CDC Funds $4.4M Post-COVID Study at NSU

More than 10% of individuals with acute SARS-CoV-2 infection continue to experience poorly understood debilitating symptoms, including fatigue, cognitive, and functional impairments similar to those observed in other post-infectious fatiguing illnesses. A large research team at NSU, led by Dr. Nancy Klimas and spanning the Institute for Neuro-Immune Medicine and the Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine, along with collaborators at the CDC, will characterize these post-COVID conditions and factors associated with the disease. The work is supported by a $4.4M grant awarded in September 2020 by the CDC.

 

Current study activities involve participant recruitment through local health systems and physician practices in Broward and Miami-Dade counties. The team is actively working with CDC partners and has developed a research design that continues to be responsive to updated insights that impact care for patients who continue to experience symptoms after testing positive for COVID-19.