A call from patient-researchers to advance research on long COVID

Cell. 2024 Oct 3;187(20):5490-5496. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2024.09.011.

Abstract

Long COVID is a chronic and often disabling illness with long-term consequences. Although progress has been made in the clinical characterization of long COVID, no approved treatments exist and disconnects between patients and researchers threaten to hinder future progress. Incorporating patients as active collaborators in long COVID research can bridge the gap and accelerate progress toward treatments and cures.

Keywords: long COVID; patient-led research; post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 (PASC).

MeSH terms

  • Biomedical Research
  • COVID-19* / epidemiology
  • COVID-19* / virology
  • Humans
  • Post-Acute COVID-19 Syndrome*
  • Research Personnel
  • SARS-CoV-2*