COVID-19 heart damage tracked for a year in new study
NCT ID NCT04501822
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study followed 380 people who had COVID-19 pneumonia for one year after they left the hospital. Researchers used heart ultrasounds, lab tests, and CT scans to check for heart problems. The goal was to understand how COVID-19 affects the heart over time.
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 reveal how COVID-19 affects the heart over a year, guiding future care and monitoring.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial, so it won't directly improve health. Results may not apply to all COVID-19 patients.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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380 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jul 2020
- Finished
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Dec 2021
- 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
The study includes men and women ≥18 years old with documented COVID-19 pneumonia
- 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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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: -Patients with documented COVID-19 pneumonia Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with cancer * Impossible to follow up
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Tyumen Cardiology Research Center, Tomsk National Research Medical Center, Russian Academy of Science
Tyumen, 625026, Russia
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