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There are 24 clinical trials

Clinical Trials


1 Convalescent Plasma to Limit Coronavirus Associated Complications: An Open Label, Phase 2A Study of High-Titer Anti-SARS-CoV-2 Plasma in Hospitalized Patients With COVID-19

Researchers are trying to assess the treatment potential and safety of anti-SARS-CoV-2 convalescent plasma in patients with acute respiratory symptoms with confirmed COVID-19.

NCT04325672 Coronavirus Biological: Convalescent Plasma
MeSH:Coronavirus Infections

Primary Outcomes

Description: Change in RNA levels of SARS-CoV-2 from nasopharyngeal using RT-PCR (reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction) across time.

Measure: RNA in SARS-CoV-2

Time: Days 0, 1, 3, 7, 14, 28, 60 and 90 after transfusion

Description: Total number of subjects to be admitted to the ICU after the anti-SARS-CoV-2 convalescent plasma transfusion.

Measure: ICU Admissions

Time: 90 days after transfusion

Description: Total number of subject deaths.

Measure: Hospital Mortality

Time: 90 days after transfusion

Description: The total number of days subjects were admitted to the hospital.

Measure: Hospital Length of Stay (LOS)

Time: 90 days after transfusion

Secondary Outcomes

Description: The type of supplemental oxygen support (e.g. nasal cannula, high flow nasal cannula, noninvasive ventilation, intubation and invasive mechanical ventilation, rescue ventilation) of the anti-SARS-CoV-2 convalescent plasma group across time.

Measure: Type of respiratory support

Time: 90 days after transfusion or until hospital discharge (whichever comes first)

Description: The total number of days subjects required respiratory support.

Measure: Duration of respiratory support

Time: 90 days after transfusion or until hospital discharge (whichever comes first)

2 Investigating Effect of Convalescent Plasma on COVID-19 Patients Outcome: A Clinical Trial

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) was recognized as a pandemic on March 11, 2020 by the World Health Organization. The virus that causes COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) is easily transmitted through person to person and there is still no specific approach against the disease and mortality rate in severe cases is also significant. Therefore, finding effective treatment for the mortality of these patients is very important. In this study the investigators aim to determine the effect of Convalescent Plasma on COVID-19 patients Outcome through a Clinical Trial

NCT04327349 Coronavirus Infections Biological: Convalescent Plasma
MeSH:Coronavirus Infections Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome

Primary Outcomes

Description: Measure of the number of deaths in a particular population, scaled to the size of that population, per unit of time.

Measure: Mortality changes in day 10

Time: 10 days after plasma transmission

Description: Measure of the number of deaths in a particular population, scaled to the size of that population, per unit of time.

Measure: Mortality changes in day 30

Time: 30 days after plasma transmission

Description: Measurement of CRP

Measure: Changes of C-reactive protein

Time: Day 1

Description: Measurement of CRP

Measure: Changes of C-reactive protein

Time: Day 3

Description: Measurement of CRP

Measure: Changes of C-reactive protein

Time: Day 7

Description: Measurement of IL-6

Measure: Changes of Interleukin 6

Time: Day 1

Description: Measurement of IL-6

Measure: Changes of Interleukin 6

Time: Day 3

Description: Measurement of IL-6

Measure: Changes of Interleukin 6

Time: Day 7

Description: Measurement of TNF-α

Measure: Changes of tumor necrosis factor-α

Time: Day 1

Description: Measurement of TNF-α

Measure: Changes of tumor necrosis factor-α

Time: Day 3

Description: Measurement of TNF-α

Measure: Changes of tumor necrosis factor-α

Time: Day 7

Description: Partial pressure of arterial oxygen/Percentage of inspired oxygen

Measure: Changes of PaO2/FiO2 Ratio

Time: Day 1

Description: Partial pressure of arterial oxygen/Percentage of inspired oxygen

Measure: Changes of PaO2/FiO2 Ratio

Time: Day 3

Description: Partial pressure of arterial oxygen/Percentage of inspired oxygen

Measure: Changes of PaO2/FiO2 Ratio

Time: Day 7

Secondary Outcomes

Measure: Changes of CD3

Time: Day 1

Measure: Changes of CD3

Time: Day 3

Measure: Changes of CD3

Time: Day 7

Measure: Changes of CD4

Time: Day 1

Measure: Changes of CD4

Time: Day 3

Measure: Changes of CD4

Time: Day 7

Measure: Changes of CD8

Time: Day 1

Measure: Changes of CD8

Time: Day 3

Measure: Changes of CD8

Time: Day 7

Measure: Changes of CD4/CD8 ratio

Time: Day 1

Measure: Changes of CD4/CD8 ratio

Time: Day 3

Measure: Changes of CD4/CD8 ratio

Time: Day 7

Measure: Changes of lymphocyte count

Time: Day 1

Measure: Changes of lymphocyte count

Time: Day 3

Measure: Changes of lymphocyte count

Time: Day 7

Measure: Changes of leukocyte count

Time: Day 1

Measure: Changes of leukocyte count

Time: Day 3

Measure: Changes of leukocyte count

Time: Day 7

Measure: Changes of alanine transaminase (ALT)

Time: Day 1

Measure: Changes of alanine transaminase (ALT)

Time: Day 3

Measure: Changes of alanine transaminase (ALT)

Time: Day 7

Measure: Changes of aspartate transaminase (AST)

Time: Day 1

Measure: Changes of aspartate transaminase (AST)

Time: Day 3

Measure: Changes of aspartate transaminase (AST)

Time: Day 7

Measure: Changes of alkaline phosphatase (ALP)

Time: Day 1

Measure: Changes of alkaline phosphatase (ALP)

Time: Day 3

Measure: Changes of alkaline phosphatase (ALP)

Time: Day 7

Measure: Changes of lactate dehydrogenase (LDH)

Time: Day 1

Measure: Changes of lactate dehydrogenase (LDH)

Time: Day 3

Measure: Changes of lactate dehydrogenase (LDH)

Time: Day 7

Measure: Changes of creatine phosphokinase (CPK)

Time: Day 1

Measure: Changes of creatine phosphokinase (CPK)

Time: Day 3

Measure: Changes of creatine phosphokinase (CPK)

Time: Day 7

Measure: Changes of Creatine kinase-MB (CK-MB)

Time: Day 1

Measure: Changes of Creatine kinase-MB (CK-MB)

Time: Day 3

Measure: Changes of Creatine kinase-MB (CK-MB)

