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COVID-19 Clinical Research: The VISION Study

We have learned much about COVID-19 but there are still important questions to be answered about who is at risk for infection, how well vaccines and treatments work over time, and Long COVID, among others. That is why we designed the VISION Study.

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Fast Facts

tested positive for cOVID-19 in the last 7 days

18 years and older

able to answer surveys on phone or computer

Compensation Provided

Live in NC

What Is the VISION Study?

We have learned much about COVID-19, but there are still important questions to be answered. 

VISION is a new study that will recruit and follow 7,500 people across North Carolina who recently tested positive for COVID-19. If you have tested positive for COVID-19 within the past week you may be eligible to join. 

If you do join the study, you will complete brief online surveys about your health 8 times over one and a half years, plus a daily online symptom diary for 14 days after joining. If you complete all the online diaries and surveys, you will be financially compensated $105.

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Additional Information

The purpose of this study is to learn more about who is at risk for COVID-19 infection, how well vaccines and treatments work over time, long COVID, and other health outcomes. 

 

You can enter VISION if you are:

  • 18 years of age or older
  • Live in NC
  • Tested positive for COVID-19 in the past 7 days – a home test is ok!
  • Able to answer surveys online using a phone or computer
 
You may also qualify if you have “rebound” symptoms after taking Paxlovid or Molnupiravir to treat COVID-19. If you felt better while taking oral COVID-19 treatment and then your symptoms returned after stopping the treatment, you may join the study within 7 days of your symptoms returning. 

For most people in the study, everything will be conducted online, including the consent and surveys. 

Interested people living in the Triangle area will be invited to join a sub-study and come to our research center in Chapel Hill 3-4 times for extra COVID-19-related tests, including nose swabs and blood draws. Some of these participants will also be asked to go to a LabCorp facility near them about 3 times over a period of a year and a half. 

The study is for 18 months. Participants will complete a baseline questionnaire and then be sent a short daily diary for the next 13 days. After that, participants will be sent a short questionnaire at months 1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 12 and 18.

If you complete all the online diaries and surveys, you will be financially compensated $105.

Some of participants will also be asked to go to a LabCorp facility near them about 3 times over a year and a half. Participants who complete each in-person visit are compensated $35 per visit.   

There is no cost for you to participate in this study.

Please visit Project Access COVID Test (ACT) to see if you are eligible to receive free home test kits.

Contact us at VISIONstudy@med.unc.edu.

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