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RECOVER = Researching COVID to Enhance Recovery��RECOVER studies are paid for by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) ��People of all ages from across the US will be in the RECOVER study�

Thank you for your interest in being part of a RECOVER study!

We invite you to be part of this study.

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What is a research study?�

A research study is a plan made by study doctors and other researchers to learn more about things like health problems.

Being in a research study is voluntary. That means that you can choose whether or not you want to be in this study.

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What is informed consent?

Before you decide about being in a research study, you need to know

What the study is about
What you will have to do in this study
The good things that may come out of being part of the study
The possible risks (or harms) from being in this study.

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The Informed Consent Form

You will need to read the consent form to find out all the information you need to know to decide about being in the study.

The study doctors and other researchers who reached out to you about the study (also called the study team) will give you the consent form and answer any questions you have.

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Why are we doing this study?

Study doctors and researchers at the RECOVER project are working to learn how COVID affects the body, and why some people who got COVID are sick many months later. Feeling sick for a long time after a COVID infection is called “Long COVID”.

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What will you be asked to do in the study?

Answer questions about your life and your health
Have check-ups where we will measure things like your height, weight, blood pressure, and heart rate
Have blood tests, and tests of other things like your spit, poop and pee (also called study samples), and
Have X-rays and other kinds of body scans

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What will you be asked to do in the study?

All the people who decide to be in the study will be asked to read and sign the consent form.

If you decide you want to be in the study, the study may last for up to 4 years. During that time, you will do surveys and have study tests. Some of the study tests can be done at home, and some will be done at study sites. Study sites are places where the study doctors and researchers are doing the study. Surveys and study tests will be scheduled every 3-6 months.

You will be asked to:

Answer questions about your life and your health

Have check-ups where we will measure things like your height, weight, blood pressure, and heart rate

Have blood tests, and tests of other things like your spit, poop and pee (also called study samples), and

Have X-rays and other kinds of body scans

You can decide which surveys and tests you want to do.

The consent form will tell you more about the different study tests. If there is a study test result that might affect your health, the study team will tell you.

Otherwise, the information that identifies you, such as your name and address, will be removed from your study test results and study samples. After this happens, the information may be used for future research studies or shared with other researchers.

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What are the possible risks or discomforts?

Loss of privacy

When we collect and share your study test results and study samples, there is a small risk that people who are not part of the study may get to see it.

Other possible risks

Pain from the needles used to get blood for study tests
Having x-ray radiation in some of the body scans

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What are the possible good things (or benefits) from being part of the study?

We do not expect that your health will get better from being a part of this study.
The study results may help the study doctors and other researchers better understand the long-term effects of COVID.

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What else can I do if I decide not to be part of the study? �

You do not have to be part of this research study to have tests for COVID.
You can talk with your health care provider about tests and treatments that might be available.
If you decide not to be part of the study, what you decide will not affect your health care in the future, how you pay for health care or if you can get health insurance.

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When is the study over? Can I leave the study before it ends? �

The study is planned to last up to 4 years.
At any time, if you do not wish to continue to be in the study, you are free to leave the study.
Please keep in mind, that if you change your mind and no longer want to be in the study, you can take back your permission to share your study results.

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A few more important things for you to know about the study

You will be paid for your time to do surveys and tests as part of the study.

Please speak with the study team at your site to find out how much you will be paid.

There are no costs to you related to your being part of the study.

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Thank you for taking time to watch this presentation about the RECOVER studies. If you have any questions, please ask the study team.

Thank you!

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