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Application of Desferal to Treat COVID-19

Application of Iron Chelator (Desferal) to Reduce the Severity of COVID-19 Manifestations

Status
UNKNOWN
Phases
Phase 1Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT04333550
Enrollment
50
Registered
2020-04-03
Start date
2020-04-30
Completion date
2021-03-31
Last updated
2020-05-04

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

Conditions

COVID-19

Keywords

COVID-19, Deferoxamine

Brief summary

In this study, defined cases of COVID-19 with mild, moderate or severe pneumonia will be treated with standard treatment regimens in combination with IV injection of Deferoxamine. Improvement in clinical, laboratory and radiological manifestations will be evaluated in treated patient compared to control group.

Interventions

DRUGDeferoxamine

Intravenous infusion of Deferoxamine

Sponsors

Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE (Subject, Investigator)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
3 Years to 99 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

Clinical diagnosis of COVID-19 Disease,

Exclusion criteria

Previous history of allergy to Deferoxamin, Pregnancy, kidney dysfunction,

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Mortality rateup to 20 daysAll cause of death

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
change in patients PaO2up to 20 days
Length of hospitalizationup to 20 daysdays
change in patients clinical manifestationup to 20 daysMild, Moderate or Severe
lymphocyte countup to 20 days
length of intensive care unit stay1 to 20 days
C-reactive proteinup to 20 days

Countries

Iran

Contacts

Primary ContactAlireza Ghaffarieh, MD
alirezaghaffariyeh@hotmail.com+1-608-698-7334
Backup ContactYadollah Shakiba, MD, PhD
yshakiba@gmail.com

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026