Environmental risk factors for Covid-19 susceptibility and severity in COPD patients

Key facts

Disease
COVID-19
start year
2020
Known Financial Commitments (USD)
$0
Funder
NWO Netherlands
Principal Investigator
Prof dr HM Boezen
Research Location
Netherlands
Lead Research Institution
Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen
Research Priority Alignment
N/A

Research Category
Epidemiological studies
Research Subcategory
Disease susceptibility
Special Interest Tags
N/A
Study Type
Unspecified
Clinical Trial Details
N/A
Broad Policy Alignment
Pending
Age Group
Unspecified
Vulnerable Population
Unspecified
Occupations of Interest
Unspecified

Abstract

Subjects with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are considered to be at high risk for a severe course of the disease caused by Covid-19. They were instructed to stay home and practice social distancing earlier than the general Dutch population. However, it is unclear whether patients with COPD are also more susceptible to the Covid-19 virus and whether environmental factors play a role in susceptibility and progression of Covid-19 related symptoms. We will study this in the Lifelines population.

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