Status:

COMPLETED

Potential Efficacy of Convalescent Plasma to Treat Severe COVID-19 and Patients at High Risk of Developing Severe COVID-19

Lead Sponsor:

King Fahad Specialist Hospital Dammam

Collaborating Sponsors:

King Fahad Medical City

King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center

Conditions:

Convalescent Plasma for COVID 19

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-85 years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has started to affect Saudi Arabia and is expected to cause a lot of morbidities and many patients, especially the elderly, will require intensive care unit (IC...

Detailed Description

Coronaviruses (CoV) are a large family of RNA viruses that cause illnesses ranging from the common cold to more severe diseases such as Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS-CoV) and Severe Acute Res...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

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  • Recipients:
  • We will use the confirmed case definition of SARS-CoV-2 infection (COVID-19) with POSITIVE rRT PCR test for SARS-CoV-2 "using one of the SFDA approved kit used in KSA" as per current MOH / SCDPC (Waqayah) guidelines (derived from WHO and CDC ).
  • 18 or older
  • Patient with COVID 19 confirmed as per case definition of CDC or MOH/Waqayah
  • Must have been requiring ICU care or severe or immediately life-threatening care:
  • i. Patient requiring ICU admission. ii. Severe disease is defined as:
  • Dyspnea
  • Respiratory frequency ≥ 30/min
  • Blood oxygen saturation ≤ 93%
  • Partial pressure of arterial oxygen to fraction of inspired oxygen ratio \< 300, and/or Lung infiltrates \> 50% within 24 to 48 hours iii. Life-threatening disease is defined as:
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  • Respiratory failure
  • Septic shock, and/or
  • Multiple organ dysfunction or failure
  • Donors:
  • 18 or older
  • Recovery from Prior confirmed COVID-19 diagnosis through NEGATIVE rRT PCR test for SARS-CoV-2 from blood or nasopharyngeal swab - FDA IND guidance or the MOH updated recovery protocol 15.20.22.23
  • Complete Clinical Recovery from COVID-19 at least 14 days prior to donation (FDA IND guidance15)
  • All MOH criteria for a fit donor will be followed prior to donation.
  • All Transfusion Transmissible Infections (TTI) markers on the donor blood are negative as per current MOH routine donor screening regulations

Exclusion

  • Recipients:
  • Negative or non-conclusive test COVID-19 rRT PCR test for SARS-CoV-2
  • Mild symptoms
  • Hospitalization not requiring ICU admission
  • Donors:
  • Unfit to donate.
  • Multiparous or pregnant females.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

April 18 2020

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

November 16 2020

Estimated Enrollment :

575 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04347681

Start Date

April 18 2020

End Date

November 16 2020

Last Update

November 16 2021

Active Locations (14)

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John Hopkins Aramco Healthcare

Dhahran, Eastern Provence, Saudi Arabia

2

Qatif Central Hospital

Al Qaţīf, Saudi Arabia

3

Dammam Medical Complex

Dammam, Saudi Arabia

4

Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University

Dammam, Saudi Arabia