Time: Day 7

Measure: Changes of Specific IgG

Time: Day 1

Measure: Changes of Specific IgG

Time: Day 3

Measure: Changes of Specific IgG

Time: Day 7

Description: Computed tomography Scan and Chest X-Ray

Measure: Radiological findings

Time: Within 2 hours after admission

Description: Computed tomography Scan and Chest X-Ray

Measure: Radiological findings

Time: Day 14

Measure: Number of days ventilated

Time: Through study completion, an average of 2 weeks

Measure: Length of hospitalization

Time: Through study completion, an average of 2 weeks

3 Phase 1 Study to Evaluate the Safety of Convalescent Plasma as an Adjuvant Therapy in Patients With SARS-CoV-2 Infection

There is currently no specific vaccine or treatment to treat critically ill patients with COVID-19. Different therapies are still under investigation and are use in different health institutions, however, a significant proportion of patients do not respond to these treatments, so it is important to seek new treatments. One of these alternatives is the use of convalescent plasma. The investigator will use plasma obtained from convalescent individuals with proven novel SARS-CoV-2 virus infection, diagnosed with coronavirus-19-induced disease and symptom-free for a period of not less than 10 days since they recovered from the disease. This plasma will be infused in patients affected by the same virus, but who have developed respiratory complications that have not responded favorably to usual treatment such as chloroquine, hydroxychloroquine, azithromycin, and other antivirals. The investigator will evaluate the safety of this procedure by accounting for any adverse event.

NCT04333355 COVID-19 Biological: Convalescent Plasma

Primary Outcomes

Description: Identify possible adverse effects after the administration of convalescent plasma

Measure: Side effects

Time: 14 days

Secondary Outcomes

Description: Development of heart failure during convalescent plasma transfusion or after it.

Measure: Heart Failure

Time: 14 days

Description: Development of pulmonary edema during convalescent plasma transfusion or after it.

Measure: Pulmonary Edema

Time: 14 days

Description: Development of any allergic reaction during convalescent plasma transfusion or after it.

Measure: Allergic Reaction

Time: 14 days

Description: RT PCR SARS-CoV-2

Measure: Viral load of SARS-CoV-2

Time: 48 hrs

Description: RT PCR SARS-CoV-2

Measure: Viral load of SARS-CoV-2

Time: 14 days

4 Convalescent Plasma in the Treatment of COVID 19

The purpose of this study is to collect blood from previously COVID-19 infected persons who have recovered and use it as a treatment for those who are currently sick with a severe or life-threatening COVID-19 infection.

NCT04343261 SARS-CoV-2 COVID Coronavirus Biological: Convalescent Plasma
MeSH:Coronavirus Infections

Primary Outcomes

Description: Mortality within 28 days

Measure: Mortality

Time: 28 days

Description: Reduction of Viral Load ]

Measure: Viral Load

Time: 7 days

Description: Change in Serum Antibody Titers

Measure: Serum Antibody Titers

Time: 7 days

5 Phase IIa Study Exploring the Safety and Efficacy of Convalescent Plasma From Recovered COVID-19 Donors Collected by Plasmapheresis as Treatment for Hospitalized Subjects With COVID-19 Infection

- This is a single arm phase IIa study of convalescent plasma for the treatment of individuals hospitalized with COVID-19 infection. - Subjects will be considered as having completed the study after 60 (+/- 3) days, unless consent withdrawal or death occurs first. - Interim analysis will be permitted as described in the statistical section 8. - The final analysis will be conducted once the last subject completes the day 60 visit or withdraws from the study.

NCT04343755 COVID-19 Biological: Convalescent Plasma
MeSH:Infection

Primary Outcomes

Description: Mechanical ventilation rate at 7 days from starting treatment in hospitalized COVID-19 patients

Measure: For patients hospitalized for COVID-19 but not intubated

Time: 7 Days

Description: Mortality rate at 30 days from starting treatment for patients with COVID-19

Measure: Primary objective for patients with COVID-19 already intubated

Time: 30 Days

Secondary Outcomes

Description: The duration of hospitalization is defined as the time in days from the first day of hospitalized to the date of discharge or death. Patients who are not discharged, are alive and still in the hospital on the date of closing follow-up, or lost follow-up on the date of closing follow-up will be considered censored on that date.

Measure: Duration of hospitalization

Time: 60 Days

Description: The duration of mechanical ventilation is defined as the time in days from the first day of using mechanical ventilation to the last day of using mechanical ventilation. All evaluable patients will be included and no censoring for this analysis.

Measure: Duration of mechanical ventilation

Time: 60 Days

Description: The time to symptom resolution is defined as the time in days from new therapy initiation to the first documented symptom resolution as assessed by local site. Patients whose symptom are not resolved, who are dead, or lost follow-up on the designed follow-up date will be censored on that date.

Measure: Time to symptoms resolution

Time: 60 Days

Description: Overall survival will be defined as the time in days from study entry to death. Patients who are alive on the date of closing follow-up will be censored on that date.

Measure: Overall survival

Time: 60 Days

Measure: Rate of virologic clearance by nasopharyngeal swab at day 10

Time: 60 Days

Measure: Impact of donor titers level on efficacy

Time: 60 Days

Measure: Impact of donor titers level on safety

Time: 60 Days

Measure: Recipient Anti-SARS-CoV2 titer assessment on days 0 (pre-infusion),3,10,30, 60

Time: 0, 3, 10, 30, and 60 Days

6 Convalescent Plasma to Reduce Complications Associated With COVID-19 Infection: A Randomized Trial Comparing the Efficacy and Safety of High-Titer Anti-SARS-CoV-2 Plasma vs. Standard Plasma in Hospitalized Patients With COVID- 19 Infection

The purpose of this study is to find out if transfusion of blood plasma containing antibodies against COVID-19 (anti-SARS-CoV-2), which were donated from a patient who recovered from COVID-19 infection, is safe and can treat COVID-19 in hospitalized patients. Antibodies are blood proteins produced by the body in response to a virus and can remain in the person's bloodstream (plasma) for a long time after they recover. Transferring plasma from a person who recovered from COVID-19 may help neutralize the virus in sick patients' blood, and/or reduce the chances of the infection getting worse.

NCT04344535 COVID Biological: Convalescent Plasma Biological: Standard Donor Plasma

Primary Outcomes

Description: Number of days a patient is receiving mechanical invasive ventilation through 28 days post randomization. Patients who die during this time period are assigned 0 ventilator free days.

