Gut check: can probiotics ease long COVID symptoms?
NCT ID NCT04813718
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This small pilot study looks at how the gut microbiome might be linked to lingering symptoms after severe COVID-19. Researchers will measure changes in gut bacteria, immune markers, and lung function in 20 adults who had severe COVID in the past year. The goal is to find better ways to study and eventually treat Post-COVID syndrome.
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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 20 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2021
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2025
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
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- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Inclusion Criteria: * 18 years or older * Covid-19 infection with severe disease defined within the last 12 months (defined as one or more of the following: hospitalization, need for oxygen supply, need for intensive care treatment, need for specific treatment of Covid disease, antibiotic treatment) * Subjective presence of residual symptoms of Covid disease OR no residual symptoms of Covid disease (Controls) * Informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Continuous probiotic treatment in the last 4 weeks before inclusion * Pre-existing lung diseases
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Medical University Graz
Graz, Austria
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