The effect of alpha-1-antitrypsin on the progression of covid-19 disease
- Conditions
- covid-19.COVID-19U07.1
- Registration Number
- IRCT20110510006431N6
- Lead Sponsor
- Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Pending
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 50
Age above 18 years
The presence of shortness of breath
Positive PCR test for corona or lung involvement in imaging
Signing informed consent and readiness to participate in the plan
Patients suffering from underlying diseases including pulmonary hypertension, kidney failure, seizures, depression, chronic hepatitis, cirrhosis and cholestatic liver diseases and pulmonary embolism (in the past 3 months)
Use of anti-coagulant drugs such as warfarin, hormonal drugs and other illegal drugs (within the past 30 days)
Alcohol consumption
Pregnancy or breastfeeding
Allergy to AAT drug
Having IgA deficiency
No smoking in the last 6 months
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The ratio of neutrophils to lymphocytes. Timepoint: At the first and at the 4th week of the study. Method of measurement: immunoassay.;ESR. Timepoint: At the first and at the 4th week of the study. Method of measurement: Westergren method and ESR tube.;CRP. Timepoint: At the first and at the 4th week of the study. Method of measurement: Spectrophotometry.;IL-6. Timepoint: At the first and at the 4th week of the study. Method of measurement: immunoassay.;Mortality rate. Timepoint: the 4th week of the study. Method of measurement: observation.;Hospitalization time. Timepoint: the 4th week of the study. Method of measurement: observation.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method