Measure: 28 day ventilator free days

Time: 28 days post randomization

Secondary Outcomes

Description: All cause mortality from randomization until 90 days post randomization

Measure: 90 day all-cause mortality

Time: 90 days

7 Clinical-trial of COVID-19 Convalescent Plasma in Outpatients

The overarching goal of this project is to confirm or refute the role of passive immunization as a safe and efficacious therapy in preventing the progression from mild to severe/critical COVID-19 illness and to understand the immunologic kinetics of anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies after passive immunization.The primary objective is to determine the efficacy and safety of a single dose of convalescent plasma (CP) for preventing the progression from mild to severe COVID-19 illness. The secondary objective is to characterize the immunologic response to CP administration. This study will adults presenting to the emergency department (ED) with mild, symptomatic, laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 illness, who are at high risk for progression to severe/critical illness, but who are clinically stable for outpatient management at randomization.

NCT04355767 Covid19 Biological: Convalescent Plasma Biological: Saline

Primary Outcomes

Description: Disease progression defined as death or hospital admission or seeking emergency or urgent care within 15 days of randomization.

Measure: Number of patients with disease progression

Time: 15 days

Secondary Outcomes

Description: This scale was developed by a special World Health Organization (WHO) committee for quantifying COVID-19 illness severity. 8 = Death 7 = Hospitalized, intubated, mechanically ventilated and requiring additional organ support (pressors, renal replacement therapy) 6 = Hospitalized, intubated and mechanically ventilated 5 = Hospitalized on non-invasive ventilation or high flow nasal cannula 4 = Hospitalized on supplemental oxygen by mask or nasal prongs 3 = Hospitalized not on supplemental oxygen 2 = Not hospitalized with limitation in activity (continued symptoms) 1 = Not hospitalized without limitation in activity (no symptoms)

Measure: Worst severity rating on the WHO COVID Ordinal Scale for Clinical Improvement during the 30 days following randomization

Time: 30 days

Description: Time to disease progression on the COVID Outpatient Ordinal Outcome Scale censored at 15 days after randomization. Scale provides more granular detail for outpatients than the WHO scale (adapted from Harrell and Lindsell, 2020). Worsening of symptoms is defined as any subject admitted to the hospital (level 1), seen in the emergency room (level 2), a patient who reports increased symptoms of 2 levels on the scale over a 24 hour period, or a patient who reports increased symptoms of 1 level observed for a 48 hour period. COVID Outpatient Ordinal Outcomes Scale 1 = patient requires care in the hospital 2 = patient requires care in the ED or urgent care 3 = patient at home with symptoms rated as moderate (defined as fever, shortness of breath, abdominal pain) 4 = patient at home with symptoms rated as mild (defined as afebrile, constitutional symptoms (flu-like illness) without shortness 5 = patient in their usual state of health

Measure: Time to disease progression

Time: 15 days

Measure: Number of Hospital-free days during the 30 days following randomization

Time: 30 days

Measure: All-cause mortality

Time: Assessed at 30 days

8 Arkansas Expanded Access COVID-19 Convalescent Plasma Treatment Program

This is an expanded access treatment protocol to treat up to 100 patients with severe or life-threatening, laboratory confirmed COVID-19 with COVID-19 convalescent plasma.

NCT04363034 COVID-19 Biological: Convalescent Plasma


9 Convalescent Plasma to Limit Coronavirus Associated Complications: a Randomized Blinded Phase 2 Study Comparing the Efficacy and Safety of Anti-SARS-CoV2 Plasma to Placebo in COVID-19 Hospitalized Patients

This is a randomized, blinded phase 2 trial that will assess the efficacy and safety of anti-SARS-CoV-2 convalescent plasma in hospitalized patients with acute respiratory symptoms requiring oxygen supplementation.

NCT04364737 COVID-19 Coronavirus Coronavirus Infection Biological: Convalescent Plasma Other: Saline solution
MeSH:Coronavirus Infections Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome

Primary Outcomes

Description: Uninfected 0 Uninfected; no viral RNA detected Ambulatory 1 Asymptomatic; viral RNA detected 2 Symptomatic; Independent 3 Symptomatic; assistance needed Hospitalized: Mild disease 4 Hospitalized; no oxygen therapy 5 Hospitalized; oxygen by mask or nasal prongs Hospitalized: Severe disease 6 Hospitalized; oxygen by NIV or High flow 7 Intubation & Mechanical ventilation; pO2/FIO2 >/= 150 or SpO2/FIO2 >/=200 8 Mechanical ventilation pO2/FIO2 < 150 (SpO2/FIO2 <200) or vasopressors 9 Mechanical ventilation pO2/FIO2 < 150 and vasopressors, dialysis or ECMO Death 10 Dead

Measure: Score on the WHO 11-point ordinal scale for clinical improvement at 14 days

Time: 14 days post randomization

Secondary Outcomes

Description: Uninfected 0 Uninfected; no viral RNA detected Ambulatory 1 Asymptomatic; viral RNA detected 2 Symptomatic; Independent 3 Symptomatic; assistance needed Hospitalized: Mild disease 4 Hospitalized; no oxygen therapy 5 Hospitalized; oxygen by mask or nasal prongs Hospitalized: Severe disease 6 Hospitalized; oxygen by NIV or High flow 7 Intubation & Mechanical ventilation; pO2/FIO2 >/= 150 or SpO2/FIO2 >/=200 8 Mechanical ventilation pO2/FIO2 < 150 (SpO2/FIO2 <200) or vasopressors 9 Mechanical ventilation pO2/FIO2 < 150 and vasopressors, dialysis or ECMO Death 10 Dead

Measure: Score on the WHO 11-point ordinal scale for clinical improvement at 28 days

Time: 28 days post randomization

Other Outcomes

Description: Anti-SARS-CoV-2 titers (IgM, IgG, IgA)

Measure: Comparison in Anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibody titers

Time: 0, 1, 7, 14, 28, 90 days post randomization

Description: SARS-CoV-2 PCR in nasopharyngeal swabs

Measure: Proportion positive in SARS-CoV-2 RNA

Time: 0, 7, 14, 28 days post randomization

Description: Rate of mortality

Measure: Mortality

Time: 7, 14, 28 days post randomization

Description: Percentage of patients requiring Intensive Care Unit admission

Measure: Rates of Intensive Care Unit admission

Time: 7, 14, 28 days post randomization

Description: Lymphocyte counts

Measure: Changes from baseline in lymphocyte

Time: 0, 1, 3, 7, 14 days post randomization

Description: Neutrophil counts

Measure: Changes from baseline in neutrophils

Time: 0, 1, 3, 7, 14 days post randomization

Description: D-dimer level

Measure: Changes from baseline in D-dimer

Time: 0, 1, 3, 7, 14 days post randomization

Description: Fibrinogen level

Measure: Changes from baseline in fibrinogen

Time: 0, 1, 3, 7, 14 days post randomization

Description: T cell subsets

Measure: Changes from baseline in T lymphocyte subsets

Time: 0, 7, 28 days post randomization

Description: B cell subsets

Measure: Changes from baseline in B lymphocyte subsets

Time: 0, 1, 3, 7, 14 days post randomization

10 A Phase II, Open Label, Randomized Controlled Trial to Assess the Safety and Efficacy of Convalescent Plasma to Limit COVID-19 Associated Complications

