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PMX-DHP for COVID-19

Exploratory study on the efficacy and safety of Direct hemoperfusion using polymyxin B-immobilized polystyrene column (PMX-DHP) for COVID-19 patients - X-CODE

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
JPRN
Registry ID
JPRN-jRCTs032200131
Enrollment
30
Registered
2020-09-28
Start date
2020-10-08
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-06-29

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

Conditions

COVID-19 COVID-19

Interventions

Device used: Product name: Toraymyxin PMX-20R (Toray Industries, Inc.) polymyxin B-filled polystyrene derivative fiber-filled blood purifier Treatment: flow rate 60-120 mL/min, 3-6 hours per bottle of

Sponsors

Izumi Shinnyuu
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1)Dyspnea that cannot be explained by other diseases (heart failure, renal failure, etc.) 2)SARS-CoV-2 infection has been diagnosed by PCR or LAMP within 1 week 3)chest image shows pneumonia 4)P/F ratio is 300 or less, or SpO2 93% (room air) or less 5)Applicable to any of the following in the eight-category evaluation * 4, hospitalized, requiring supplemental oxygen 5. hospitalized, requiring nasal high-flow oxygen therapy, noninvasive mechanical ventilation, or both 6. requiring invasive mechanical ventilation 6)16 years or older 7)Have written consent from the patient or legal representative

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1)Patients with severe progression of multiple organ failure 2) P/F ratio is 100 or less 3)implementing ECMO 4)hospitalized for more than 15 days 5)platelet count of 20,000 /microL or less 6)received cytotoxic or biological treatment within 4 weeks before consent 7)received TNF inhibitor within 2 weeks before consent 8)received recovering plasma or intravenous immunoglobulin against COVID-19 9) A person whose inclusion in the research is deemed inappropriate by the principal investigator or sub-researcher

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Percentage of patients who had an improvement of 1 or more from the 4.5.6 condition on Day15 in the eight-category evaluation.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Percentage of patients who improved. Improvement in Day 4 and Day 8 P/F ratio. Changes in cytokines, coagulation system markers, and urine biomarkers. Changes in cytokines, coagulation markers, and urine biomarkers. Ventilator avoidance rate and duration of ventilator placement. ECMO avoidance rate, ECMO duration. Mortality rates.

Contacts

Public ContactDaisuke Katagiri

National Center for Global Health and Medicine

dkatagiri@hosp.ncgm.go.jp+81-3-3202-7181

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026