Support for the Resumption of Training of High-level Athletes Post-epidemic COVID-19

NCT ID: NCT04936503

Last Updated: 2021-06-23

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

984 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2020-06-18

Study Completion Date

2021-03-02

Brief Summary

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As of March 2020, COVID-19 has become a global pandemic, halting athletic competition worldwide.

Reports from China show a high prevalence of cardiac involvement in patients with severe SARS-CoV-2 infection. These cardiac forms were found to be closely associated with adverse outcomes. The use of Magnetic resonance Imaging (MRI) had allowed to show that cardiac dysfunction could be mediated by myocardial inflammation (i.e. myocarditis). The direct implication of the virus was demonstrated with Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)-CoV-2 being detected on myocardial biopsies in a patient with severe heart failure.

The experience with other viruses causing acute myocarditis shows that there is a high rate of undetected injuries. Indeed, although severe heart failure can be present at the acute stage, acute viral myocarditis is most commonly pauci or asymptomatic, but still leaving occult myocardial scars visible on MRI, and exposing to higher risks of ventricular arrhythmia and sudden cardiac death over the long term.

Although athletes are younger and have fewer comorbidities than the general population and therefore are at lower risk for severe disease or death, there is a critical and urgent need to assess the prevalence of occult scars in the population of high-level athletes returning to training after the SARS-CoV-2 pandemia.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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COVID-19 Myocarditis

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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High-level athletes

High level athletes are rugby players, intervention unit agents of the National Police, sports students.

Definition of a COVID-19 positive subject : Any subject whose serology is positive (IgM and/or IgG) and/or the Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) result is positive and/or the questionnaire is positive and/or a new electrocardiogram (ECG) abnormality.

The COVID-19 negative subjects do not meet the definition of COVID-19 positive subjects.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Resting electrocardiogram

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

An ECG at rest is performed for all participants at Day 0. A centralized reading is performed by one of the 6 expert cardiologists participating in the research.

Stress test

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

In case of positive COVID-19 serology and/or positive COVID-19 RT-PCR and/or new ECG abnormality and/or positive questionnaire, a stress test is performed.

Cardiac echocardiography

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

In case of positive COVID-19 serology and/or positive COVID-19 RT-PCR and/or new ECG abnormality and/or positive questionnaire, a Cardiac echocardiography is performed.

Cardiac rhythm monitoring

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

In case of positive COVID-19 serology and/or positive COVID-19 RT-PCR and/or new ECG abnormality and/or positive questionnaire, a Cardiac rhythm monitoring is performed.

Questionnaire

Intervention Type OTHER

To determine the rhythmic risk of athletes

Injected Cardiac MRI

Intervention Type DEVICE

High resolution MRIs is performed on 200 athletes :

* 100 athletes without rhythmic abnormalities (50 individuals with positive COVID-19 status and 50 individuals with negative COVID-19 status)
* 100 athletes with rhythmic abnormalities (50 individuals with positive COVID-19 status and 50 individuals with negative COVID-19 status)

Blood sampling for biobank

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

For all athletes included at the D0 inclusion visit, a centralized COVID-19 serology is performed to search for biomarkers associated with the occurrence of myocardial fibrosis: analysis of genetic determinants in relation to cardiac damage.

For athletes who have performed MRI: Search for biomarkers associated with the occurrence of myocardial fibrosis: analyses of low-grade inflammation markers (cytokine assay and fibrosis markers).

Interventions

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Resting electrocardiogram

An ECG at rest is performed for all participants at Day 0. A centralized reading is performed by one of the 6 expert cardiologists participating in the research.

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Stress test

In case of positive COVID-19 serology and/or positive COVID-19 RT-PCR and/or new ECG abnormality and/or positive questionnaire, a stress test is performed.

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Cardiac echocardiography

In case of positive COVID-19 serology and/or positive COVID-19 RT-PCR and/or new ECG abnormality and/or positive questionnaire, a Cardiac echocardiography is performed.

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Cardiac rhythm monitoring

In case of positive COVID-19 serology and/or positive COVID-19 RT-PCR and/or new ECG abnormality and/or positive questionnaire, a Cardiac rhythm monitoring is performed.

