Covid-19

The PoSCia study focuses on the special collective of competitive athletes regarding to the rate of COVID-19 infection and thus addresses the assumption of an increased risk of infection in competitive sports.

The PoSCia study focuses on the special collective of competitive athletes regarding to the rate of COVID-19 infection and thus addresses the assumption of an increased risk of infection in competitive sports.

Background

Studies have shown that younger persons tend to be asymptomatic or more often have mild courses of COVID-19-disease. And even though not all infected persons develop clear clinical symptoms, the infected persons are nevertheless infectious and act as carriers of the coronavirus. Particularly regarding to the distinctive social networks of competitive and recreational athletes, the intensive physical contact present in some sports and the high number of trips abroad, there could be an increased risk of infection in this collective.

Research question & methods

In the general population, the exact rate of COVID-19 infection is still unclear. Also, for the collective of recreational and competitive athletes there are still no exact data. Due to the young age and the good physical conditions a high number of unreported cases is suspected. The PoSCia study will determine the rate of COVID-19 transmission in this population by detecting SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in the blood and investigate the proportion of asymptomatic and symptomatic infections. In addition, the correlation with various risk factors and protective factors will be considered.

Results

There are no results available yet.

Rèsumee

The PoSCia study focuses on the special collective of competitive athletes regarding to the rate of COVID-19 infection and thus addresses the assumption of an increased risk of infection in competitive sports.