Intravenous Immunoglobulin Therapy in the treatment of Moderate Pneumonia in COVID-19 patients
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: B972- Coronavirus as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2020/06/026222
- Lead Sponsor
- Virchow Biotech Private Limited
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 103
Both male or female patients who signed the informed consent and aged >=18 years ;
Patients admitted with RT-PCR confirmed COVID-19 illness.
Patient with any of the following :
Fever >=36.7â?? axilla or Oral temperature >= 38.0 â??
PaO2/ FiO2: 100-300 mmHg
Respiratory Rate >24/min and SaO2 90- 93% on room air
Lung involvement confirmed with chest X-ray.
(X-ray interpretation as mentioned in ICMR guideline-bilateral opacities, not fully explained by effusions, lobar or lung collapse, or nodules)
Viral pneumonia with other viruses besides COVID-19
Patients are not suitable for immunoglobulin therapy.
Patients with severe pneumonia defined as : RR >= 30 times/min or oxygen saturation <= 90% in resting state or PaO2/FiO2 <= 100 mmHg or respiratory failure and mechanical ventilation are required or shock occurs or ICU monitoring with prescence of other organ failure.
Patients on either immunoglobulin or hydroxychloroquine treatment
Pregnant or lactating women or other circumstances in which the investigator determined that the patient is not suitable for the clinical trial.
Participation in other studies.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
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