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European/Euro-ELSO Survey on Adult and Neonatal/ Pediatric COVID-19 Patients in ECMO

Conditions
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
COVID
ARDS, Human
Refractory Hypoxemia
SARS-CoV-2
Cardiogenic Shock
Septic Shock
Registration Number
NCT04366921
Lead Sponsor
Maastricht University Medical Center
Brief Summary

In the last 10 years, severe acute respiratory infection (SARI) was responsible of multiple outbreaks putting a strain on the public health worldwide. Indeed, SARI had a relevant role in the development of pandemic and epidemic with terrible consequences such as the 2009 H1N1 pandemic which led to more than 200.000 respiratory deaths globally.

In late December 2019, in Wuhan, Hubei, China, a new respiratory syndrome emerged with clinical signs of viral pneumonia and person-to-person transmission. Tests showed the appearance of a novel coronavirus, namely the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Two other strains, the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV) and Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) have caused severe respiratory illnesses, sometimes fatal. In particular, the mortality rate associated with SARS-CoV and MERS-CoV, was of 10% and 37% respectively.

Even though COVID-19 appeared from the first time in China, quickly it spread worldwide and cases have been described in other countries such as Thailand, Japan, South Korea, Germany, Italy, France, Iran, USA and many other countries. An early paper reported 41 patients with laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 infection in Wuhan. The median age of the patients was 49 years and mostly men (73%). Among those, 32% were admitted to the ICU because of the severe hypoxemia. The most associated comorbidities were diabetes (20%), hypertension (15%), and cardiovascular diseases (15%). On admission, 98% of the patients had bilateral multiple lobular and sub-segmental areas of consolidation. Importantly, acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) developed in 29% of the patients, while acute cardiac injury in 12%, and secondary infection in 10%. Invasive mechanical ventilation was required in 10% of those patients, and two of these patients (5%) had refractory hypoxemia and received extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). In a later retrospective report by Wang and collaborators, clinical characteristics of 138 patients with COVID-19 infection were described. ICU admission was required in 26.1% of the patients for acute respiratory distress syndrome (61.1%), arrhythmia (44.4%), and shock (30.6%). ECMO support was needed in 11% of the patients admitted to the ICU. During the period of follow-up, overall mortality was 4.3%.

The use of ECMO in COVID-19 infection is increasing due to the high transmission rate of the infection and the respiratory-related mortality.

Therefore, the investigators believe that ECMO in case of severe interstitial pneumonia caused by COVID could represent a valid solution in order to avoid lung injuries related to prolonged treatment with non-invasive and invasive mechanical ventilation. In addition, ECMO could have a role for the systemic complications such as septic and cardiogenic shock as well myocarditis scenarios. Potential clinical effects and outcomes of the ECMO support in the novel coronavirus pandemic will be recorded and analyzed in our project.

The researchers hypothesize that a significant percentage of patients with COVID-19 infection will require the utilize of ECMO for refactory hypoxemia, cardiogenic shock or septic shock. This study seeks to prove this hypothesis by conducting an observational retrospective/prospective study of patients in the ICU who underwent ECMO support and describe clinical features, severity of pulmonary dysfunction and risk factors of COVID-patients who need ECMO support, the incidence of ECMO use, ECMO technical characteristics, duration of ECMO, complications and outcomes of COVID-patients requiring ECMO support.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
UNKNOWN
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
150
Inclusion Criteria
  • Laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 infection by real-time PCR (polymerase chain reaction)
  • ECMO for treatment severe lung disease COVID-19 related
Exclusion Criteria
  • Patients treated with ECMO for other concomitant causes.

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Date of signs of COVID-19 infectionat baseline or date of occurence

in dd-mm-yyyy or mm-dd-yyyy

Weightat baseline

in kilograms

Date of positive swabat baseline or date of occurence

in dd-mm-yyyy or mm-dd-yyyy

Date of ECMO configuration changeup to 6 months

in dd-mm-yyyy or mm-dd-yyyy

Anticoagulation during ECMOfrom day of ECMO-implant for every 24 hours until date of weaning or death, up to 6 months

heparin, bivalirudin, nothing

Frequency of ECMO circuit changeup to 6 months

amount of ECMO circuit changes (1, 2, 3 etc.)

