Status:

UNKNOWN

Steroids and Unfractionated Heparin in Critically Ill Patients With Pneumonia From COVID-19 Infection

Lead Sponsor:

Massimo Girardis

Conditions:

Covid19

SARS-CoV Infection

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE3

Brief Summary

SARS-CoV-2 infection seems to induce in most critical cases an excessive and aberrant hyper-inflammatory host immune response that is associated with a so-called "cytokine storm", moreover pro-thrombo...

Detailed Description

Rationale It is very likely that the most severe manifestations of COVID-19 may be linked to an excessive and aberrant hyper-inflammatory host immune response along with pro-thrombotic derangements of...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Positive SARS-CoV-2 diagnostic (on pharyngeal swab of deep airways material)
  • Positive pressure ventilation (either non-invasive or invasive) from \> 24 hours
  • Invasive mechanical ventilation from \< 96 hours
  • P/F ratio \< 150
  • D-dimer level \> 6 x upper limit of local reference range
  • PCR \> 6 fold upper limit of local reference range

Exclusion

  • Age \< 18 years
  • On-going treatment with anticoagulant drugs
  • Platelet count \<100.000/mmc
  • History of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia
  • Allergy to sodium enoxaparine or other LMWH, unfractionated heparin or metylprednisolone;
  • Active bleeding or on-going clinical condition deemed at high risk of bleeding contraindicating anticoagulant treatment
  • Recent (in the last 1 month prior to randomization) brain, spinal or ophthalmic surgery
  • Chronic assumption or oral corticosteroids
  • Pregnancy or breastfeeding or positive pregnancy test. In childbearing age women, before inclusion, a pregnancy test will be performed if not available;
  • Clinical decision to withhold life-sustaining treatment or "too sick to benefit";
  • Presence of other severe diseases impairing life expectancy (e.g. patients are not expected to survive 28 days given their pre-existing medical condition);
  • Lack or withdrawal of informed consent.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

November 25 2020

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

July 30 2021

Estimated Enrollment :

210 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04528888

Start Date

November 25 2020

End Date

July 30 2021

Last Update

May 6 2021

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ICU- University Hospital Modena

Modena, Italy, 41124