Long-COVID mystery: new study aims to decode patient subtypes
NCT ID NCT07356570
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at 150 adults with long-COVID to group them by their symptoms and link those groups to lab results. The goal is to find patterns that could help doctors predict outcomes and discover new treatments. Participants will have their health data and blood samples analyzed over time.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 150 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2025
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2026
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
his study involves adult patients (≥18 years) with documented SARS-CoV-2 infection referred to a multidisciplinary post-COVID care pathway. Participants present persistent or complex symptoms beyond 4 weeks or 3 months. Recruitment occurs at Hôpital Henry Gabrielle (rehabilitation unit) and Hôpital Lyon Sud (pulmonology department). Patients are enrolled during their regular clinical follow-up. Clinical and biological data are collected at a single inclusion visit.
- 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: * Documented SARS-CoV-2 infection * Persistent or complex post-COVID symptoms lasting more than 4 weeks or more than 3 months * Patient referred to the EPSILON pathway or to the post-COVID rehabilitation unit * Age ≥ 18 years * Non-institutionalized * Expected survival greater than 6 months Exclusion Criteria: * Refusal to participate or to share data * Uncontrolled comorbidities * Pregnant or breastfeeding women * Persons under legal protection or deprived of liberty * Not affiliated with the French national health insurance system
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
2 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Hôpital Henry Gabrielle-HCL
RECRUITINGSaint-Genis-Laval, 69230, France
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Service Pneumologie aigue spécialisée et cancérologie thoracique
RECRUITINGPierre-Bénite, 69 495, France
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