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Study to know the efficacy of REMDESIVIR, an antiviral drug in treating Moderate and severe Covid ââ?¬â?? 19 Pneumonia (Lung Infection) due to CORONA virus in adult patients.

A Retrospective study of Comparing outcomes of Moderate and severe COVID-19 Pneumonia in patients treated with guideline based remdesivir regimen and non-remdesivir regimen� RESCUER study - RESCUER

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2021/05/033742
Enrollment
500
Registered
2021-05-24
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2022-10-17

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: B972- Coronavirus as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere Health Condition 2: B338- Other specified viral diseases

Interventions

Control Intervention1: REMDESIVIR: Remdesivir, usullay administered as injection at a loading dose of 200mg intravenously on Day 1 over 30 - 120 min, followed by 100mg for another 4 days for covid -19

Sponsors

Government of Tamilnadu
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Age ââ?°Â¥12 years with Confirmed COVID-19. (Laboratory (RT-PCR) ââ?¬â?? Positive) Moderate COVID pneumonia: Moderate Pneumonia (frequent fever, cough) with no obvious hypoxemia, chest CT with lesions. Severe COVID pneumonia: Severe Pneumonia with hypoxemia (SpO2 Patients received Remdesivir (Case) and also not received it (Control group).

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Mild infection (without CT lesions) Critical pneumonias (CT involvement > 75%). Patients with moderate and Severe pneumonia but died within 3 days of hospital admission. Patient who received Tocilizumab (critical pts) Severe liver disease (AST > 5 times upper limit) Patients with severe renal impairment (estimated GFR �30 mL/min/1.73 m2) or receiving continuous Dialysis Pregnant or breastfeeding mothers. Patient transferred to another hospital within 72 hours. Cases with inadequate datas.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
1. Time to clinical recovery 2. All cause mortality Timepoint: one month

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1. Duration of invasive mechanical ventilation 2. Duration of noninvasive ventilation or use of high-flow Nasal oxygen devices (HFNO); 3. Duration of low-flow supplemental oxygen; 4. Any Complications (Drug or disease related), 5. Length of hospital stay (days) Timepoint: One month

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDuraisamy Kathirvel

Government Villupuram Medical College and Hospital

maestrokathir@yahoo.com9943375533

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026