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Questionnaire

To determine the rhythmic risk of athletes

Intervention Type OTHER

Injected Cardiac MRI

High resolution MRIs is performed on 200 athletes :

* 100 athletes without rhythmic abnormalities (50 individuals with positive COVID-19 status and 50 individuals with negative COVID-19 status)
* 100 athletes with rhythmic abnormalities (50 individuals with positive COVID-19 status and 50 individuals with negative COVID-19 status)

Intervention Type DEVICE

Blood sampling for biobank

For all athletes included at the D0 inclusion visit, a centralized COVID-19 serology is performed to search for biomarkers associated with the occurrence of myocardial fibrosis: analysis of genetic determinants in relation to cardiac damage.

For athletes who have performed MRI: Search for biomarkers associated with the occurrence of myocardial fibrosis: analyses of low-grade inflammation markers (cytokine assay and fibrosis markers).

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* High level athlete,
* Of both sexes and age ≥ 18 years,
* Affiliated to or beneficiary of a social security system,
* Free, informed, written consent signed by the participant and the investigating physician (no later than the day of inclusion and before any examination required by the research),
* Effective method of contraception for women with childbearing capacity.

Exclusion Criteria

* Minor,
* History of ventricular arrhythmia, myocarditis, identified coronary artery disease or documented myocardial fibrosis,
* Pregnant or breastfeeding women,
* Person unable to give informed consent,
* Person deprived of liberty by judicial or administrative decision,
* Adults subject to a legal protection measure (guardianship, curator, safeguard of justice).


* Subject with an implantable pacemaker or defibrillator, intraocular metallic foreign body, intracranial metallic clip, pre 6000 Starr-Edwards type cardiac valve prosthesis, or biomedical device such as insulin pump or neurostimulator,
* Hypersensitivity to gadolinium or to one of the excipients of the contrast product used,
* Claustrophobic subjects or those unable to remain in an immobile lying position for 30 minutes,
* Renal insufficiency with creatinine clearance of less than 30 ml/min,
* A patient whose shoulder width does not allow installation in the MRI machine.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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University Hospital, Bordeaux

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Antoine Bénard, MD

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

University Hospital, Bordeaux

Laurent Chevalier, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Medical Center of the Bordeaux-Mérignac Sports Clinic

Locations

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Training center Soyaux Angoulême XV Rugby

Angoulême, , France

Site Status

Training Center Stade Aurillacois

Aurillac, , France

Site Status

Aviron Bayonnais Rugby Pro Training Center

Bayonne, , France

Site Status

Union Bordeaux-Bègles training center

Bègles, , France

Site Status

Biarritz Olympique Pays Basque training center

Biarritz, , France

Site Status

Bordeaux University Hospital - CRB medical office - Hôpital du Tondu

Bordeaux, , France

Site Status

Bordeaux University Hospital - Service UDH - Hôpital Pellegrin

Bordeaux, , France

Site Status

CABCL Rugby Training Center

Brive-la-Gaillarde, , France

Site Status

US Carcassonne Rugby training center

Carcassonne, , France

Site Status

Union Sportive Colomiers Rugby training center

Colomiers, , France

Site Status

FC Grenoble Rugby training center

Grenoble, , France

Site Status

Stade Rochelais Rugby training center

La Rochelle, , France

Site Status

Racing92 training center

Le Plessis-Robinson, , France

Site Status

AS Montauban Rugby training center

Montauban, , France

Site Status

US Nevers Rugby training center

Nevers, , France

Site Status

Stade Français training center

Paris, , France

Site Status

Section Paloise Rugby training center

Pau, , France

Site Status

USAP Training Center

Perpignan, , France

Site Status

Training center Valence Romans Drôme Rugby

Romans-sur-Isère, , France

Site Status

Castres Olympique training center

Saïx, , France

Site Status

Stade Toulousain Rugby training center

Toulouse, , France

Site Status

Countries

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France

References

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Chevalier L, Cochet H, Mahida S, S SB, Benard A, Cariou T, Sridi-Cheniti S, Benhenda S, Doutreleau S, Cade S, Guerard S, Guy JM, Trimoulet P, Picard S, Dusfour B, Pouzet A, Roseng S, Franchi M, Jais P, Pellegrin I; ASCCOVID Investigators. Resuming Training in High-Level Athletes After Mild COVID-19 Infection: A Multicenter Prospective Study (ASCCOVID-19). Sports Med Open. 2022 Jun 25;8(1):83. doi: 10.1186/s40798-022-00469-0.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 35751748 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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CHUBX 2020/16

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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