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

NCT04355897.

Study name CoVID‐19 plasma in treatment of COVID‐19 patients
Methods
  • Trial design: single‐arm intervention study

  • Sample size: 100

  • Setting: hospital

  • Country: USA

  • Language: English

  • Number of centres: 1

Participants
  • Inclusion criteria

    • Age 18‐80 years

    • Symptomatic CoVID‐19 disease requiring hospitalisation

    • SARS‐CoV‐19 PCR positive

    • Elevated high‐sensitivity troponin

  • Exclusion criteria

    • Multi‐organ/system failure

    • Renal insufficiency (estimated GFR < 30 or renal replacement therapy)

    • Liver dysfunction (> 3 x ULN serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase/serum glutamate pyruvate transaminase)

    • Chronic immunosuppression therapy

    • Prior organ transplant

    • Prior multiple transfusions for myelodysplastic syndrome

    • Prior treatment with plasma, immunoglobulin transfusion within 30 days

    • Allergic reaction to blood/ plasma products

    • Pregnant or breast feeding at the time of study

    • Inability to provide informed consent

Interventions
  • CP therapy or hyperimmune globulin therapy: CP

  • Details of CP:

    • type of plasma: CP, details of preparation not specified

    • volume: 500 mL

    • number of doses: 1

    • antibody‐titre: NR

    • pathogen inactivated or not: NR 

  • Treatment details, including time of plasma therapy (e.g. early stage of disease): hospitalised patients with elevated high‐sensitivity troponin or requiring mechanical ventilation

  • For studies including a control group: comparator (type): none

  • Concomitant therapy: NR

  • Treatment cross‐overs: none

Outcomes
  • Primary study outcome: mortality at day 28

  • Primary review outcomes

    • All‐cause mortality at hospital discharge: yes (at day 28)

    • Time to death: yes 

  • Secondary review outcomes

    • 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): yes

    • Number of participants with SAEs: yes

    • Improvement of clinical symptoms, assessed through need for respiratory support at up to 7 days; 8‐15 days; 16‐30 days: yes (at day 28)

    • 30‐day and 90‐day mortality: NR (until day 28)

    • Admission on the ICU: NR

    • Length of stay on the ICU: NR

    • Time to discharge from hospital: NR

    • QoL: NR

  • Additional outcomes

    • Requirement and duration for mechanical ventilation (at day 28)

Starting date NR
Contact information Dean J Kereiakes, MD; 513‐585‐1777; lindnermd@thechristhospital.com
Notes
  • Recruitment status: not yet recruiting 

  • Prospective completion date: August 2020

  • Sponsor/funding: The Christ Hospital