POPCORN-COVID-19 - Myocarditis and Pericarditis - Control
The population is composed of children under 18 years of age who are pediatric ED patients or inpatient ward units with acute non-febrile or mild febrile illness, accidental injury, or outpatients requiring bloodwork for other reasons and who have a recent history of COVID-19 vaccination (past 30 days) or with clinical criteria consistent with myocarditis or pericarditis cases but, upon assessment by a physician, did not receive the diagnosis.
The population is composed of children under 18 years of age who are pediatric ED patients or inpatient ward units with acute non-febrile or mild febrile illness, accidental injury, or outpatients requiring bloodwork for other reasons and who have a recent history of COVID-19 vaccination (past 30 days) or with clinical criteria consistent with myocarditis or pericarditis cases but, upon assessment by a physician, did not receive the diagnosis.
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Maximum age
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17
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Newborns
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Twins
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Countries
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Territory
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Ethnic Origin
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Health Status
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- Paricipants are included in the the study if they;
* Presented or admitted to a participating pediatric ED, inpatient ward, or Pediatric Intensive Care Unit.
* Diagnostic bloodwork for Myocarditis and pericarditis was ordered or expected to be ordered based on assessment by triage or admitting teams however, an alternate diagnosis was determined, or investigations were normal.
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Other Criteria
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Supplementary Information about selection criteria
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Participants consented to the biobank only as a biobank control.
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Sources of recruitment
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Specific Population
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Supplementary Information
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Paricipants are recruited across 16 academic pediatric institutions which are BC Children’s Hospital (Vancouver), Stollery Children’s Hospital (Edmonton), Alberta Children’s Hospital (Calgary), Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital (Saskatoon), The Children’s Hospital of Winnipeg (Winnipeg), McMaster Children’s Hospital (Hamilton), The Hospital for Sick Children (Toronto), Kingston Health Sciences Centre (Kingston), Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (Ottawa), Children's Hospital London Health Sciences Centre (London), Montreal Children’s Hospital (Montreal), CHU Sainte-Justine (Montreal), CHU de Sherbrooke (Sherbrooke), CHU de Quebec l‘Université de Laval (Quebec City), Janeway Children’s Health and Rehabilitation Centre (St. John’s), and IWK Health Centre (Halifax).
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Number of Participants
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100
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Number of Participants with Biological Samples
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200