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Dexamethasone associated with hydroxychloroquine vs. hydroxychloroquine alone for the early treatment of severe ARDS caused by COVID-19 : a randomized controlled trial

Dexamethasone associated with hydroxychloroquine vs. hydroxychloroquine alone for the early treatment of severe ARDS caused by COVID-19 : a randomized controlled trial - DHYSCO

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
EU CTR
Registry ID
EUCTR2020-001333-13-FR
Enrollment
122
Registered
2020-04-02
Start date
2020-04-09
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2020-08-18

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

Conditions

Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) caused by SARS-Cov-2 infection

Interventions

Trade Name: DEXAMETHASONE MYLAN 20mg/5mL Product Name: DEXAMETHASONE Pharmaceutical Form: Injection Trade Name: PLAQUENIL 200MG Product Name: HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE Pharmaceutical Form: Tablet

Sponsors

Groupe Hospitalier Paris Saint-Joseph
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Patient aged > 18 2. Patient affiliated to a health insurance plan 3. Patient who has given their free, informed and written consent or patient for whom an independent doctor has given their signed consent as part of an emergency procedure 4. Serum Potassium> 3,5 mmol / L 5. Patient diagnosed COVID positive by RT-PCR and / or scanner Are the trial subjects under 18? no Number of subjects for this age range: F.1.2 Adults (18-64 years) yes F.1.2.1 Number of subjects for this age range 80 F.1.3 Elderly (>=65 years) yes F.1.3.1 Number of subjects for this age range 42

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Patient under guardianship or curatorship 2. Patient with plausible alternate diagnosis 3. ARDS evolving for more than 4 days 4. Contraindication to the HCQ 5. Contraindication to DXM 6. Uncontrolled septic shock 7. Untreated active infection or treated less than 24 hours 8. Long-term patient treated with corticosteroids (> 20 mg / day) or HCQ 9. Immunocompromised patients: AIDS, bone marrow or solid organ transplant recipients 10. Pregnant women

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Secondary Objective: Assess, in patients with ARDS causedd by COVID-19, the efficacy of DXM associated with HCQ compared to HCQ alone on : - the ventilator-free days - mortality in intensive care unit - mortality on D60 - the occurrence of infectious complications ;Primary end point(s): Mortality on D28 ;Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point: the 28th day after the start of treatment ;Main Objective: Assess, in patients with ARDS caused by COVID-19, the efficacy of dexamethasone (DXM) associated with hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) compared to HCQ alone on mortality at 28 days

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Secondary end point(s): - Ventilator-free days - Mortality in intensive care unit - Mortality on D60 - Number of episodes of pneumonia and bacteremia;Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point: Days 1, 3, 6 , 10 after the start of the treatment than every 7 days until UCI discharge than D60

Countries

France

Contacts

Public ContactClinical research project manager

Groupe Hospitalier Paris Saint Joseph - Hôpital Marie Lannelongue

l.lamrani@hml.fr0033140942554

Outcome results

None listed

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