Main co-morbidities y/nat baseline

diabetes mellitus y/n, chronic renal failure y/n, ischemic heart disease y/n, heart failure y/n, chronic liver failure y/n, neurological impairment y/n

Pre-ECMO length of mechanical ventilation daysat or during ECMO-implant

in days

Use of second line treatmentup to 6 months

y/n, what kind (eg prone-position, recruitment manoeuvers, neuromuscular blockade etc)

Indications for ECMO-implantat ECMO-implant

respiratory or cardiac

ECMO blood flow ratefrom day of ECMO-implant for every 24 hours until date of weaning or death, up to 6 months

l/min

ICU dischargefrom day of ICU-admission for every 24 hours until date of discharge or death, up to 6 months

y/n, date

Ageat baseline

age in years

Genderat baseline

male/female

Heightat baseline

in meters

Pre-existing pulmonary disease y/nat baseline

Asthma y/n, cystic fibrosis y/n, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease y/n, pulmonary hypertension y/n, pulmonary fibrosis y/n, chronic restrictive lung disease y/n

Pre-ECMO length of ICU stayat or during ECMO-implant

in days

Date of ECMO implantat ECMO-implant

in dd-mm-yyyy or mm-dd-yyyy

Ventilator setting on ECMOfrom day of ECMO-implant for every 24 hours until date of weaning or death, up to 6 months

settings of ventilator

Alive/deceased6 months
Pre-ECMO length of hospital stayat or during ECMO-implant

in days

Type of ECMO-implantat ECMO-implant

veno-venous, veno-arterial or veno-venoarterial

Use of antibioticsup to 6 months

y/n, what kind

Use of anti-viral treatmentup to 6 months

y/n, what kind

Type of accessat ECMO-implant

peripheral or central

ECMO configuration changeup to 6 months

y/n

Main cause of death6 months
ECMO gas flow ratefrom day of ECMO-implant for every 24 hours until date of weaning or death, up to 6 months

l/min

New ECMO configurationup to 6 months

veno-venous, veno-arterial, veno-venoarterial, other

Indications for ECMO configuration changeup to 6 months

right ventricular failure, left ventricular failure, refractory hypoxemia

ECMO complicationsup to 6 months

Hemorrhagic, infection, other complications

ECMO Weaningfrom day of ECMO-implant for every 24 hours until date of weaning or death, up to 6 months

y/n

Type of dischargeup to 6 months

Ward, another ICU, rehabilitation center, home

BMIat baseline

weight and height combined to calculate BMI in kg/m\^2

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (97)

Paris South University Hospitals

🇫🇷

Paris, France

Henri Mondor University Hospital

🇫🇷

Paris, France

Landesklinikum Sankt Polten

🇦🇹

St.Pölten, Austria

Medical University of Vienna

🇦🇹

Vienna, Austria

Onze Lieve Vrouwziekenhuis Aalst

🇧🇪

Aalst, Belgium

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Saint Pierre

🇧🇪

Brussels, Belgium

University Hospital, Antwerp

🇧🇪

Antwerp, Belgium

Erasme University Hospital

🇧🇪

Brussel, Belgium

Chirec

🇧🇪

Brussels, Belgium

La Louvière Hopital

🇧🇪

La Louvière, Belgium

Universitaire Ziekenhuizen Leuven

🇧🇪

Leuven, Belgium

Charles University, Czech Republic

🇨🇿

Praha, Czechia

CHU de Liege

🇧🇪

Liège, Belgium

General University Hospital, Prague

🇨🇿

Praha, Czechia

Copenhagen University Hospital at Herlev

🇩🇰

Copenhagen, Denmark

University Hospital, Bordeaux

🇫🇷

Bourdeaux, France

University Hospital, Montpellier

🇫🇷

Montpellier, France

Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital

🇫🇷

Paris, France

Rennes University Hospital

🇫🇷

Rennes, France

University Hospital, Aachen

🇩🇪

Aachen, Germany

German Heart Center

🇩🇪

Berlin, Germany

Universitätsklinikum Düsseldorf

🇩🇪

Düsseldorf, Germany

Children's Medical Hospital, University of Essen, Essen, Germany

🇩🇪

Essen, Germany

University Hospital, Essen

🇩🇪

Essen, Germany

University Heart Center Freiburg - Bad Krozingen

🇩🇪

Freiburg, Germany

Hannover Medical School

🇩🇪

Hannover, Germany

Universitätsklinikum Köln

🇩🇪

Köln, Germany

University Hospital, Alexandroupolis

🇬🇷

Alexandroupolis, Greece

ECMO Centers Israel

🇮🇱

Jerusalem, Israel

St. Orsola Hospital

🇮🇹

Bologna, Italy

Gaslini Children's Hospital

🇮🇹

Genua, Italy

Ospedale San Donato

🇮🇹

Milan, Italy

Bambino Gesù Hospital and Research Institute

🇮🇹

Roma, Italy

A.O.U. Città della Salute e della Scienza - Molinette Hospital

🇮🇹

Turin, Italy

Mauriziano Umberto I Hospital

🇮🇹

Turin, Italy

Ospedale S. Giovanni Bosco

🇮🇹

Turin, Italy

University Hospital, Udine, Italy

🇮🇹

Udine, Italy

Ospedale San Bortolo di Vicenza

🇮🇹

Vicenza, Italy

University of Groningen

🇳🇱

Groningen, Netherlands

Leiden University Medical Center

🇳🇱

Leiden, Netherlands

Erasmus Medical Center

🇳🇱

Rotterdam, Netherlands

Chelyabinsk Regional Clinical Hospital

🇷🇺

Chelyabinsk, Russian Federation

Krasnodar Regional Hospital no 1

🇷🇺

Krasnodar, Russian Federation

Kemerovo Regional Clinical Cardiological Center named after academician L.S. Barbarash

