Long COVID Ultrasound Trial

NCT06189066 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 15

Last updated 2026-01-07

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The research objective is to assess the safety and potential efficacy of spleen ultrasound stimulation as an intervention for Long COVID in a pilot study.

Specific Aims include:

* Measure Long COVID disease activity before, during and after an 8-week course of spleen-directed daily ultrasound stimulation.
* Measure molecular correlates of Long COVID disease activity before, during and after an 8-week course of spleen-directed daily ultrasound stimulation.
* Track adverse events throughout the study to assess safety of the ultrasound intervention.

Conditions

Interventions

DEVICE

Splenic Ultrasound

Daily ultrasound application to the spleen of approximately 18 minutes per day, 5 days per week for up to 8 weeks, in addition to standard clinical care.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Minnesota

    collaborator OTHER
  • MCDC (United States Department of Defense)

    collaborator UNKNOWN
  • SecondWave Systems Inc.

    lead INDUSTRY

Principal Investigators

  • Farha Ikramuddin, M.D. · University of Minnesota Medical School, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
DEVICE_FEASIBILITY
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-01-03
Primary Completion
2024-07-24
Completion
2025-07-24
FDA Device
Yes

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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