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Pandemic Triage Score in Patients With Known or Suspected Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) CoronaVirus (CoV) 2 Infection

On-admission Multifactorial Evaluation of Inflammation as Prognostic Marker of Death in Patients Diagnosed With Coronavirus Infectious Disease (COVID-19) Syndrome

Status
Completed
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT04371471
Acronym
STC-19
Enrollment
91
Registered
2020-05-01
Start date
2020-03-01
Completion date
2020-04-30
Last updated
2022-07-19

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

Conditions

Covid19, SARS-CoV-2 Acute Respiratory Disease

Brief summary

During this pandemic period, the goal of the health care system is to optimize the use of intensive care services for patients infected with SARS-CoV-2, given the frequency of complications that can lead to high mortality. When patients with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 are admitted to hospital, whether or not they are symptomatic, there is currently no method to predict who will progress to complications requiring the use of intensive measures in 24-48 hours.

Detailed description

The body undergoes a systemic adaptation response to severe illness. Elevated cortisol and systemic inflammation are two key responses. Along with hypotension, this triad can lead to end-organ failure and death in critical illness. In critical illness, serum cortisol is dissociated from its tissular activity. We have developed a formula that calculates tissular action of cortisol called the cortisol index. It correlates in chronic ambulatory illness, and acute illness such as myocardial infarction (manuscript pending). Elevated neutrophil to lymphocyte ration (NLR) is a marker of systemic inflammation and predictor of mortality on admission to the emergency department. We have confirmed this in a retrospective and prospective study (manuscript pending, data available upon request). The purpose of this study is to evaluate a triage score (STC-19) based on patients' biological state at the time of diagnosis, to objectively determine which patients are most likely to require intensive medical services within 24-48 hours of presentation of the emergency department.

Interventions

DIAGNOSTIC_TESTSTC-19 score

Score calculated by an algorithm using a vital sign (systolic blood pressure) and biomarkers (complete blood count with differential)

Sponsors

NumaHealth International
CollaboratorINDUSTRY
Groupe Hospitalier de la Rochelle Ré Aunis
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
RETROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Patient with clinical signs of CoV-2-SARS infection * Complete blood count test and systolic blood pressure available at the time of diagnosis * Informed of the study.

Exclusion criteria

* Women beyond the 1st trimester of pregnancy * Persons under-the-age-of or legally-denied medical decision-making capacity by a judicial or administrative decision, * Persons of full age who are subject to a legal protection measure, * Persons unable to consent, * Persons who are not members of or beneficiaries of a social welfare program administered by the Republic of France * Patient's refusal to participate in the study.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Number of Participants With Normal and Above Triage (STC-19) ScoreDay 0Correlation between the STC-19 score based on biological measures at the time of diagnosis and patient outcome (deceased or alive within 29 days of hospitalization) The STC-19 score is based on the genito-thyroid index (GTi) calculated from the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and the cortisol index : Normal value for cortisol range from 3 to 7 Normal value for GTi range from 1.5 to 2.5

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Number of Participants With Normal and Above Genito-thyroid Index (GTi) ValueDay 5Correlation between the STC-19 score based on biological measures at the time of diagnosis and patient outcome (deceased or alive within 29 days of hospitalization) The genito-thyroid index (GTi) is calculated from the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR). Normal value for GTi range from 1.5 to 2.5

Countries

France

Participant flow

Participants by arm

ArmCount
Patient With Covid-19
Patient with clinical signs of CoV-2-SARS infection and signs of severity STC-19 score: Score calculated by an algorithm using a vital sign (systolic blood pressure) and biomarkers (complete blood count with differential)
91
Total91

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicPatient With Covid-19
Age, Categorical
<=18 years
0 Participants
Age, Categorical
>=65 years
60 Participants
Age, Categorical
Between 18 and 65 years
31 Participants
Age, Continuous69.9 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 16.4
Body mass index27.2 kg/m^2
STANDARD_DEVIATION 5.4
Chronic respiratory disease71 Participants
Diabetes67 Participants
Hypertension54 Participants
Race and Ethnicity Not Collected— Participants
Region of Enrollment
France
91 participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
32 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
59 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
25 / 81
other
Total, other adverse events
0 / 81
serious
Total, serious adverse events
0 / 81

