Clinical Trials
for COVID-19 in Florida
16 clinical trials for COVID-19 are currently recruiting participants at study sites in Florida. Study-related care is provided at no cost.
COVID-19 clinical trials in Florida: what to expect
COVID-19 research has shifted from the acute illness to its aftermath and its prevention. The most active area is long COVID: trials of antivirals, immune treatments and rehabilitation for fatigue, brain fog, breathlessness and rapid-heartbeat symptoms that persist months after infection. Vaccine trials test updated and next-generation vaccines, including nasal and combined flu-and-COVID shots. Treatment trials for people at high risk, and prevention studies for people with weakened immune systems, continue as well.
In Florida, recruiting covid-19 studies are concentrated in Miami, Miami Lakes, Tampa and Jacksonville, with sites in 28 other cities. 11 of the 16 are run by a drug or device company, which usually means a larger study with travel reimbursement; the rest are academic or hospital-led.
Who COVID-19 trials usually look for
Long COVID trials ask for symptoms that began after a confirmed or strongly suspected infection and have lasted at least three months, often with a particular symptom named. Acute treatment trials need a positive test within the past few days plus a risk factor such as age or a chronic condition. Vaccine trials specify an age group and your vaccination history, and most want people who are generally healthy. Many trials exclude pregnancy and a recent infection or vaccination.
What taking part involves
Long COVID trials run twelve to twenty-four weeks with questionnaires, sometimes exercise or breathing tests, and visits that can often be done by phone or video; many are placebo controlled. Vaccine trials involve one or two injections, a symptom diary for a week after each, a few blood draws and follow-up calls for a year or more. Acute treatment trials start the day you enroll, with swabs and check-ins for a few weeks. Study treatment and tests are free and visits are usually paid.
Questions worth asking the study team
How many visits must be in person; the chance of placebo; whether you can continue your current treatments; what counts as documentation of your original infection; and whether you will learn your own test results.
Showing 16 of 16 recruiting COVID-19 trials in Florida
Where the COVID-19 studies are in Florida
- Kendall South Medical Center, Miami2 trials
- Accel Research Sites Network - St. Pete-Largo Clinical Research Unit ( Site 3779), Largo1 trial
- Adult Medicine of Lake County, Inc., Mt. Dora1 trial
- Advanced Pulmonary Research Institute ( Site 3781), Loxahatchee Groves1 trial
- BRP- Hialeah Hospital, Hialeah1 trial
- Bay District Schools, Panama City1 trial
Counts are recruiting studies listing at least one site in Florida, from ClinicalTrials.gov, refreshed every two days.
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