article published Andreas Michael Niess author Manuel Widmann author Roman Gaidai author 51214 Christian Johannes Gölz author 337250000-0003-0536-1481 Isabel Schubert author Katty Castillo author Jan Philipp Sachs author Daniel Bizjak author Shirin Vollrath author Fritz Wimbauer author Azin Vogel author Karsten Keller author Christof Burgstahler author Anne Quermann author Arno Kerling author Gerald Schneider author Jonas Zacher author Katharina Diebold author Maximilian Grummt author Claudia Beckendorf author Johannes Buitenhuis author Florian Egger author Andreas Venhorst author Oliver Morath author Friedrich Barsch author Klaus-Peter Mellwig author Julian Oesterschlink author Jan Wüstenfeld author Hans-Georg Predel author Peter Deibert author Birgit Friedmann-Bette author Frank Mayer author Anja Hirschmüller author Martin Halle author Jürgen Michael Steinacker author Bernd Wolfarth author Tim Meyer author Erwin Böttinger author Marion Flechtner-Mors author Wilhelm Bloch author Bernhard Haller author Kai Roecker author Claus Reinsberger author 48978 35 department 17 department 176 department <jats:p><jats:bold>Objective:</jats:bold> It is unclear whether and to what extent COVID-19 infection poses health risks and a chronic impairment of performance in athletes. Identification of individual health risk is an important decision-making basis for managing the pandemic risk of infection with SARS-CoV-2 in sports and return to play (RTP).</jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Methods:</jats:bold> This study aims 1) to analyze the longitudinal rate of seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 in German athletes, 2) to assess health-related consequences in athletes infected with SARS-CoV-2, and 3) to reveal effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in general and of a cleared SARS-CoV-2 infection on exercise performance. CoSmo-S is a prospective observational multicenter study establishing two cohorts: 1) athletes diagnosed positive for COVID-19 (cohort 1) and 2) federal squad athletes who perform their annual sports medical preparticipation screening (cohort 2). Comprehensive diagnostics including physical examination, laboratory blood analyses and blood biobanking, resting and exercise electrocardiogram (ECG), echocardiography, spirometry and exercise testing added by questionnaires are conducted at baseline and follow-up.</jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Results and Conclusion:</jats:bold> We expect that the results obtained, will allow us to formulate recommendations regarding RTP on a more evidence-based level.</jats:p> Frontiers Media SA2022 eng Public HealthEnvironmental and Occupational HealthHealth (social science) 1661-856410.3389/ijph.2022.1604414 67 Niess, Andreas Michael, et al. “COVID-19 in German Competitive Sports: Protocol for a Prospective Multicenter Cohort Study (CoSmo-S).” <i>International Journal of Public Health</i>, vol. 67, Frontiers Media SA, 2022, doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.3389/ijph.2022.1604414">10.3389/ijph.2022.1604414</a>. A.M. Niess, M. Widmann, R. Gaidai, C.J. Gölz, I. Schubert, K. Castillo, J.P. Sachs, D. Bizjak, S. Vollrath, F. Wimbauer, A. Vogel, K. Keller, C. Burgstahler, A. Quermann, A. Kerling, G. Schneider, J. Zacher, K. Diebold, M. Grummt, C. Beckendorf, J. Buitenhuis, F. Egger, A. Venhorst, O. Morath, F. Barsch, K.-P. Mellwig, J. Oesterschlink, J. Wüstenfeld, H.-G. Predel, P. Deibert, B. Friedmann-Bette, F. Mayer, A. Hirschmüller, M. Halle, J.M. Steinacker, B. Wolfarth, T. Meyer, E. Böttinger, M. Flechtner-Mors, W. Bloch, B. Haller, K. Roecker, C. Reinsberger, International Journal of Public Health 67 (2022). @article{Niess_Widmann_Gaidai_Gölz_Schubert_Castillo_Sachs_Bizjak_Vollrath_Wimbauer_et al._2022, title={COVID-19 in German Competitive Sports: Protocol for a Prospective Multicenter Cohort Study (CoSmo-S)}, volume={67}, DOI={<a href="https://doi.org/10.3389/ijph.2022.1604414">10.3389/ijph.2022.1604414</a>}, journal={International Journal of Public Health}, publisher={Frontiers Media SA}, author={Niess, Andreas Michael and Widmann, Manuel and Gaidai, Roman and Gölz, Christian Johannes and Schubert, Isabel and Castillo, Katty and Sachs, Jan Philipp and Bizjak, Daniel and Vollrath, Shirin and Wimbauer, Fritz and et al.}, year={2022} } Niess, A. M., Widmann, M., Gaidai, R., Gölz, C. J., Schubert, I., Castillo, K., Sachs, J. P., Bizjak, D., Vollrath, S., Wimbauer, F., Vogel, A., Keller, K., Burgstahler, C., Quermann, A., Kerling, A., Schneider, G., Zacher, J., Diebold, K., Grummt, M., … Reinsberger, C. (2022). COVID-19 in German Competitive Sports: Protocol for a Prospective Multicenter Cohort Study (CoSmo-S). <i>International Journal of Public Health</i>, <i>67</i>. <a href="https://doi.org/10.3389/ijph.2022.1604414">https://doi.org/10.3389/ijph.2022.1604414</a> Niess, Andreas Michael, Manuel Widmann, Roman Gaidai, Christian Johannes Gölz, Isabel Schubert, Katty Castillo, Jan Philipp Sachs, et al. “COVID-19 in German Competitive Sports: Protocol for a Prospective Multicenter Cohort Study (CoSmo-S).” <i>International Journal of Public Health</i> 67 (2022). <a href="https://doi.org/10.3389/ijph.2022.1604414">https://doi.org/10.3389/ijph.2022.1604414</a>. A. M. Niess <i>et al.</i>, “COVID-19 in German Competitive Sports: Protocol for a Prospective Multicenter Cohort Study (CoSmo-S),” <i>International Journal of Public Health</i>, vol. 67, 2022, doi: <a href="https://doi.org/10.3389/ijph.2022.1604414">10.3389/ijph.2022.1604414</a>. Niess AM, Widmann M, Gaidai R, et al. COVID-19 in German Competitive Sports: Protocol for a Prospective Multicenter Cohort Study (CoSmo-S). <i>International Journal of Public Health</i>. 2022;67. doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.3389/ijph.2022.1604414">10.3389/ijph.2022.1604414</a> 301172022-02-25T12:02:37Z2023-08-15T13:49:50Z