Long COVID and ME/CFS: what we know about treatments people ask about
How far testing has got for each one in Long COVID and ME/CFS. This is what we know today, not advice.
How far testing has got
The step says how far testing has got, not that it works.
- Large trialsFasting and fasting-mimicking dietTested in large studies that compare groups of patients. This says how far testing has got, not that it works.Phase 3 or randomised controlled trial on record. The rung shows the stage reached; the result is listed separately.
- Large trialsHigh-dose vitamin CTested in large studies that compare groups of patients. This says how far testing has got, not that it works.Phase 3 or randomised controlled trial on record. The rung shows the stage reached; the result is listed separately.
- Large trialsMelatoninTested in large studies that compare groups of patients. This says how far testing has got, not that it works.Phase 3 or randomised controlled trial on record. The rung shows the stage reached; the result is listed separately.
- Large trialsMetforminTested in large studies that compare groups of patients. This says how far testing has got, not that it works.Phase 3 or randomised controlled trial on record. The rung shows the stage reached; the result is listed separately.
- Large trialsStatinsTested in large studies that compare groups of patients. This says how far testing has got, not that it works.Phase 3 or randomised controlled trial on record. The rung shows the stage reached; the result is listed separately.
- Large trialsVitamin DTested in large studies that compare groups of patients. This says how far testing has got, not that it works.Phase 3 or randomised controlled trial on record. The rung shows the stage reached; the result is listed separately.
- First trials in peopleIvermectinFirst small studies in people, mainly to check safety and the dose.Phase 1, early Phase 1 or Phase 1/2 trial on record.
- Reports in peopleCannabis and cannabinoids (CBD, THC)Single case reports or observations in people. These cannot show whether it helps.Case reports, observational data, or pooled data without a reported benefit.
- Reports in peopleCurcumin (turmeric)Single case reports or observations in people. These cannot show whether it helps.Case reports, observational data, or pooled data without a reported benefit.
- Reports in peopleDichloroacetate (DCA)Single case reports or observations in people. These cannot show whether it helps.Case reports, observational data, or pooled data without a reported benefit.
- Reports in peopleHyperthermiaSingle case reports or observations in people. These cannot show whether it helps.Case reports, observational data, or pooled data without a reported benefit.
- Reports in peopleKetogenic dietSingle case reports or observations in people. These cannot show whether it helps.Case reports, observational data, or pooled data without a reported benefit.
Not medical advice. Talk to the care team before changing treatment. Thinking of paying for it? Read this first