Extended twin-family study of COVID-19 and its impact

Key facts

Disease
COVID-19
start year
2020
Funder
NWO Netherlands
Principal Investigator
Prof dr JCN de Geus
Research Location
Netherlands
Lead Research Institution
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Research Priority Alignment
N/A

Research Category
Epidemiological studies
Research Subcategory
Disease transmission dynamics
Special Interest Tags
N/A
Study Type
Clinical
Clinical Trial Details
Not applicable
Broad Policy Alignment
Pending
Age Group
Unspecified
Vulnerable Population
Unspecified
Occupations of Interest
Unspecified

Abstract

A survey to more than 60.000 twin-family members of the Netherlands Twin Register (NTR) will give insight into the role of genetic and environmental risk factors that determine the susceptibility to COVID-19 and severity of complaints after infection. The survey will further chart the effects of the pandemic in terms of psychosocial strain and health behaviour change. We use the powerful twin design in combination with longitudinal information of environmental risk factors available on NTR participants.

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