Thank you to all the participants in the adult study who have helped RECOVER researchers learn how to better understand, diagnose, prevent, and treat Long COVID in the future. This page will tell you more about the study and how we’re continuing into a second phase.
Adults of all ages, races, and ethnicities from across the US joined the first phase of RECOVER to find answers to questions about Long COVID, including:
Women who were pregnant after January 2020 also joined RECOVER to learn how Long COVID affects pregnant women and their babies, including:
RECOVER has learned a lot about how Long COVID looks in adults and pregnant women. RECOVER published an important paper on the common symptoms some adults with Long COVID may feel. Since then, we've published an update to that research, plus even more papers on what we've found in this cohort. This is just the start – we’re learning more every day!
In the second phase, a smaller group of adults, including pregnant women, will continue in the study so we can better understand:
Some adults from the first phase will be invited to continue into the second phase. If you are invited, your study team will contact you by phone or email with details about what to expect. Talking with your study team does not mean you have to participate.
If you choose to continue into the next phase, you will sign a new consent form. You will be in the study for 2 more years and your study team will schedule each visit with you.
Baseline visit
Online survey
Online survey
In-person visit
Online survey
Answer survey questions about your health and symptoms
Have check-ups, such as height, weight, and blood pressure
Do different tests, such as getting up from a chair, standing for 10 minutes, walking for 6 minutes, a smell test, thinking tests, and an electrocardiogram (ECG), which records electrical signals from the heart
Have your blood taken
We value your participation and will pay you for your time.
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