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COVID-19COVERSCANNCT04369807

Mapping Organ Health Following COVID-19 Disease Due to SARS-CoV-2 Infection

An observational study of COVID-19, run by Perspectum at 2 sites in United Kingdom.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

A prospective, longitudinal, observational cohort study looking at patients following COVID-19 disease using multi-parametric magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to assess the degree and prevalence of organ injury. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
COVID-19
What is being tested?
Outpatient MRI
How many people
693 participants
Where
2 sitesUnited Kingdom
Study dates
21 Apr 2020to 19 Apr 2022
Phase
Observational
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Study population: Participants will be recovered or recovering from COVID-19 disease, at least age 18 years and invited to partake in this study. Participants will previously have experienced symptomatic and confirmed COVID-19 disease and will be outpatients able to breath independently without oxygen. Participants will have been discharged back into the community with no respiratory symptoms for at least 7 days. Although subsequent negative testing for infectivity is ideal prior to study entry, participants will be considered non-infectious based on the absence of any fever or severe cough for at least 7 days, as per the advice of the UK Chief Medical Officer.

Who may be able to join

  • Male or female 18 years of age and older willing and able to give informed consent to participate in the study
  • Recent confirmed diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 RNA via a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay (having been discharged 7 or more days from hospital).

Who cannot join

  • Symptoms of active respiratory viral infection:
  • high temperature (over 37.8C/100.04F)
  • cough (consistent for over an hour; 3 or more episodes in 24 hours)
  • The participant may not enter the study with any known contraindication to magnetic resonance imaging (including but not limited to pregnancy, a pacemaker or other metallic unfixed implanted device, metallic fragments, extensive tattoos, severe claustrophobia).
  • Any other cause, including a significant underlying disease or disorder which, in the opinion of the investigator, may put the participant at risk by participating in the study or limit the participant's ability to participate.

Trial locations and contacts

2 sites in 1 country.

United Kingdom2 sites

  • Mayo Clinic Healthcare

    London, W1B 1PT

  • Gemini

    Oxford, OX4 2LL

Other trials in United Kingdom

About this study

A prospective, longitudinal, observational cohort study looking at patients following COVID-19 disease using multi-parametric magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to assess the degree and prevalence of organ injury.

Read the detailed description

To date, correctly, all of the Government's efforts have been dedicated to providing sufficient hospital space, and the appropriate equipment, for treating the most serious cases of COVID-19. Equally, enormous resource is being dedicated to developing technologies that determine who has the disease, and who has developed antibodies to it.

However, patients recovering from serious disease will also pose a huge, ongoing challenge. Not only are people with co-morbidities including underlying fatty liver disease, metabolic syndrome and diabetes at higher risk for complications with COVID-19; but patients discharged from hospital after severe COVID-19 are reported to have liver and kidney injuries, and impacts on pancreas and spleen. However, the extent of organ health/damage has not been mapped.

This is a prospective, longitudinal, observational cohort study looking at patients recovering from COVID-19 disease using multi-parametric magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to assess the degree and prevalence of organ injury. This proposed study aims to measure the prevalence of organ volume changes and damage in lungs, heart, kidney, liver, pancreas, spleen as assessed by MRI among those having recovered, or recovering, from the SARS-CoV-2 infection - participants will have a final MRI scan at 12 months. Assessing the severity and sequelae of COVID-19 in patients is crucial to enable global planning for health-care needs. The study includes up to 3 visits for MRI scans and blood tests over a 12 month period. All participants will receive standard-of-care by their healthcare provider/s.

Conditions
COVID-19
Being tested
Outpatient MRI
Keywords
Metabolic Syndrome, Obesity, Fatty Liver Disease
Medical subject headings
COVID-19, Metabolic Syndrome, Obesity, Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Outpatient MRIDiagnostic test

    Also called Outpatient blood tests for laboratory studies and genotyping, Outpatient measurements (height, weight, blood pressure), Online Questionnaires

    Participation in the study includes up to 3 visits to a partnering imaging facility - this will include measurement of height and weight (to calculate BMI), blood pressure measurement, 3 sets of blood tests, 3 Questionnaires and 3 MRI tests.