The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), which began in Wuhan, China, in December 2019, has been declared to be a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO), Caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), COVID-19 has resulted in 1,781,127 cases and 108,994 deaths globally (till 12th April, 2020), affecting 199 countries and 2 international conveyances. US FDA has recently approved Convalescent Plasma from patients recovered from COVID 19 for the treatment of severe or life threatening COVID-19 infections. In a small case series, five critically ill COVID-19 patients with ARDS were treated with convalescent plasma containing neutralizing antibodies. Infusion of plasma was followed by improvement in clinical status in all five patients, with no deaths and the study reported that three patients were discharged, whilst two continued to be stable on mechanical ventilation. We designed this phase II, open label, randomized clinical trial with the primary objective to assess the safety and efficacy of the therapy in the second stage.

NCT04374487 COVID 19 Drug: Convalescent Plasma Other: Standard Care Therapy

Primary Outcomes

Description: Baseline data about the demography, clinical presentations, ongoing medical therapy, and clinical history of participants in both arms will be collected and compared. Response to convalescent plasma will be coded as a binary outcome - based on whether the composite primary end point is met or not. All the statistical tests will be done at 5% level of significance and SPSS21 will be used for calculations.

Measure: The primary outcome is a composite measure of the avoidance of - 1. Progression to severe ARDS (P/F ratio 100) and 2. All-cause Mortality at 28 days

Time: depends on the total treatment time of the subjects within one year period of the trial.

Secondary Outcomes

Description: Data from both arm will be collected and compared time to time

Measure: Time to symptom resolution-Fever,Shortness of Breath,Fatigue

Time: one year

Description: total time of stay at hospital for the treatment and cure will be calculated and compared of both the arms

Measure: Hospital length of stay

Time: one year

Description: sepsis-related organ failure assessment (SOFA) score will be calculated for both the arms and compared for the analysis.

Measure: Change in SOFA pre and post transfusion

Time: one year

Description: Most COVID patients admitted to intensive care require some form of respiratory support. Whether or not the plasma therapy decreases the duration of respiratory support and its comparison with the standard care therapy will be calculated.

Measure: Duration of respiratory support required a. Duration of Invasive Mechanical Ventilation b. Duration of Non-Invasive

Time: one year

Description: Comparison between group response rates will be analyzed by radiological imaging and reported.

Measure: Radiological improvement

Time: one year

Description: Adverse events associated with infusion of convalescent plasma will also be descriptively summarized and compared with the adverse events experienced by participants receiving standard of care.

Measure: Adverse events (AE) associated with transfusion

Time: one year

Description: Ct values from day 0, 1, 3 & 7 will be calculated by RT-PCR and compared to check the response of therapy on the viral load. All the statistical tests will be done at 5% level of significance and SPSS21 will be used for calculations.

Measure: To measure the change in RNA levels (Ct values) of SARS-CoV-2 from RT-PCR [Time Frame: Days 0, 1, 3, and 7 after transfusion]

Time: one year

Description: Bio-markers can play a role in understanding how existing drugs can be used to treat Covid-19. Hence, pre and post Plasma transfusion the level of bio-markers will be checked and compared.

Measure: Levels of bio-markers pre and post transfusion

Time: one year

Description: For critically ill subjects in both the arms the need of vasopressor will be compared. All these comparisons are for qualitative data and will be assessed for statistical significance by Fisher exact test in view of the small sample size.

Measure: Need of Vasopressor use

Time: one year

11 Convalescent Plasma for the Treatment of Patients With COVID-19

This protocol provides access to investigational convalescent plasma for patients in acute care facilities infected with SARS-CoV-2 who have severe or life-threatening COVID-19, or who are judged by a healthcare provider to be at high risk of progression to severe or life-threatening disease. Following provision of informed consent, patients will be transfused with 1-2 units of ABO compatible convalescent plasma obtained from an individual who has recovered from documented infection with SARS-CoV-2 (as detailed in separate protocol). Safety information collected will include serious adverse events judged to be related to administration of convalescent plasma. Other information to be collected will include patient demographics, acute care facility resource utilization (total length of stay, days in ICU, days intubated), and survival to discharge from acute care facility.

NCT04389710 COVID-19 Drug: Convalescent Plasma

Primary Outcomes

Description: Number of patients who are consented and ultimately receive convalescent plasma transfusion.

Measure: Number of patients who receive COVID-19 convalescent plasma transfusions in acute care facilities infected with SARS-CoV-2

Time: 1 year

Secondary Outcomes

Description: Adverse Events including transfusion reaction (fever, rash), transfusion related acute lung injury (TRALI), transfusion associated circulatory overload (TACO), and transfusion infection

Measure: Number and type of adverse events associated with COVID-19 convalescent plasma in patients with COVID-19

Time: 0, 1, 2, 3, 7, 14 days

Description: Days of hospitalization

Measure: Length of hospital stay

Time: 0, 1, 2, 3, 7, 14, 28, 60, and 90 days

Description: Days of Intensive Care Unit management

Measure: Length of Intensive Care Unit stay

Time: 0, 1, 2, 3, 7, 14, 28, 60, and 90 days

Description: Days of intubation requirement

Measure: Length of intubation

Time: 0, 1, 2, 3, 7, 14, 28, 60, and 90 days

Description: Proportion of patients who are successfully discharged from acute care facility

Measure: Survival to discharge

Time: 0, 1, 2, 3, 7, 14, 28, 60, and 90 days

Description: Laboratory values will be evaluated at day 0 and 7 (or the day of hospital discharge, if sooner).

Measure: Changes in complete blood count in patients after receiving convalescent plasma

Time: 0 and 7 days

Description: BMP tests include measures of glucose, calcium, sodium, potassium, bicarbonate, chloride, blood urea nitrogen, and creatinine. Changes of interest include those that are flagged as abnormal. Laboratory values will be evaluated at day 0 and 7 (or the day of hospital discharge, if sooner).

Measure: Abnormal changes in Basic Metabolic Panel (BMP) measures in patients after receiving convalescent plasma

Time: 0 and 7 days

Description: Laboratory values will be evaluated at day 0 and 7 (or the day of hospital discharge, if sooner).

Measure: Changes in C-Reactive Protein (CRP) in patients after receiving convalescent plasma

Time: 0 and 7 days

Description: Laboratory values will be evaluated at day 0 and 7 (or the day of hospital discharge, if sooner).

