COVID-19's hidden heart damage: study aims to find clues
NCT ID NCT04452630
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study followed 80 adults who recovered from COVID-19 to check for heart problems. Participants had heart exams and blood tests one month and one year after recovery. The goal was to understand how often and what kind of heart issues occur after COVID-19, so doctors can better monitor at-risk patients.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this study could help doctors better monitor and screen for heart issues in people who have had COVID-19.
- What could go wrong
- The study was terminated early and only enrolled 80 people, so results may be limited and not apply to everyone. It was observational, not testing a treatment.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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80 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jun 2020
- Finished
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Feb 2023
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Patients can be enrolled in this study if they survived to an episode of Covid-19, whether they were hospitalized or not. They must have been diagnosed Covid19 positive according to international recommendations between January 24, 2020 (date of the first case declared in mainland France) and June 30, 2020. They will be offered to participate to the study during the systematic consultations set up at the Nord Hospital for follow-up patients who have been infected.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Inclusion Criteria: • All adults affiliated to social security attending the post-Covid follow-up consultation, having presented an episode of Covid-19 diagnosed by at least one positive nasopharyngeal RT-PCR test for SARS-Cov-2 and considered recovered. Exclusion Criteria: * Age \<18 years old * Major under guardianship or curatorship * Absence of non-opposition
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Marseille
Marseille, 13005, France
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