Status:

TERMINATED

Safety and Efficacy of Hyperbaric Oxygen for ARDS in Patients With COVID-19

Lead Sponsor:

Karolinska Institutet

Collaborating Sponsors:

Karolinska Trial Alliance

University of California, San Diego

Conditions:

SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome)

Cytokine Storm

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-90 years

Phase:

PHASE2

PHASE3

Brief Summary

COVID-19 may cause severe pneumonitis that require ventilatory support in some patients, the ICU mortality is as high as 62%. Hospitals do not have enough ICU beds to handle the demand and to date the...

Detailed Description

Main objective: To evaluate if HBO reduce the number of ICU admissions compared to Best practice for COVID-19 Secondary objectives: Main secondary objectives: To evaluate if HBO: * reduces mortali...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Inclusion criteria:
  • Aged 18-90 years
  • PaO2/FiO2 (PFI) below 200 mmHg (26.7 kPa)
  • Suspected or verified SARS-CoV-2 infection
  • At least two risk factors for increased morbidity/mortality
  • Age above 50 years
  • Hypertension
  • Cardiovascular disease
  • Diabetes or pre-diabetes
  • Active or cured cancer
  • Asthma/COPD
  • Smoking
  • D-Dimer \> 1.0 mg/L
  • Auto-immune disease
  • Documented informed consent according to ICH-GCP and national regulations
  • Exclusion Criteria:
  • ARDS/pneumonia caused by other viral infections (positive for other virus)
  • ARDS/pneumonia caused by other non-viral infections or trauma
  • Known pregnancy or positive pregnancy test in women of childbearing age
  • Patients with previous lung fibrosis more than 10%
  • CT- or Spirometry-verified severe COPD with Emphysema
  • Contraindication for HBO according to local guidelines
  • Not likely to need ICU admission \< 7 days of screening (Subjective criteria that may exclude any patients that fulfil the other inclusion criteria but where the treating physician suspect a spontaneous recovery)
  • Mental inability, reluctance or language difficulties that result in difficulty understanding the meaning of study participation
  • Prisoner (Exclusion criteria according to IRB at UCSD)

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    June 3 2020

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ACTUAL

    End Date :

    December 1 2022

    Estimated Enrollment :

    34 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT04327505

    Start Date

    June 3 2020

    End Date

    December 1 2022

    Last Update

    January 9 2023

    Active Locations (3)

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    1

    Krankenhaus St. Joesf

    Regensburg, Germany, 93053

    2

    Blekingesjukhuset

    Karlskrona, Blekinge County, Sweden

    3

    Karolinska University Hospital

    Stockholm, Sweden, 171 76