Status:

UNKNOWN

Remdesivir and Convalescent Plasma Therapy for Treatment of COVID-19 Infection in Nepal : A Registry Study

Lead Sponsor:

Nepal Health Research Council

Conditions:

Covid19

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Brief Summary

The pandemic COVID-19 does not have an established treatment. Clinical trials of antiviral drugs against SARS CoV-2 are currently in progress. Clinical study done by NIH which included 1059 patients i...

Detailed Description

The pandemic COVID-19 does not have an established treatment. Although small studies have demonstrated some successes of few antiviral and immunomodulatory agents, either their data so far are not ver...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • All patients who receive treatment with CPT or Remdesivir will be eligible for the study. Treatment decision will be based on decision of the treating physicians. However, following guidelines for treatment are provided based on current standard of care: For Remdesivir: Patients with severe COVID-19 infection who require to be on oxygen supplementation.
  • For convalescent plasma therapy: Patients who meet one of the following criteria are likely to benefit from convalescent plasma therapy:
  • Patients on life-threatening COVID-19 infection when combined with Remdesivir.
  • Patients who progress to life-threatening infection despite being on remdesivir for 48 hours or longer. The following definitions are used to define severe and life threatening COVID-19 infection.
  • Severe COVID-19 infection is defined by one or more of the following criteria:
  • Shortness of breath (dyspnea)
  • Respiratory frequency ≥ 30/min
  • Blood oxygen saturation ≤ 93%
  • Partial pressure of arterial oxygen to fraction of inspired oxygen ratio \< 300
  • Lung infiltrates increased more than 50% within 24 to 48 hours
  • Life-threatening COVID-19 infection is defined as one or more of the following:
  • Respiratory failure
  • Septic shock
  • Multiple organ dysfunction or failure

Exclusion

  • If the diagnosis is not confirmed with PCR or similar alternative tests for COVID-19 infection
  • Any patient with contraindications for receiving plasma transfusion should not receive plasma
  • Any patient with contraindications for receiving Remdesivir should not receive Remdesivir

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

November 19 2020

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

November 19 2021

Estimated Enrollment :

2000 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04669990

Start Date

November 19 2020

End Date

November 19 2021

Last Update

December 17 2020

Active Locations (4)

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Narayani Hospital

Birgunj, Nepal

2

Seti Provincial Hospital

Dhangadi, Nepal

3

BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences (BPKIHS)

Dharān, Nepal

4

Bheri Provincial Hospital

Nepalgunj, Nepal