Plain-English translation of NCT06522750 on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗ · Source last updated · Translation generated · How we translate trials
This study doesn't follow the usual testing phases — it may be an observational study or a different type of research.
This is a pilot study testing whether periodic fasting—eating very little for one week—might help people with long COVID feel better. Long COVID is a condition where symptoms like fatigue, shortness of breath, and brain fog persist for months after a COVID-19 infection. Researchers want to see if this fasting approach could reduce the inflammation and immune system problems that keep long COVID symptoms going.
Long COVID affects millions of people and currently has no proven cure. New research suggests that the condition involves ongoing inflammation and problems with how the immune system works. This study explores whether fasting—which has been shown in other conditions to help calm down inflammation—might be a helpful treatment option.
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You will undergo a one-week fasting period during which you eat very little. The first day includes a bowel-cleansing liquid (similar to what you'd take before a colonoscopy) to prepare your system. After seven days of fasting, you will slowly reintroduce food, starting with an apple and gradually eating normally over three days. Blood samples will be taken before and after to see how your immune system and inflammation markers have changed.
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