Mayo clinic launches study to uncover long COVID lung mysteries
NCT ID NCT06006884
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study aims to understand why some people continue to have symptoms like shortness of breath and fatigue long after a severe COVID-19 infection. Researchers will follow 67 adults for up to 12 months, using scans, blood tests, and other measures to look for clues in the lungs and immune system. The goal is to find what causes these lasting problems and identify possible targets for future treatments.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 67 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2024
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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
COVID-19 patient records from Mayo Clinic, Rochester MN and Mayo Clinic Health System sites will be reviewed for potential enrollment.
- 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: For the Sequelae Group * Age ≥18 years at screening, PCR confirmed COVID19 illness (+PCR defines day 0 of illness), hospitalization for COVID-19, absence of pre-existing history of interstitial lung disease, or significant other lung disease. * Severity of illness will be categorized as moderate disease (supplemental oxygen need 1-8L at any time during hospitalization), severe disease (need for high flow oxygen delivery ≥8L at any time during hospitalization) and critical illness (need for ICU admission or mechanical ventilation). Control Recovery Group * Age ≥18 years at screening * PCR confirmed COVID-19 cases who had nonsymptomatic or mild acute infection that do not require hospitalization 7,48,49 * Absence of pre-existing history of interstitial lung disease, or significant other lung disease, absence of any ongoing respiratory and systemic symptoms. Exclusion Criteria: * Inability to provide informed consent, evidence of pre-existing interstitial lung disease or chronic lung disease; * Active cigarette smoking, vaping or other inhalation use. * Immunocompromised host status due to ongoing therapy with methotrexate, CellCept, azathioprine, rituximab, cyclophosphamide or other biologic agents; * \> 20 pack year smoking history. * History of chemotherapy or radiation therapy in the last two years; and pregnancy.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Mayo Clinic Minnesota
RECRUITINGRochester, Minnesota, 55905, United States
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