Measure: Changes in d-dimer in patients after receiving convalescent plasma

Time: 0 and 7 days

Description: Laboratory values will be evaluated at day 0 and 7 (or the day of hospital discharge, if sooner).

Measure: Changes in fibrinogen in patients after receiving convalescent plasma

Time: 0 and 7 days

Description: Laboratory values will be evaluated at day 0 and 7 (or the day of hospital discharge, if sooner).

Measure: Changes in prothrombin time (PT) in patients after receiving convalescent plasma

Time: 0 and 7 days

Description: Laboratory values will be evaluated at day 0 and 7 (or the day of hospital discharge, if sooner).

Measure: Changes in partial thromboplastin time (PTT) in patients after receiving convalescent plasma

Time: 0 and 7 days

12 A Phase 2 Study of COVID 19 Convalescent Plasma in High Risk Patients With COVID 19 Infection

Purpose of Study • The purpose of this study to evaluate, the effectiveness of convalescent plasma in combatting the symptoms and effects of the coronavirus disease, COVID-19. Beyond supportive care, there are no proven treatment options for COVID-19.

NCT04392232 Coronavirus COVID-19 Convalescent Plasma Drug: Convalescent Plasma
MeSH:Infection Coronavirus Infections

Primary Outcomes

Description: % patients who survived

Measure: Survival Rate

Time: At 28 Days

13 Use of Convalescent Plasma Collected From Donors Recovered From COVID-19 Virus Disease for Transfusion, as an Empirical and Preemptive Treatment During Viral Pandemic Outbreak

The plan is to transfuse COVID-19 infected patients with convalescent plasma and observe whether this will result in a significant improvement in clinical outcome in comparison to historical experience.

NCT04408040 COVID Biological: Convalescent Plasma

Primary Outcomes

Description: To estimate infection-related mortality rates

Measure: Arms 1 & 2: number of critical and severe COVID-19 infected patients who are transfused with convalescent plasma result in lower death rates than the reported fatality rate

Time: 30 days after initial treatment

Description: To estimate overall survival

Measure: Arms 1 & 2: number of critical and severe COVID-19 infected patients who survive the infection

Time: 30 days after initial treatment

Description: To estimate progression incidence rates

Measure: Arm 3: number of high risk COVID-19 infected patients who are transfused with convalescent plasma result in lower incidence of progression to severe or critical disease than the reported case rate

Time: 30 days after initial treatment

Description: To estimate the rate of infection among healthy persons exposed to COVID-19

Measure: Arm 4: number of health care providers who are at risk to exposure to COVID-19 who are transfused with convalescent plasma result in lower incidence of developing COVID-19 infection than the reported case rate

Time: 30 days after initial treatment

14 Convalescent Plasma for the Treatment of Patients With Severe COVID-19 Infection - A Multicenter Phase II Trial

This is a multicenter, Phase 2 study, to assess the efficacy of the treatment with convalescent plasma in patients with severe COVID-19 infection.

NCT04408209 COVID-19 Infection Procedure: Convalescent Plasma
MeSH:Infection Communicable Diseases

Primary Outcomes

Description: The primary endpoint of this trial is the survival on day 21. The primary endpoint, as a dichotomous composite of survival (yes/no) and no longer fulfilling criteria of severe COVID-19, will be analyzed according their classification. Specifically, categorical variables will be analyzed by means of absolute and relative frequencies, and all continuous variables will be described using arithmetic mean, standard deviation, median, quartiles. Also, geometric means, variance and 95% confidence intervals (CI), will be calculated for all pharmacokinetics parameters.

Measure: Survival

Time: Day 21

Description: The primary endpoint of this trial is the survival on day 35.

Measure: Survival

Time: Day 35

Description: The primary endpoint of this trial is the survival on day 60.

Measure: Survival

Time: Day 60

Secondary Outcomes

Description: The secondary endpoint of this trial is that no longer fulfilling criteria of severe COVID-19 within 21 days after inclusion. This will be assessed on the basis of respiratory rate and ventilation support.

Measure: Clinical improvement ie percentage of patients not fulfilling the criteria for severe disease

Time: Day 21

15 Efficacy of Convalescent Plasma Therapy in Patients With COVID-19: A Randomized Control Trial

Currently, no effective treatments are available for the COVID-19. Scientists and Researchers are working on many aspects of treatment options for the development of vaccination and medication to combat this life-threatening problem. Convalescent plasma from recovered COVID-19 patients contains antibodies against COVID-19 which may be beneficial to severely sick COVID-19 patients. Investigator have recently concluded a pilot phase II open-label RCT on the efficacy of convalescent plasma in severe COVID 19 patients in which encouraging results were seen. Investigator plan to further study the efficacy and safety of convalescent plasma in COVID-19 severely sick patients through an RCT. Investigator will collect up to 500 ml Convalescent Plasma from the COVID-19 recovered persons after 14 days of clinical recovery with two consecutive SARS CoV-2 negative tests by PCR at least 24 hours apart. This plasma will be tested and frozen and stored. On requisition it will be thawed and sent to the treating center. Two doses of 250 ml convalescent plasma each will be transfused on two consecutive days to patients who fit the eligibility criteria (Severely sick COVID-19 patients) and are randomized to the convalescent plasma group along with the standard of care and the other group will receive standard of care alone. Data will be collected to study the benefits and adverse events related to convalescent plasma transfusion.

NCT04425915 COVID Biological: Convalescent Plasma Other: Standard of Care

Primary Outcomes

Description: The six-point scale is as follows: death=6; hospital admission for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation or mechanical ventilation=5; hospital admission for non-invasive ventilation or high-flow oxygen therapy=4; hospital admission for oxygen therapy (but not requiring high-flow or non-invasive ventilation)=3; hospital admission but not requiring oxygen therapy=2; discharged or having reached discharge criteria (defined as clinical recovery—ie, normalization of pyrexia, respiratory rate 94% on room air, and relief of cough, all maintained for at least 72 h)=1.