    There will be no medical interventions as part of the study. All participants will receive standard-of-care by their healthcare provider/s. With the participant's consent, the participant's primary care physician will be made aware of their participation in the study. Furthermore, participants will be informed of any structural abnormalities found in the MRI scan (e.g. abnormal vessels, haemangioma, tumour, cyst, among others) and abnormal blood test results as these may have clinical implications.

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Characterise prevalence and severity of organ volume change and damage (heart, kidneys and liver)

    In patients recovering from COVID-19 disease:

    Characterise using summary statistics the prevalence and severity of organ volume change and damage to heart, kidneys and liver

    Measured: 12 Months

Secondary outcomes (7)

  1. Characterise prevalence and severity of organ volume change and damage (lung, pancreas and spleen)

    In patients recovering from COVID-19 disease:

    To characterise using summary statistics the prevalence and severity of organ volume change and damage in lung, pancreas and spleen

    Measured: 12 Months

  2. Change from Baseline in liver-specific biomarkers: volume, iron corrected T1(cT1), fat content and T2star

    In patients recovering from COVID-19 disease:

    Characterise liver damage as assessed by liver volume in liters, iron corrected T1 (cT1) in milliseconds, liver fat content as %, liver T2star in milliseconds (a correlate of liver iron content)

    Measured: 6 Months

  3. Change from Baseline in organ-specific biomarkers characterising organ volume change in the heart and spleen along with organ volume and damage in the kidney, liver and pancreas assessed by volume, iron corrected T1 (cT1) and fat infiltration

    In patients recovering from COVID-19 disease:

    Characterise heart and spleen damage as assessed by liver volume in liters as well as kidney, liver and pancreas damage as assessed by volume in liters, iron corrected T1 (cT1) in milliseconds, fat infiltration as %, T2star in milliseconds (a correlate of liver iron content).

    Measured: 12 Months

  4. Change in patient reported outcome measured by the Dyspnea-12 questionnaire

    In patients recovering from COVID-19 disease:

    Change in patient reported outcome measures collected to assess breathlessness and its effect on overall health and daily life assessed by Dyspnea-12. Each question is assigned a value between: none, mild, moderate and severe and is used to assess breathing characteristics.

    Measured: 12 Months

  5. Change in patient reported outcome measured by the Saint George's Respiratory questionnaire (SGRQ)

    In patients recovering from COVID-19 disease:

    Change in patient reported outcome measures collected to assess breathlessness and its effect on overall health and daily life assessed by the St. George's Respiratory questionnaire. Each section comprises of questions in various formats allowing to assess which aspects of the illness cause the participant the most problems in daily life. There is no score on a scale to communicate the scale title.

    Measured: 12 Months

  6. Change in patient reported outcome measured by the EQ-5D-5L questionnaire

    In patients recovering from COVID-19 disease:

    Change in patient reported outcome measures collected to assess breathlessness and its effect on overall health and daily life assessed by the EQ-5D-5L questionnaire. Two main sections provide the opportunity to capture statements best describing a participant's daily health and a scale form 0 to 100 capturing self-reported health stats. (100 being the best health imaginable and vice versa)

    Measured: 12 Months

  7. Degree of change in liver MR-derived biomarkers

    In patients recovering from COVID-19 disease:

    Difference from Baseline in degree of change in liver MR-derived biomarkers with and without known genetic variants associated with liver disease (e.g., PNPLA3) using a paired t-test (or non-parametric alternative)

    Measured: 12 Months

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted30 Apr 2020
  2. Study start21 Apr 2020
  3. Primary completion19 Apr 2022
  4. Study completion19 Apr 2022

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Observational
Observational model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrolment
693 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT04369807
Sponsor's protocol ID
20/SC/0185
Acronym
COVERSCAN
Status last verified
Jan 2022
First submitted
22 Apr 2020
Last updated
5 Dec 2025
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No: Access to study data and/or results will be granted to Health Data Research UK (HDRUK), Public Health England (PHE) and to the World Health Organization (WHO). Furthermore, at the end of the study, the pooled and anonymous results of the questionnaires will be available to all participants upon their request. No individual participant will be identified.

