A Prospective "Universal" Observational Database for COVID-19
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04347993 |
Recruitment Status :
Active, not recruiting
First Posted : April 15, 2020
Last Update Posted : May 12, 2022
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COVID-19 |
The principle objective of this observational database is to build research-grade real world data that will serve as platform to advance the scientific understanding and clinical care of patients with COVID-19.
1. Demographic, diagnostic, treatment and outcome data from centers throughout the Hackensack Meridian Health Network will be abstracted from the electronic health records of patients with confirmed or suspected COVID-19. This will be purely observational and no direction as to the care of the patient will be performed as part of this effort.
1a. Data points to be collected will include, but are not limited to: age, gender, zip code, prior evaluation for COVID-19, tobacco history, race, site of care, healthcare worker, nursing home care, visits to ER, presenting features of fever/ cough/ dyspnea/ gastrointestinal/ mental status changes, days of symptoms, comorbidities, uses of antihypertensives, duration of hospitalization/ icu care, presenting laboratory functions, presenting vital signs, need for oxygen support, dialysis/ ecmo use, treatment with hydroxychloroquine/ azithromycin/ remdesevir/ tociluzimab/ anti-inflammatory agents, arrhythmias/ QTc prolongation, enrollment on clinical trial, positive cultures, survival and cause of death. Additional data points will be added as needed.
2. The data will be entered into a central "Universal" database hosted within the REDCap system (HIPAA compliant, secure, access only per HMH research approval)
3. A de-identified dataset will be sent to COTA for primary statistical analysis as requested by the research teams. COTA will also make available a data/analytic visualization tool (hosted on Tableau) for analysis by primary investigators.
4. Additional data points and analysis may be added to the Universal database as requested by HMH investigators with IRB approval. De-identified data may also be sent directly to HMH investigators for their own analysis with IRB approval of their projects 5. Data will be made available to governmental agencies as requested.
Study Type : | Observational [Patient Registry] |
Actual Enrollment : | 4496 participants |
Observational Model: | Case-Only |
Time Perspective: | Prospective |
Target Follow-Up Duration: | 1 Year |
Official Title: | Real World Observational Database for COVID-19 Treatment and Outcomes |
Actual Study Start Date : | March 27, 2020 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | March 1, 2022 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | March 2023 |

- Need for hospitalization [ Time Frame: 1 Year ]Rate of Hospitalization
- Duration of hospitalization [ Time Frame: 1 Year ]The duration of hospitalization is defined as the time in days from the first day of hospitalized to the date of discharge or death. Patients who are not discharged, are alive and still in the hospital on the date of closing follow-up, or lost follow-up on the date of closing follow-up will be considered censored on that date.
- Need for ICU/Ventilator Support [ Time Frame: 1 Year ]Rate of ICU/Ventilator Support
- Duration of ICU/Ventilator Support [ Time Frame: 1 Year ]The duration of ICU/Ventilator Support is defined as the time in days from the first day of using mechanical ventilation/ICU admission to the last day of using mechanical ventilation/ICU discharge. All evaluable patients will be included and no censoring for this analysis.
- Overall Survival [ Time Frame: 1 Year ]Overall survival will be defined as the time in days from study entry to death. Patients who are alive on the date of closing follow-up will be censored on that date.

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Ages Eligible for Study: | Child, Adult, Older Adult |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Sampling Method: | Non-Probability Sample |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Confirmed or suspected COVID-19
- Data available via the EPIC system
- NO age restriction
- NO pregnancy restrictions
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patients on a clinical trial in which the treatment is blinded may be included in the database, however the study medication or treatment will be noted as "experimental" and not reported individually. NO efforts to "break" randomization or blinding will be permitted
- Patients may refuse to be tracked in the database and/or participate in this observational study. Given the lack of active "study" procedures in this observational database, formal informed consent is not required

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT04347993
United States, New Jersey | |
Hackensack Meridian Health - John Theurer Cancer Center | |
Hackensack, New Jersey, United States, 07601 |
Principal Investigator: | Andrew Ip, MD | Hackensack Meridian Health |
Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):
Responsible Party: | Hackensack Meridian Health |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT04347993 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
Pro2020-0342 |
First Posted: | April 15, 2020 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | May 12, 2022 |
Last Verified: | May 2022 |
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: | |
Plan to Share IPD: | No |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | No |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | No |
Coronavirus Covid19 SARS-CoV-2 |
COVID-19 Pneumonia, Viral Pneumonia Respiratory Tract Infections Infections Virus Diseases |
Coronavirus Infections Coronaviridae Infections Nidovirales Infections RNA Virus Infections Lung Diseases Respiratory Tract Diseases |