Outcome results

Primary

Number of Participants With Normal and Above Triage (STC-19) Score

Correlation between the STC-19 score based on biological measures at the time of diagnosis and patient outcome (deceased or alive within 29 days of hospitalization) The STC-19 score is based on the genito-thyroid index (GTi) calculated from the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and the cortisol index : Normal value for cortisol range from 3 to 7 Normal value for GTi range from 1.5 to 2.5

Time frame: Day 0

ArmMeasureGroupCategoryValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
Alive Within 29 Days of HospitalizationNumber of Participants With Normal and Above Triage (STC-19) ScoreGenito-thyroid indexNormal value52 Participants
Alive Within 29 Days of HospitalizationNumber of Participants With Normal and Above Triage (STC-19) ScoreGenito-thyroid indexAbove normal value4 Participants
Alive Within 29 Days of HospitalizationNumber of Participants With Normal and Above Triage (STC-19) ScoreGenito-thyroid indexMissing data0 Participants
Alive Within 29 Days of HospitalizationNumber of Participants With Normal and Above Triage (STC-19) ScoreCortisol index adjustedNormal value55 Participants
Alive Within 29 Days of HospitalizationNumber of Participants With Normal and Above Triage (STC-19) ScoreCortisol index adjustedAbove normal value0 Participants
Alive Within 29 Days of HospitalizationNumber of Participants With Normal and Above Triage (STC-19) ScoreCortisol index adjustedMissing data1 Participants
Death Within 29 Days of HospitalizationNumber of Participants With Normal and Above Triage (STC-19) ScoreCortisol index adjustedAbove normal value21 Participants
Death Within 29 Days of HospitalizationNumber of Participants With Normal and Above Triage (STC-19) ScoreGenito-thyroid indexNormal value12 Participants
Death Within 29 Days of HospitalizationNumber of Participants With Normal and Above Triage (STC-19) ScoreCortisol index adjustedNormal value0 Participants
Death Within 29 Days of HospitalizationNumber of Participants With Normal and Above Triage (STC-19) ScoreGenito-thyroid indexAbove normal value5 Participants
Death Within 29 Days of HospitalizationNumber of Participants With Normal and Above Triage (STC-19) ScoreCortisol index adjustedMissing data4 Participants
Death Within 29 Days of HospitalizationNumber of Participants With Normal and Above Triage (STC-19) ScoreGenito-thyroid indexMissing data8 Participants
Secondary

Number of Participants With Normal and Above Genito-thyroid Index (GTi) Value

Correlation between the STC-19 score based on biological measures at the time of diagnosis and patient outcome (deceased or alive within 29 days of hospitalization) The genito-thyroid index (GTi) is calculated from the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR). Normal value for GTi range from 1.5 to 2.5

Time frame: Day 5

ArmMeasureGroupValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
Alive Within 29 Days of HospitalizationNumber of Participants With Normal and Above Genito-thyroid Index (GTi) ValueNormal value33 Participants
Alive Within 29 Days of HospitalizationNumber of Participants With Normal and Above Genito-thyroid Index (GTi) ValueAbove normal value11 Participants
Alive Within 29 Days of HospitalizationNumber of Participants With Normal and Above Genito-thyroid Index (GTi) ValueMissing data12 Participants
Death Within 29 Days of HospitalizationNumber of Participants With Normal and Above Genito-thyroid Index (GTi) ValueNormal value4 Participants
Death Within 29 Days of HospitalizationNumber of Participants With Normal and Above Genito-thyroid Index (GTi) ValueAbove normal value10 Participants
Death Within 29 Days of HospitalizationNumber of Participants With Normal and Above Genito-thyroid Index (GTi) ValueMissing data11 Participants

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