Measure: Efficacy of convalescent plasma in severe COVID 19 patients in time to clinical improvement (Clinical improvement: Reduction of two points in ordinal scale or live discharge from the intensive care unit, whichever is earlier)

Time: Day 28

Secondary Outcomes

Measure: Proportion of patients in each category according to the ordinal scale

Time: 48 hours

Measure: Proportion of patients in each category according to the ordinal scale

Time: 7 day

Measure: Proportion of patients in each category according to the ordinal scale

Time: Day 14

Measure: Proportion of patients in each category according to the ordinal scale

Time: Day 28

Measure: Duration of oxygen therapy in both groups

Time: Day 28

Measure: Duration of hospital stay in both groups

Time: Day 28

Measure: Proportion of patients on mechanical ventilation at day 7 in both groups

Time: Day 7

Measure: Mortality in both groups

Time: Day 7

Measure: Mortality in both groups

Time: Day 28

Measure: Duration of Intensive Care Unit stay

Time: Day 28

Measure: Incidence of adverse effects in both groups

Time: Day 28

Description: IgG Titres against S1, RBD antigen, and SARS CoV2 neutralizing antibody titres

Measure: Presence of antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 in serum after plasma administration

Time: Day 0

Description: IgG Titres against S1, RBD antigen, and SARS CoV2 neutralizing antibody titres

Measure: Presence of antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 in serum after plasma administration

Time: Day 3

Description: IgG Titres against S1, RBD antigen, and SARS CoV2 neutralizing antibody titres

Measure: Presence of antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 in serum after plasma administration

Time: Day 7

Description: IgG Titres against S1, RBD antigen, and SARS CoV2 neutralizing antibody titres

Measure: Presence of antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 in serum after plasma administration

Time: Day 14

Description: IgG Titres against S1, RBD antigen, and SARS CoV2 neutralizing antibody titres

Measure: Presence of antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 in serum after plasma administration

Time: Day 21

Description: IgG Titres against S1, RBD antigen, and SARS CoV2 neutralizing antibody titres

Measure: Presence of antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 in serum after plasma administration

Time: Day 28

Measure: Change in Cytokines in both groups

Time: Day 28

Description: Serum ferritin

Measure: Change in acute phase reactants in both groups

Time: Day 28

Measure: Correlation of the titers in COVID-19 convalescent plasma donors with duration of illness, the severity of symptoms, duration of hospital stay, drugs used in therapy, duration between recovery, and donation.

Time: Day 28

16 A Randomized, Open-label, Adaptive, Proof-of-concept Clinical Trial of Donated Antibodies Working Against With COVID-19: DAWN-PLASMA

This a phase II, proof-of-concept study. In the present study, we investigate if the administration of blood-plasma from patients recovered from COVID-19, could be effective to treat patients who are severely ill because of a COVID-19 infection. The general idea behind the transfusion, is that plasma of recovered patients contains antibodies that could eliminate the novel coronavirus causing COVID-19, and lead to a less severe course of the disease, or a faster healing. Simply put, in this study we would like to investigate whether 'borrowed immunity' from a person who has cured from this disease, could be applied to cure other patients more rapidly.

NCT04429854 COVID-19 Biological: Convalescent Plasma Drug: Standard of care

Primary Outcomes

Description: Primary outcome of the study is the number of patients alive without mechanical ventilation at day 15 after hospitalization.

Measure: Patients requiring mechanical ventilation or death

Time: No mechanical ventilation at day 15 after hospitalization.

Secondary Outcomes

Description: 0. Uninfected. Non viral RNA detected Ambulatory, Asymptomatic, viral RNA detected Ambulatory, Symptomatic, Independent Ambulatory, Symptomatic, Assistance needed Hospitalized, mild disease, No oxygen therapy needed Hospitalized, mild disease, Oxygen by mask of nasal prongs Hospitalized, severe disease, Oxygen by NIV or High flow Hospitalized, severe disease, Intubation and mechanical ventilation (pO2/FiO2>=150 OR SpO2/FIO2>=200) Hospitalized, severe disease, Mechanical ventilation (pO2/FiO2<150 OR SpO2/FIO2<200) OR vasopressors (norepinephrine >0.3 microg/kg/min) Hospitalized, severe disease, Mechanical ventilation pO2/FiO2<150 AND vasopressors (norepinephrine >0.3 microg/kg/min), OR Dialysis OR ECMO Death, Dead

Measure: Clinical status of subject at day 15 and day 30 (on a 10-point "WHO progression" ordinal scale)

Time: day 15 and day 30

17 Open, Non-comparative Pilot Study to Provide Access to Treatment With Investigational Convalescent Plasma and Measure Antibody Levels in Patients Hospitalized With COVID-19

This is an open label pilot study designed to provide access to treatment with investigational convalescent plasma and assess the relationship between NAb titers in the investigational convalescent plasma compared to changes in NAb levels in the recipient in hospitalized patients with COVID-19.

NCT04434131 COVID-19 Drug: Convalescent Plasma

Primary Outcomes

Description: To provide access to treatment with investigational convalescent plasma and measure NAb titers in an aliquot of the CP administered, to measure the volume of CP administered, and determine whether there is a correlation between the NAb dose titer in the CP and change or lack of change when comparing pre-treatment and day one NAb titers to inpatients with documented COIVD-19 infection

Measure: Correlation between the NAb dose titer in the convalescent plasma and change or lack of change when comparing pre-treatment and day one NAb titers to inpatients with documented COIVD-19 infection

Time: 14 days

Secondary Outcomes

Description: To evaluate the safety of convalescent plasma (CP) administration as determined by rapid deterioration of respiratory or clinical status on transfusion of SARS-CoV-2 convalescent plasma

Measure: Rapid deterioration as evidenced by increase in ordinal or news score within 4 hours of transfusion

Time: 14 days

Description: To evaluate number of participants with clearance of viral shedding of SARSCoV-2 in nasopharyngeal or nasal samples on days 3, 7, and 14 after CP transfusion.

Measure: Number of participants with clearance of viral shedding of SARSCoV-2 in nasopharyngeal or nasal samples

Time: 14 days

18 Use of Convalescent Plasma for Treatment of Patients With COVID-19 Infection

The concept of this clinical trial is built on the collection of convalescent plasma from individuals who had recovered from documented infection with SARS-CoV-2, to be used for patients with- or at high risk of progression to- severe/life-threatening clinical conditions due to SARS-CoV-2 infection. An informed consent is required to join this clinical trial; patients will be transfused with one or two units of ABO compatible convalescent plasma. Those patients will be followed up and the clinical and laboratory data will be compiled, including adverse events related to the administration of convalescent plasma (CP). Other data to be collected retrospectively will include patient demographics, acute care facility resource utilization (total length of stay, days in ICU, days intubated, and survival till discharge from an acute care facility).

NCT04438694 COVID19 Drug: Convalescent Plasma
MeSH:Infection

Primary Outcomes

Description: Decrease of hospital days of safety until discharge

Measure: Duration of hospitalization/Recovery status

Time: 2-3 weeks

19 Experimental Expanded Access Treatment With Convalescent Plasma for the Treatment of Patients With COVID-19

The purpose of this program is to see if giving convalescent plasma to individuals who test positive for COVID-19 may reduce their symptoms and help minimize complications from the illness.

