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Convalescent Plasma in Outpatients With COVID-19

Phase 3
Completed
Conditions
Covid19
Interventions
Biological: Convalescent Plasma
Biological: Saline
Registration Number
NCT04355767
Lead Sponsor
Stanford University
Brief Summary

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 enroll 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.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
511
Inclusion Criteria
  • One or more symptoms of COVID-19 illness and laboratory-confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection
  • Has at least one study defined risk factor for severe COVID-19 illness
  • Clinical team deems stable for outpatient management without supplemental oxygen
  • CP available at the site at the time of enrollment
  • Duration of symptoms ≤ 7 days at ED presentation
  • Informed consent from subject
Exclusion Criteria
  • Age less than 18 years
  • Prisoner or ward of the state
  • Presumed unable to complete follow-up assessments
  • Prior adverse reaction(s) from blood product transfusion
  • Receipt of any blood product within the past 120 days
  • Treating clinical team unwilling to administer 300 ml fluid
  • Enrollment in another interventional trial for COVID-19 illness

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Convalescent PlasmaConvalescent PlasmaParticipants receive 1 unit of convalescent plasma.
PlaceboSalineParticipants receive 1 unit of saline with multivitamin.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Number of Patients With Disease Progression (Per-protocol Population)15 days

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

Number of Patients With Disease Progression (Intention-to-treat Population)15 days

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

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Number of Patients With Worsening of Symptoms at Day 15 as a Measure of Time to Disease Progression15 days

Assessed 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 emergency department 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

Number of Hospital-free Days During the 30 Days Following Randomization30 days
All-cause MortalityAssessed at 30 days
Worst Severity Rating on the WHO COVID Ordinal Scale for Clinical Improvement During the 30 Days Following Randomization30 days

This scale was developed by a special World Health Organization (WHO) committee for quantifying COVID-19 illness severity.

* 1 = Not hospitalized without limitation in activity (no symptoms)

* 2 = Not hospitalized with limitation in activity (continued symptoms)

* 3 = Hospitalized not on supplemental oxygen

* 4 = Hospitalized on supplemental oxygen by mask or nasal prongs

* 5 = Hospitalized on non-invasive ventilation or high flow nasal cannula

* 6 = Hospitalized, intubated and mechanically ventilated

* 7 = Hospitalized, intubated, mechanically ventilated and requiring additional organ support (pressors, renal replacement therapy)

* 8 = Death

Trial Locations

Locations (53)

Chandler Regional Medical Center

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Chandler, Arizona, United States

Valleywise Health Medical Center

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Phoenix, Arizona, United States

UCSD Health La Jolla

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La Jolla, California, United States

Loma Linda University Medical Center

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Loma Linda, California, United States

Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center

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Los Angeles, California, United States

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

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Los Angeles, California, United States

UC Davis Medical Center

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Sacramento, California, United States

Stanford University

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Stanford, California, United States

Harbor-UCLA Medical Center

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Torrance, California, United States

University of Colorado Hospital

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Aurora, Colorado, United States

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Chandler Regional Medical Center
🇺🇸Chandler, Arizona, United States
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