Publications

  • Bachtiar V, Kelly MD, Wilman HR, Jacobs J, Newbould R, Kelly CJ, Gyngell ML, Groves KE, McKay A, Herlihy AH, Fernandes CC, Halberstadt M, Maguire M, Jayaratne N, Linden S, Neubauer S, Banerjee R. Repeatability and reproducibility of multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging of the liver. PLoS One. 2019 Apr 10;14(4):e0214921. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0214921. eCollection 2019.

    PubMed 30970039

  • Banerjee R, Pavlides M, Tunnicliffe EM, Piechnik SK, Sarania N, Philips R, Collier JD, Booth JC, Schneider JE, Wang LM, Delaney DW, Fleming KA, Robson MD, Barnes E, Neubauer S. Multiparametric magnetic resonance for the non-invasive diagnosis of liver disease. J Hepatol. 2014 Jan;60(1):69-77. doi: 10.1016/j.jhep.2013.09.002. Epub 2013 Sep 12.

    PubMed 24036007

  • Bycroft C, Freeman C, Petkova D, Band G, Elliott LT, Sharp K, Motyer A, Vukcevic D, Delaneau O, O'Connell J, Cortes A, Welsh S, Young A, Effingham M, McVean G, Leslie S, Allen N, Donnelly P, Marchini J. The UK Biobank resource with deep phenotyping and genomic data. Nature. 2018 Oct;562(7726):203-209. doi: 10.1038/s41586-018-0579-z. Epub 2018 Oct 10.

    PubMed 30305743

  • Chen T, Wu D, Chen H, Yan W, Yang D, Chen G, Ma K, Xu D, Yu H, Wang H, Wang T, Guo W, Chen J, Ding C, Zhang X, Huang J, Han M, Li S, Luo X, Zhao J, Ning Q. Clinical characteristics of 113 deceased patients with coronavirus disease 2019: retrospective study. BMJ. 2020 Mar 26;368:m1091. doi: 10.1136/bmj.m1091.

    PubMed 32217556

  • Cheng Y, Luo R, Wang K, Zhang M, Wang Z, Dong L, Li J, Yao Y, Ge S, Xu G. Kidney disease is associated with in-hospital death of patients with COVID-19. Kidney Int. 2020 May;97(5):829-838. doi: 10.1016/j.kint.2020.03.005. Epub 2020 Mar 20.

    PubMed 32247631

  • Ding Y, He L, Zhang Q, Huang Z, Che X, Hou J, Wang H, Shen H, Qiu L, Li Z, Geng J, Cai J, Han H, Li X, Kang W, Weng D, Liang P, Jiang S. Organ distribution of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) associated coronavirus (SARS-CoV) in SARS patients: implications for pathogenesis and virus transmission pathways. J Pathol. 2004 Jun;203(2):622-30. doi: 10.1002/path.1560.

    PubMed 15141376

  • Driggin E, Madhavan MV, Bikdeli B, Chuich T, Laracy J, Biondi-Zoccai G, Brown TS, Der Nigoghossian C, Zidar DA, Haythe J, Brodie D, Beckman JA, Kirtane AJ, Stone GW, Krumholz HM, Parikh SA. Cardiovascular Considerations for Patients, Health Care Workers, and Health Systems During the COVID-19 Pandemic. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2020 May 12;75(18):2352-2371. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2020.03.031. Epub 2020 Mar 19.

    PubMed 32201335

  • Grasselli G, Pesenti A, Cecconi M. Critical Care Utilization for the COVID-19 Outbreak in Lombardy, Italy: Early Experience and Forecast During an Emergency Response. JAMA. 2020 Apr 28;323(16):1545-1546. doi: 10.1001/jama.2020.4031. No abstract available.

