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Clinical Trials/EUCTR2020-005291-35-IT
EUCTR2020-005291-35-IT
Active, not recruiting
Phase 1

A multicenter randomized trial to evaluate the efficacy of tocilizumab in patients with severe Coronavirus Disease 2019 (Covid-19) pneumonia failing glucocorticoids. - ANTICIPANT

AOU POLICLINICO DI MODENA0 sites640 target enrollmentMarch 22, 2021

Overview

Phase
Phase 1
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
polmonite severa da coronavirus 2019
Sponsor
AOU POLICLINICO DI MODENA
Enrollment
640
Status
Active, not recruiting
Last Updated
2 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
March 22, 2021
End Date
TBD
Last Updated
2 years ago
Study Type
Interventional clinical trial of medicinal product
Sex
All

Investigators

Sponsor
AOU POLICLINICO DI MODENA

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • age\>\= 18 years;
  • Informed consent for participation in the study;
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction (Real\-time PCR) diagnosis of Sars\-CoV2 infection;
  • Hospitalization;
  • Clinical/instrumental diagnosis (high resolution chest computed tomography scan or chest x\-ray or pulmonary ultrasound) of COVID\-19 pneumonia;
  • PaO2/FiO2 ratio in room air \<250 mmHg and decreased by more than 20% and/or respiratory distress (RR\> 30 bpm and/or use of accessory respiratory muscles) occurs despite treatment at least 36 hours from first dexamethasone dose. The interval has been chosen on the basis of clinical experience with the timing of clinical improvement after starting this treatment.
  • An hyperinflammation condition defined by the presence of at least two of the following criteria at any time from admission: a) blood lymphocytes \< 1000/mmc; b) ferritin \> 500ng/mL; c) LDH \> 300 U/L; d) D\-dimers \> 1000 ng/mL; e) Creactive protein \> 3mg/dL
  • Are the trial subjects under 18? no
  • Number of subjects for this age range:
  • F.1\.2 Adults (18\-64 years) yes

Exclusion Criteria

  • Patient with acute respiratory distress syndrome with PaO2/FiO2 ratio \> 250 mmHg;
  • Invasive ventilation (oro\-tracheal intubation);
  • Known hypersensitivity to TCZ or its excipients;
  • Clinical conditions that contraindicate TCZ and cannot be treated or resolved according to the physician's judgment: e.g. Glutamate\-pyruvate transaminase (GPT) or glutamine oxaloacetic transaminase (GOT) \> 5 times the upper limit of the norm, Neutrophils \< 500/mmc, Platelets \< 50\.000/mmc, Diverticulitis or intestinal perforation, suspicion of latent tuberculosis;
  • Previous or concomitant use of other immune\-modulants for COVID\-19: anti\-IL\-1, JAK\-inhibitors, other anti\-IL\-6
  • PCT \> 0\.5 ng/mL

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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