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. 2022 Mar 4;2022(3):CD013739. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD013739.pub2

NCT04406389.

Study name InterMediate ProphylACtic versus Therapeutic dose anticoagulation in critically ill patients with COVID‐19: a prospective randomized study (The IMPACT Trial)
Starting date 13 October 2020
Contact information Maria T DeSancho, MD, MSc
Weill Cornell Medicine
New York, New York, United States, 10065
646‐962‐2065 | mtd2002@med.cornell.edu
Methods Open‐label, 2‐armed, 1:1, parallel‐assignment RCT
Participants 186 participants, ≥ 18 years, female and male
Inclusion criteria:
  • Age >18 years old

  • COVID‐19 positive on (RT‐PCR) nasopharyngeal swab, or suspected COVID‐19 infection with detectable SARS‐CoV‐2 IgG or IgM

  • ICU patient or non‐ICU patient on invasive mechanical ventilation, BiPAP, 100% non‐rebreather mask, or high‐flow oxygen or supplemental oxygen of at least 4 L/min nasal cannula

  • D‐dimer level > 700 ng/mL (3 times the ULN)


Exclusion criteria:
  • Objectively documented DVT or PE

  • Patients in whom there is very high suspicion for PE and are on full‐dose anticoagulation as per the treating physician

  • Platelets < 30,000 not due to DIC, based on ISTH criteria and American Society of Hematology (ASH) Frequently Asked Questions

  • Active bleeding that poses a contraindication to therapeutic anticoagulation in the opinion of the investigator

  • History of bleeding diathesis (e.g. haemophilia, severe von Willebrand disease, severe thrombocytopathy)

  • History of intracranial haemorrhage in the last 90 days

  • History of ischaemic stroke in the past 2 weeks

  • Major neurosurgical procedure in the past 30 days

  • Cardiothoracic surgery in the past 30 days

  • Intra‐abdominal surgery in the past 30 days

  • Intracranial malignancy

  • Patients who require therapeutic anticoagulation for other reasons like atrial fibrillation, DVT, PE, or antiphospholipid syndrome

Interventions Experimental: therapeutic‐dose anticoagulation
Participants will receive 1 of the following interventions, at their physician's discretion
  • UFH to target anti‐Xa level 0.3‐0.7 IU/mL or aPTT (according to institutional protocol)

  • Enoxaparin 1 mg/kg SC every 12 h

  • Argatroban (if HIT), dosed according to institutional protocol

  • Fondaparinux (if HIT and CrCl ≥ to 50 mL/min) dosed by weight:

    • ≥ 100 kg: 10 mg daily

    • < 100 kg but ≥50 kg: 7.5 mg daily

    • < 50 kg: 5 mg daily


Comparator: intermediate‐dose prophylaxis
Participants will receive 1 of the following interventions, at their physician's discretion
  • Enoxaparin 0.5 mg/kg SC every 12 h if CrCl ≥ 30 mL/min

  • Enoxaparin 0.5 mg/kg SC every 24 h if CrCl < 30 mL/min

  • If patient develops acute kidney injury: UFH 7500 units SC every 8 h

  • Fondaparinux (if history of HIT) 2.5 mg daily SC

Outcomes Primary
  • 30‐day mortality (time frame: 30 days)


Secondary
  • Length of ICU stay in days (time frame: 6 months)

  • Number of documented VTE, arterial thrombosis (stroke, myocardial infarction, other) and microthrombosis events (time frame: 6 months)

  • Number of major and clinically relevant non‐major bleeding events (time frame: 6 months)

Notes NCT04406389 | No data provided