on lung imaging, and functional status. Participants were to attend and perform initial in-person testing at 3 to 9 months after hospital discharge. Participants with abnormal findings on pulmonary function testing or chest imaging during their initial assessment or those with persistent respiratory symptoms were eligible to repeat study procedures 3 months later with a subsequent visit at 12 months. All participants were invited to return for in-person follow-up at 12 months after hospital discharge. Assessments included high-resolution chest CT scan without contrast, spirometry, lung volume assessment, diffusing capacity measured by single breath measurement, Six Minute Walk Test, Short Physical Performance Battery, St. George’s Respiratory Questionnaire, and Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy-Fatigue scale. Demographic and hospitalization data are available as part of the BLUE CORAL study.

The primary aim of the FIRE CORAL study was to examine the feasibility of conducting rigorous in-person follow-up testing of participants discharged from the hospital following COVID-19 illness to assist with planning for a larger study to evaluate variables associated with differential recovery. The secondary aim was to describe the pulmonary, imaging, and functional recovery following COVID-19 hospitalization in a diverse population of patients.

Mayer KP, Palakshappa JA, Peltan ID, Andrew JS, Gundel SJ, Ringwood NJ, Mckeehan J, Hope AA, Rogers AJ, Biehl M, Hayden DL, Caldwell E, Mehkri O, Lynch DJ, Burham EL, Hough CL, Jolley SE; NHLBI PETAL Network. Functional, imaging, and respiratory evaluation (FIRE) of patients post-hospitalization for COVID-19: protocol for a pilot observational study. Pilot Feasibility Stud. 2022 Sep 19;8(1):212. doi: 10.1186/s40814-022-01151-8. PMID: 36123599; PMCID: PMC9483889.

Additional Details

Subjects:

50 Subjects

Sex:

 

Total Subjects

Male

27

Female

23

Race:

 

Total Subjects

BLACK

6

HISPANIC

15

MISSING/UNKNOWN/REFUSED

4

OTHER

3

WHITE

22

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Material Types:

Plasma, Whole blood for the purpose of DNA extraction, Whole blood for the purpose of RNA extraction

General Freeze/Thaw Status:

04/03/2024

All specimens are unthawed

Visits (Vials):

04/03/2024

 

Plasma

Whole Blood, DNA Extraction

Whole Blood, RNA Extraction

Total Vials

Post Discharge Visit 1

188

41

42

271

Post Discharge Visit 2

108

24

24

156

Post Discharge Visit 3

36

10

10

56

Visits (Subjects):

04/03/2024

 

Plasma

Total number of subjects

Average volume (mL) per subject

Post Discharge Visit 1

43

1.03

Post Discharge Visit 2

24

1.13

Post Discharge Visit 3

10

1.13

 

 

Whole Blood, DNA Extraction

Total number of subjects

Average volume (mL) per subject

Post Discharge Visit 1

41

1.96

Post Discharge Visit 2

24

1.96

Post Discharge Visit 3

10

1.93

 

 

Whole Blood, RNA Extraction

Total number of subjects

Average volume (mL) per subject

Post Discharge Visit 1

42

7.99

Post Discharge Visit 2

24

7.81

Post Discharge Visit 3

10

8.00

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