NCT04445207 COVID Sars-CoV2 Corona Virus Infection Biological: Convalescent Plasma
MeSH:Coronavirus Infections Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome


20 Phase II Randomized Study of Convalescent Plasma From Recovered COVID-19 Donors Collected by Plasmapheresis as Treatment for Subjects With Early COVID-19 Infection

- This is a phase II randomized study of convalescent plasma for the treatment of non-immune individuals with COVID-19 infection at high risk of complications. - Subjects will be considered as having completed the study after 2 months (+/- 5) days, unless consent withdrawal or death occurs first. - Subjects will be randomized to receiving convalescent plasma or best supportive care. - Patients randomized to best supportive care may receive plasma should they require hospitalization for progression of COVID-19 disease. - The final analysis will be conducted once the last subject completes the 2-month visit or withdraws from the study.

NCT04456413 COVID-19 Biological: Convalescent Plasma Other: Best Supportive Care
MeSH:Infection

Primary Outcomes

Description: The hospitalization rate will be summarized by frequency (%) and compared between the Treatment and Control arms by Mantel-Haenszel test.

Measure: Hospitalization Rate

Time: 10 Days

Secondary Outcomes

Description: The time to symptoms resolution is defined as the time in days from therapies initiation to the first documented symptoms resolution as assessed by a local site. Patients whose symptoms are not resolved, or result in death, or lost follow-up on the designed follow-up date, will be censored on that date.

Measure: Time to symptoms resolution

Time: 2 Months

Description: Overall survival (OS) will be defined as the time in days from study entry to death. Patients who are alive on the date of closing follow-up will be censored on that date.

Measure: Overall survival

Time: 2 Months

Measure: Rate of virologic clearance by nasopharyngeal swab at 2 and 4 weeks

Time: 2 and 4 Weeks

Measure: Rate of nasopharyngeal swab positivity in donors

Time: 2 Months

Measure: Rate of donor titers level

Time: 2 Months

Measure: Impact of donor titers level on efficacy

Time: 2 Months

Measure: Patients' anti-SARS-CoV2 titer assessment pre-infusion for the Treatment group, at 2 weeks , 4 weeks and 2 months.

Time: Prior to treatment, 2 Weeks, 4 Weeks, and 2 Months

Other Outcomes

Description: Univariate test will be performed in terms of identifying the association between exploratory objective and the hospitalization rate, Mantel-Haenszel test for categorical variables, and t-test or its non-parametric version for the continuous variables based on the normalized of the data.

Measure: Plasma product's cytokine level assessment

Time: Day 0

Measure: Plasma product's mannose-binding lectin (MBL) level assessment

Time: Day 0

Measure: Plasma product's procalcitonin (PCT) level assessment

Time: Day 0

Measure: Plasma product's C-reactive protein (CRP) level assessment

Time: Day 0

Measure: Plasma product's Human neutrophil lipocalin (HNL) level assessment

Time: Day 0

Measure: Plasma product's Annexin V level assessment

Time: Day 0

Measure: Plasma product's Surfactant protein D (SP-D) level assessment

Time: Day 0

Measure: Plasma product's microRNA level assessment

Time: Day 0

Measure: Plasma product's immunoglobulin level assessment

Time: Day 0

Measure: Patients' cytokines levels assessment at +2 and +4 weeks post randomization

Time: 2 Weeks and 4 Weeks

Measure: Patients' chemokines levels assessment at +2 and +4 weeks post randomization

Time: 2 Weeks and 4 Weeks

Description: Safety assessment will be performed on infusion day for the Treatment group (immediately post infusion), and for all patients on randomization day +3 and +7 days (by telephone, closest business day is acceptable), +2 weeks (+/- 3 days), +4 weeks (+/- 3 days).

Measure: Rates of adverse events associated with convalescent plasma infusion.

Time: Day 3 and 7, Weeks 2 and 4

21 Expanded Access to Convalescent Plasma for the Treatment of Patients With COVID-19

This expanded access program will provide access to investigational convalescent plasma for patients at Hackensack University Medical Center infected with SARS-CoV-2 who have severe or life-threatening COVID-19, or who are judged by a healthcare provider to be at high risk of progression to severe or life-threatening disease.

NCT04472572 COVID-19 Biological: Convalescent Plasma


22 Prevention of Severe Covid-19 in Infected Elderly by Early Administration of Convalescent Plasma With High-titers of Antibody Against SARS-CoV2.

Trial design. Randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial in a catchment population of 2,020,860 age-appropriate subjects in the state of Buenos Aires and 235,000 in the city of Buenos Aires. Institutions. Hospitals San Juan de Dios, Simplemente Evita, Dr. Carlos Bocalandro, Evita Pueblo, Sanatorio Antartida, Hospital Central de San Isidro, Clinica Olivos in the state of Buenos Aires with 38 regional and town hospitals acting as referral centers, and Hospital Militar Central, Sanatorio de Los Arcos, Hospital Universitario CEMIC, Sanatorio Sagrado Corazon, Sanatorio Finochietto, Sanatorio Anchorena, Centro Gallego, and in the city of Buenos Aires in Argentina. Study population. Subjects >= 75 years of age irrespective of presenting comorbidities or between 65-74 years of age with at least one comorbidity (hypertension, diabetes, obesity, chronic renal failure, and COPD) who experience the following signs and symptoms for less than 48 hours at the time of screening for SARS CoV2 by RT-PCR: (a) a temperature >=37.5°C and/or unexplained sweating and/or chills and (b) at least one of the following: dry cough, dyspnea, fatigue, myalgia, anorexia, sore throat, loss of taste and/or smell, rhinorrhea. Subjects consenting to screening will be tested by reverse-transcriptase-polymerase-chain-reaction (RT-PCR) for SARS-CoV-2 in a nasopharyngeal and an oropharyngeal swab and invited to participate when RNA for the virus is detected. Intervention. Eligible, consenting patients will be randomized using an electronic system to receive 250 ml of convalescent plasma with an IgG titer against SARS-CoV2 spike (S) protein >1:1,000 (COVIDAR IgG, Insituto Leloir, Argentina) or placebo (normal saline 0.9%) administered in a 1:1 ratio. Both treatment and placebo will be concealed using dark bags and tape to cover the infusion line. Treatment will be administered <72 hours from initiation of symptoms. Subjects will be monitored for 12 hours after treatment for adverse events. Clinical and laboratory monitoring. All participating subjects will be admitted to the hospital upon enrollment. Twenty-four hours after completing the infusion, a sample of venous blood (5 ml) will be obtained from all participants to measure anti-S IgG SARS-CoV2 in serum (COVIDAR IgG, Leloir) and preserved at -20°C until completion of the study. Patient evolution will be assessed daily by study physicians during hospitalization until day 25 and/or at home until day 15, in the event of earlier discharge from the hospital. Study physicians will use predesigned questionnaires to collect clinical information. An Independent Data Safety Monitoring Board (DSMB) will supervise participating subjects during the study. Endpoints. The primary endpoint of the trial is development of severe respiratory disease defined as a respiratory rate (RR)>30 and/or an O2 sat<93% when breathing room air determined using a predefined protocol. Three other clinical endpoints include (a) life threatening respiratory disease, defined as need for 100% oxygen supplementation and/or non-invasive or invasive ventilation and/or admission to intensive care; (b) critical systemic illness, defined as respiratory failure (PaO2/FiO2 ≤ 200 mm Hg) and/or shock and/or multiorganic distress syndrome; and (c) death. Statistical analysis. The study is designed to have one interim analysis when the outcome results for 50% of the subjects is obtained. The minimally clinically important difference was set at a 40% relative reduction for an expected outcome rate of 50% in the control group reduced to 30% in the intervention group. A total sample size of 210 subjects (105 per trial arm) was estimated to have 80% power at a significance level (alpha) of 0.05 using a two-sided z-test with continuity correction. Ethical considerations. The trial has been approved by the institutional review boards of participating institutions and the Central Ethics Committee of the state of Buenos Aires. The study will be conducted in accordance with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki and the Good Clinical Practice guidelines of the International Conference on Harmonization. Written informed consent will be obtained from all patients for screening and enrollment.

