Quick Needle-Free test could spot long COVID
NCT ID NCT07343856
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a new, non-invasive diagnostic method for long COVID. Researchers will use a single-session bioelectrical assessment to detect patterns linked to viral persistence in 50 adults with long COVID. The goal is to see if this approach can reliably identify ongoing viral antigens without needles or drugs.
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 could provide a quick, non-invasive diagnostic tool for long COVID, helping identify persistent viral antigens.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small, early-stage diagnostic study (50 participants) with no treatment. The method is experimental and may not prove reliable or generalizable.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 50 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2025
- Expected to finish
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Jan 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.
- Ages
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18 to 75 years
- 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: * Age 18 years or older * History of confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection * Persistent symptoms consistent with Long COVID lasting ≥12 weeks after acute infection * Ability to provide informed consent * Willingness to undergo non-invasive bioelectrical diagnostic assessment Exclusion Criteria: * Acute infectious disease at the time of enrollment * Severe uncontrolled medical or psychiatric conditions that may interfere with diagnostic assessment * Implanted electronic medical devices (e.g., pacemaker) * Pregnancy or breastfeeding * Inability to comply with study procedures
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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
1 site. 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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Research Institute of Virology
Tashkent, 100194, Uzbekistan
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