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Clinical Trials/ACTRN12620000517976
ACTRN12620000517976
Terminated
Phase 3

A randomised controlled trial of Nebulised Heparin in critically ill mechanically ventilated patients with COVID-19 to assess the effect on the duration of mechanical ventilation.

St Vincents Hospital Melbourne0 sites50 target enrollmentApril 27, 2020

Overview

Phase
Phase 3
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Not specified
Sponsor
St Vincents Hospital Melbourne
Enrollment
50
Status
Terminated
Last Updated
2 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
April 27, 2020
End Date
August 17, 2022
Last Updated
2 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Sex
All

Investigators

Sponsor
St Vincents Hospital Melbourne

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Age 18 years or older
  • In ICU or scheduled for transfer to ICU
  • Endotracheal tube in place
  • Intubated yesterday or today
  • PaO2 to FIO2 ratio less than or equal to 300 while intubated
  • Acute opacities not fully explained by effusions, lobar/lung collapse and nodules, affecting at least one lung quadrant on chest X\-ray or CT
  • The acute opacities on chest X\-ray or CT are most likely due to COVID\-19
  • There is a PCR positive sample for SARS\-CoV\-2 within the past 21 days or there are results pending or further testing is planned

Exclusion Criteria

  • Enrolled in another clinical trial that is unapproved for co\-enrolment
  • Heparin allergy or heparin\-induced thrombocytopaenia
  • APTT \> 120 seconds and this is not due to anticoagulant therapy
  • Platelet count \< 20 x 10^9 per L
  • Pulmonary bleeding
  • Uncontrolled bleeding
  • Pregnant or might be pregnant
  • Receiving or about to commence ECMO or HFOV
  • Myopathy, spinal cord injury, or nerve injury or disease with a likely prolonged incapacity to breathe independently e.g. Guillain\-Barre syndrome
  • Acute brain injury that may result in long\-term disability

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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