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High dose intravenous vitamin C might be used as an important rescue therapy for aggravation of severe and critical novel coronavirus pneumonia (COVID-19) patients

High dose intravenous vitamin C might be used as an important rescue therapy for aggravation of severe and critical novel coronavirus pneumonia (COVID-19) patients

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR2000032716
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2020-05-08
Start date
2020-02-05
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2020-05-11

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

Conditions

Novel Coronavirus Pneumonia (COVID-19)

Interventions

severe group:high dose intravenous vitamin C
critical group:high dose intravenous vitamin C

Sponsors

Ruijin Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. patients who was diagnosed with COVID-19 pneumonia with severe and critical severity. Diagnosis were performed according to World Health Organization interim guidance11. The specific criteria for severity classification3 is shown in supplementary table 1; 2. patients who suffered with disease aggravation which was defined: the severe patients showed continuous falling down of PF indicators and enlargement of radiological lesion >50% for 3 days with high risk of higher level of respiratory support; the critical patients with continuous falling down with PF indicators even in the treatment of mechanical ventilation (MV) or extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO); 3. patients who received HDIVC within 1 day after aggravation. The aggravation occurrence and the initiation of HDIVC rescue therapy was judged by the same expert panel.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. During the treatment, the tumor occurred; 2. During pregnancy or lactation.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
C-reactive protein;lymphocyte;CD4+ T cell;PaO2/FiO2;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactEnqiang Mao

Ruijin Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine

maoeq@yeah.net+86 13501747906

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ChiCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 17, 2026