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. 2020 Jul 10;2020(7):CD013600. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD013600.pub2

NCT04392232.

Study name A phase 2 study of COVID 19 convalescent plasma in high risk patients with COVID 19 infection
Methods
  • Trial design: single‐arm intervention

  • Sample size: 100

  • Setting: inpatient

  • Country: USA

  • Language: English

  • Number of centres: 2

Participants
  •  Inclusion criteria

    • Participants will be ≥ 16 years

    • COVID‐19 infection demonstrated via SARS‐CoV‐2 PCR testing

    • Admitted to the hospital for treatment of COVID‐19.

    • Patients must have severe/high risk disease as defined by the presence of any one of the following:

      • Respiratory frequency ≥ 25/min Oxygen saturation ≤ 93% on room air Partial pressure of arterial oxygen to fraction of inspired oxygen ration < 300, or pulse oximetric saturation to fraction of inspired oxygen ratio < 315

      • Lung infiltrates > 50% within 24‐48 h of admission on Chest X‐Ray or, Ferritin > 1000 or absolute lymphocyte count < 600 or D‐Dimer > 1.00

    • ABO blood type available

    • Pregnant women will be permitted to participate in this study.

  • Exclusion criteria

    • Previous history of life‐threatening or severe adverse reactions to transfusion blood products

Interventions
  • Intervention(s): CP therapy

  • Details of CP:

    • Type of plasma: FDA‐registered blood establishment (Hoxworth) that follows donor eligibility criteria and donor qualifications as outlined in section III.C.I of the Investigational COVID‐19 CP Guidance for Industry

    • Volume: NR

    • Number of doses: NR

    • Antibody‐titre: NR

    • Pathogen inactivated: NR

  • Treatment details, including time of plasma therapy (e.g. early stage of disease): NR

  • Comparator: not applicable

  • Concomitant therapy: NR

  • Treatment cross‐overs: not applicable

Outcomes
  • Primary study outcome:

    • Survival rate (at 28 days)

  • Primary review outcomes reported

    • All‐cause mortality at hospital discharge: 28‐day mortality

    • Time to death: NR

  • Secondary review outcomes reported

    • Number of participants with grade 3 and grade 4 AEs, including potential relationship between intervention and adverse reaction (e.g. TRALI, transfusion‐transmitted infection, TACO, TAD, acute transfusion reactions): NR

    • Number of participants with SAEs: NR

    • Improvement of clinical symptoms, assessed through need for respiratory support at up to 7 days; 8‐15 days; 16‐30 days: NR

    • 30‐day and 90‐day mortality: yes (28‐day mortality)

    • Admission on the ICU: NR

    • Length of stay on the ICU: NR

    • Time to discharge from hospital: NR

    • QoL: NR

  • Additional study outcomes: none

Starting date 5 May 2020
Contact information
  • William Judd, MBA, MHA (C.)  513 865 5020 William_Judd@TriHealth.com    

Notes
  • Recruitment status: recruiting

  • Prospective completion date: 31 December 2020

  • Sponsor/funding: TriHealth Inc