NCT04479163 COVID Biological: Convalescent Plasma Other: Placebo

Primary Outcomes

Measure: Development of severe respiratory disease defined as a respiratory rate (RR)>30 and/or an O2 sat<93%

Time: From 12 hours post infusion to day 15 post infusion

Secondary Outcomes

Measure: Life threatening respiratory disease

Time: From 12 hours post infusion to day 25 post infusion

Measure: Critical systemic illness, defined as respiratory failure

Time: From 12 hours post infusion to day 25 post infusion

Measure: Death

Time: From 12 hours post infusion to day 25 post infusion

Measure: Combination of secondary outcomes #2 (Life threatening respiratory disease) and/or #3 (Critical systemic illness, defined as respiratory failure) and//or #4 (death)

Time: From 12 hours post infusion to day 25 post infusion

Measure: Duration of oxygen support requirement in patients with covid-19 due to saturation in ambient air <93%.

Time: From 12 hours post infusion to day 25 post infusion

23 Role of Investigational Therapies Alone or in Combination to Treat Moderate, Severe and Critical COVID-19

Beyond supportive care, there are currently no proven treatment options for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and related pneumonia, caused by Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).Investigators have seen recently from experience in Western countries with best health care systems that pandemics cannot be managed in hospitals. Investigators have seen ICUs crowded to capacity, healthcare workers being exposed and going to quarantine or dying after exposure to large doses of viral inoculums. Investigators recommend that institutions should register for Clinical trials and consider emergency use of TPE. In Pandemics, time is of essence to avoid mortality by intervening early with available evidence, preferably as part of clinical trial.Since the outbreak of corona virus disease (COVID-19), main treatment modalities have been antivirals, interferons, glucocorticoids, anti-coagulants and supportive treatment in addition to traditional Chinese medicine. There are also clinical trials exploring hydroxyquinoline / chloroquine sulphate, azithromycin, immunoglobulins, Vitamin-C, washed microbiota, nebulized interferon, teicoplanin as well as Mesenchymal stem cells. However, most of these trials were small and remain in the experimental phase with currently no effective / specific antiviral with robust scientific evidence as regards the mortality reduction in COVID-19.In an attempt to treat COVID-19, investigator will use different investigational treatment either alone or in combination to see mortality and morbidity benefit on the basis of limitted evidence available so far. These investigational modalities include Therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE), Convalescent Plasma (CP), Remdesivir, Tocilizumab and Mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) therapy in addition to standard supportive treatment.

NCT04492501 Covid19 Cytokine Release Syndrome Critical Illness ARDS Procedure: Therapeutic Plasma exchange Biological: Convalescent Plasma Drug: Tocilizumab Drug: Remdesivir Biological: Mesenchymal stem cell therapy
MeSH:Critical Illness

Primary Outcomes

Description: death or recovery

Measure: survival

Time: 28 days

Secondary Outcomes

Description: duration in days

Measure: duration of hospitalization

Time: 28 days

Description: duration in days to normalize symptoms and laboratory parameters

Measure: Time to resolution of cytokine release storm

Time: 28 days

Description: Time in days to turn PCR negative

Measure: Time of viral clearance

Time: 45 days

Description: incidence of Post Covid lung fibrosis

Measure: Complications

Time: 90 days

24 Convalescent Plasma in the Early Treatment of High-Risk Patients With SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) Infection

This study proposes to evaluate the therapeutic efficacy, immunologic effects and normalization of laboratory parameters for patients at high risk for mortality when infected by SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) when administered one unit (approximately 200 mL) of convalescent plasma administered over a period of one hour. Following administration of the convalescent plasma, physical exam/clinical assessment information is collected daily and routine lab result data is collected every three days.

NCT04513158 Covid19 Biological: Convalescent Plasma
MeSH:Infection

Primary Outcomes

Description: Measured by respiratory rate >30/min, blood oxygen saturation <93%, partial pressure of arterial oxygen to fraction of inspired oxygen ration <300 and received a medical diagnosis of respiratory failure, septic shock or multiple

Measure: Determine the therapeutic efficacy (response rate) of convalescent plasma infusion in patients at high risk for mortality when infected by SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19).

Time: Through study completion, an average of 30 days

Secondary Outcomes

Description: SARS-CoV-2 Ag levels through RT-PCR

Measure: Determine the immunologic effects of convalescent plasma infusion

Time: Through study completion, an average of 14 days

Description: Measure normalization of laboratory parameters for risk

Measure: Absolute lymphocyte count (10*3/uL)

Time: Through study completion, an average of 14 days

Description: Measure normalization of laboratory parameters for risk

Measure: reatinine kinase (mg/dL)

Time: Through study completion, an average of 14 days

Description: Measure normalization of laboratory parameters for risk

Measure: C-reactive protein (mg/dl)

Time: Through study completion, an average of 14 days

Description: Measure normalization of laboratory parameters for risk

Measure: D-Dimer (ng/ml FEU)

Time: Through study completion, an average of 14 days

Description: Measure normalization of laboratory parameters for risk

Measure: Interleukin-6 (pg/ml)

Time: Through study completion, an average of 14 days

Description: Measure normalization of laboratory parameters for risk

Measure: Ferritin (ng/mL)

Time: Through study completion, an average of 14 days


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