    PubMed 32167538

  • Guan WJ, Ni ZY, Hu Y, Liang WH, Ou CQ, He JX, Liu L, Shan H, Lei CL, Hui DSC, Du B, Li LJ, Zeng G, Yuen KY, Chen RC, Tang CL, Wang T, Chen PY, Xiang J, Li SY, Wang JL, Liang ZJ, Peng YX, Wei L, Liu Y, Hu YH, Peng P, Wang JM, Liu JY, Chen Z, Li G, Zheng ZJ, Qiu SQ, Luo J, Ye CJ, Zhu SY, Zhong NS; China Medical Treatment Expert Group for Covid-19. Clinical Characteristics of Coronavirus Disease 2019 in China. N Engl J Med. 2020 Apr 30;382(18):1708-1720. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2002032. Epub 2020 Feb 28.

    PubMed 32109013

  • Gurwitz D. Angiotensin receptor blockers as tentative SARS-CoV-2 therapeutics. Drug Dev Res. 2020 Aug;81(5):537-540. doi: 10.1002/ddr.21656. Epub 2020 Mar 4.

    PubMed 32129518

  • Harrison SA, Bashir MR, Guy CD, Zhou R, Moylan CA, Frias JP, Alkhouri N, Bansal MB, Baum S, Neuschwander-Tetri BA, Taub R, Moussa SE. Resmetirom (MGL-3196) for the treatment of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis: a multicentre, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 2 trial. Lancet. 2019 Nov 30;394(10213):2012-2024. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(19)32517-6. Epub 2019 Nov 11.

    PubMed 31727409

  • Harrison SA, Rossi SJ, Paredes AH, Trotter JF, Bashir MR, Guy CD, Banerjee R, Jaros MJ, Owers S, Baxter BA, Ling L, DePaoli AM. NGM282 Improves Liver Fibrosis and Histology in 12 Weeks in Patients With Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis. Hepatology. 2020 Apr;71(4):1198-1212. doi: 10.1002/hep.30590. Epub 2019 Apr 10.

    PubMed 30805949

  • Huang C, Wang Y, Li X, Ren L, Zhao J, Hu Y, Zhang L, Fan G, Xu J, Gu X, Cheng Z, Yu T, Xia J, Wei Y, Wu W, Xie X, Yin W, Li H, Liu M, Xiao Y, Gao H, Guo L, Xie J, Wang G, Jiang R, Gao Z, Jin Q, Wang J, Cao B. Clinical features of patients infected with 2019 novel coronavirus in Wuhan, China. Lancet. 2020 Feb 15;395(10223):497-506. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(20)30183-5. Epub 2020 Jan 24.

    PubMed 31986264

  • Pavlides M, Banerjee R, Sellwood J, Kelly CJ, Robson MD, Booth JC, Collier J, Neubauer S, Barnes E. Multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging predicts clinical outcomes in patients with chronic liver disease. J Hepatol. 2016 Feb;64(2):308-315. doi: 10.1016/j.jhep.2015.10.009. Epub 2015 Nov 10.

    PubMed 26471505

  • Pavlides M, Banerjee R, Tunnicliffe EM, Kelly C, Collier J, Wang LM, Fleming KA, Cobbold JF, Robson MD, Neubauer S, Barnes E. Multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging for the assessment of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease severity. Liver Int. 2017 Jul;37(7):1065-1073. doi: 10.1111/liv.13284. Epub 2017 May 30.

    PubMed 27778429

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of COVID-19, run by Perspectum at 2 sites in United Kingdom.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 2 inclusion and 5 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 5 Dec 2025. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 2 sites in United Kingdom. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Characterise prevalence and severity of organ volume change and damage (heart, kidneys and liver) (time frame: 12 Months). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT04369807, which also lists 25 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 5 Dec 2025.

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