World’s first long Covid test

Recruitment is underway for an Adelaide-based study that could help produce the world’s first diagnostic test for long Covid.

Currently, no single test exists to diagnose long Covid, leaving millions of people worldwide struggling for answers. However, a landmark discovery by South Australian researchers has identified a potential biomarker for long Covid, raising hopes that a future diagnostic test might not be far away.

How you can get involved 

Recruitment is being led by Associate Professor Mark Plummer through the Long Covid Assessment Clinic at the Royal Adelaide Hospital but is also open to people in the wider community.

Participants will be asked to provide a blood sample and complete a questionnaire about their long Covid experience. The team will follow-up with patients and if symptoms resolve, an additional blood sample will be collected to assess whether the biomarker has also disappeared.

If you have been diagnosed with long Covid and would like to take part in the study, please complete the form below

We look forward to sharing the progress of this exciting research.

Please complete the form or call ICU Research 0418 890 857 if you are interested in participating or have any questions.