🇷🇺

Kemerovo, Russian Federation

City Clinical Hospital No. 67, Moscow, Russia

🇷🇺

Moscow, Russian Federation

Hospital Vall d'Hebron

🇪🇸

Barcelona, Spain

Hospital Sant Joan de Deu

🇪🇸

Barcelona, Spain

Hospital Universitario Ramon y Cajal

🇪🇸

Madrid, Spain

Hospital Miguel Servet

🇪🇸

Zaragoza, Spain

Lund University Hospital

🇸🇪

Lund, Sweden

Karolinska University Hospital

🇸🇪

Stockholm, Sweden

University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland

🇨🇭

Basel, Switzerland

University of Bern

🇨🇭

Bern, Switzerland

University of Lausanne Hospitals

🇨🇭

Lausanne, Switzerland

Klinik Hirslanden, Zurich

🇨🇭

Zürich, Switzerland

Cardiocentro Ticino

🇨🇭

Lugano, Switzerland

Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Foundation Trust

🇬🇧

Brompton, United Kingdom

Paediatric Intensive Care Glasgow

🇬🇧

Glasgow, United Kingdom

Leicester Children's Hospital

🇬🇧

Leicester, United Kingdom

Newcastle-upon-Tyne Hospitals NHS Trust

🇬🇧

Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom

Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust

🇬🇧

London, United Kingdom

Heart Center Leipzig - University Hospital

🇩🇪

Leipzig, Germany

Policlinico Hospital Milan

🇮🇹

Milano, Italy

Niguarda Hospital

🇮🇹

Milan, Italy

Heim Pal Children's Hospital

🇭🇺

Budapest, Hungary

Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel

🇧🇪

Brussel, Belgium

University Hospital Tuebingen

🇩🇪

Tuebingen, Germany

San Giorgio Clinic

🇮🇹

Alessandria, Italy

San Gerardo Hospital

🇮🇹

Monza, Italy

IRCCS Policlinico S. Matteo

🇮🇹

Pavia, Italy

Universitätskliniken Innsbruck

🇦🇹

Innsbruck, Austria

Hôpital Civil Marie Curie de Charleroi

🇧🇪

Charleroi, Belgium

University Hospital, Ghent

🇧🇪

Ghent, Belgium

Ospedali Riuniti Ancona

🇮🇹

Ancona, Italy

Azienda Ospedaliera Spedali Civili di Brescia

🇮🇹

Brescia, Italy

San Raffaele University Hospital, Italy

🇮🇹

Milan, Italy

Ospedale dell'Angelo, Venezia-Mestre

🇮🇹

Venice, Italy

Klinikum Nürnberg

🇩🇪

Nürnberg, Germany

Papa Giovanni XXIII Hospital

🇮🇹

Bergamo, Italy

Ospedale Maurizio Bufalini

🇮🇹

Cesena, Italy

Maastricht University Medical Center

🇳🇱

Maastricht, Netherlands

University Hospital, Geneva

🇨🇭

Geneva, Switzerland

University of Zurich

🇨🇭

Zürich, Switzerland

Hospices Civils de Lyon

🇫🇷

Lyon, France

Klinikum Kassel

🇩🇪

Kassel, Germany

University Hospital Regensburg

🇩🇪

Regensburg, Germany

G. Pasquinucci Heart Hospital, Massa

🇮🇹

Massa, Italy

GVM Care & Research

🇮🇹

Puglia, Italy

Medical University of Warsaw

🇵🇱

Warsaw, Poland

Hospital Sao Joao

🇵🇹

Porto, Portugal

San Camillo Hospital, Rome

🇮🇹

Roma, Italy

Novosibirsk City Hospital #2

🇷🇺

Novosibirsk, Russian Federation

Vilnius University Hospital Santaros Klinikos

🇱🇹

Vilnius, Lithuania

City Hospital No 40, Saint Petersburg, Russia

🇷🇺

Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation

UMC Utrecht

🇳🇱

Utrecht, Netherlands

City Hospital No 41, Ekaterinburg, Russia

🇷🇺

Ekaterinburg, Russian Federation

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

🇬🇧

London, United Kingdom

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