Clinical Research Directory

Inclusion Criteria: * Any gender * Aged 18+ * Baseline EQ-VAS ≤70; EQ-VAS before the index infection ≥80 (this information is collected as part of the baseline survey). * Diagnosed with only one of the following conditions: * Long Covid * Documented clinical history of confirmed or suspected acute COVID-19 infection a minimum of 3 months prior to contact with the study team * Formal diagnosis of Long Covid from a physician * Post-treatment Lyme disease syndrome * Diagnosis will be based on participants meeting either Group 1 or Group 2 criteria of the Columbia Clinical Trial Network PTLDS diagnostic criteria: * Group 1. Well-defined Lyme disease meeting CDC Surveillance Definition Erythema Migrans History of possible exposure to a high incidence county or state (or an adjacent area) Erythema migrans rash * EM 1: EM rash diagnosed by HCP previously (either in person or telemedicine) * EM 1A: MOA self-report \& medical record documentation of rash \> 5 cm * EM 1B: MOA: self-report and medical record documentation of EM rash but not size * EM 1C: MOA: self-report \& rash misdiagnosed in medical record as cellulitis/spider bite * EM 1D: MOA: self-report and either: photo of EM or Class 1 lab test confirmation within 4 weeks of illness onset OR * Disseminated "objective" manifestation with lab test confirmation of Bb infection * Clinical history includes at least one of the following symptoms/signs, which are not better accounted for by another cause (MOA: medical records and/or self-report). * Neurologic: Lymphocytic Meningitis ; Encephalitis; Encephalomyelitis Cranial Neuritis (especially facial palsy); Radiculoneuropathy; Other Neurologic Signs (with objective measures) : Encephalopathy, Polyneuropathy * Carditis: 2nd or 3rd degree AV block; Myocarditis; Pericarditis * Lyme arthritis: Recurrent joint swelling in one or more joints * Dermatologic: Disseminated EM ("satellite") or Acrodermatitis atrophicans AND * Lab test Confirmation (requires at least one of the Class 1 lab tests) (MOA: self-report \& documentation) * Group 2. Probable * 2A. Chronic Multisystem Symptoms attributed to Lyme disease (insufficient to meet Group 1) and not better explained by another diagnosis and patient has evidence of positive lab results on a Class 1 lab test (or 4 of 10 bands for IgG Western blot (WB)) (MOA: self-report with lab documentation Class 1 lab test confirmation (excluding IgM WB) Highly suggestive IgG WB (4 of 10 bands) OR * 2B. EM rash by history after exposure to a Lyme-endemic area but not previously diagnosed by a HCP and no photo or Class 1 lab test confirmation is available (MOA: self-report) OR * 2C. Viral like illness (not better explained by other cause) with indeterminate or + enzyme immunoassay (EIA) with positive IgM WB or positive Class 1 lab test (within 4 weeks of illness onset after known exposure to a Lyme high-incidence area for standard two-tiered (STT) IgM) (MOA: medical records, lab test and self-report) (MOA: lab test and self-report) OR * 2D. Viral like illness (not better explained by other cause) with indeterminate or positive EIA with positive IgM WB or positive Class 1 lab test (within 6 months of illness onset after known exposure to a Lyme high-incidence area for standard two-tiered (STT) IgM) * (MOA: medical records, lab test and self-report) * (MOA: lab test and self-report) * ME/CFS * Formal diagnosis of ME/CFS prior to 2020 from a physician * Actively symptomatic such that the 2011 International Criteria for ME/CFS is met at time of screening Exclusion Criteria: * Current use of antiplatelet or anticoagulation regimen * Diagnosis of an autoimmune condition such as Chronic EBV, Multiple Sclerosis, Hashimoto's Disease, etc. which would impact the immunological profiling analysis. * Pregnancy or lactation * Known allergy to earthworms (Lumbrokinase is a supplement that is derived from earthworms) * Past medical history of a bleeding or clotting disorder * Has a scheduled surgery during, or immediately after, the study period