Study how COVID-19 affects blood vessel stiffness and aging
Part of Infections, Lungs & breathing clinical trials.
This study looks at how having COVID-19 may affect your blood vessels over the following months. It may help doctors understand long-term “vascular aging” and who is most at risk, based on how sick you were during your COVID illness.
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Who can take part
- You must be over 18 years old
- You must be able to sign consent (or have someone able to consent for you)
- Your COVID-19 diagnosis should have happened about 3 to 9 months ago (tests can be PCR or blood tests/serology)
- Your COVID care type should fit one of these groups: ICU stay, hospital stay in general medicine, no hospital stay (or stayed less than 24 hours), or a negative COVID test to enter the non-COVID group
- You should not have a serious illness expected to shorten life to less than 1 year
- You should be able to come to scheduled study visits
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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