Skip to content

Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) and Coronavirus Disease (COVID) 19

Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) as a Therapeutic Option in Severe Form of COVID-19: a Nationwide Cohort Study

Status
Completed
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT04397588
Acronym
ECMO-SARS
Enrollment
761
Registered
2020-05-21
Start date
2020-04-21
Completion date
2022-05-24
Last updated
2026-06-12

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

Conditions

Acute Refractory Heart Failure Related to SARS-CoV 2, ARDS Related to Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome-Coronavirus (SARS-CoV) 2

Keywords

ECMO, COVID-19, SARS-CoV2, ARDS, Myocarditis, Heart failure

Brief summary

The role of ECMO in the treatment of patients with severe COVID-19 (Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) and/or acute refractory heart failure) is not yet known. The present study will aim to report the results of the ECMO management of the most severe forms of COVID-19 through the first French ECMO registry.

Detailed description

The main objective of this study is to evaluate the hospital survival of COVID-19 patients supported by venovenous or venoarterial ECMO in a multicenter registry. The secondary objectives are to describe the characteristics of COVID-19 patients who have received ECMO support, to identify the risk factors associated with hospital mortality, to analyze the outcomes after ECMO weaning including survival at day 28 and day 90, and to analyze the utility of a circulatory support mobile unit in a severe pandemic Inclusions are both prospective and retrospective in order to collect data over the whole pandemic

Interventions

None listed

Sponsors

Rennes University Hospital
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* All COVID-19 patients, adults or children, * Tested positive by RT-PCR for SARS-CoV2 (nasopharyngeal swabs, sputum, endotracheal aspiration, bronchoalveolar lavage or stool sample) and / or with a diagnosis made on chest CT findings, * Supported by venovenous or venoarterial ECMO

Exclusion criteria

* Temporary legally protected Adults over a set period or waiting for protection supervision, guardianship * Patients or proxies who express their opposition to study participation

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Hospital mortalityup to 90 daysHospital mortality

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Mortality Day 28Day 28Mortality Day 28
Mortality Day 90Day 90Mortality Day 90
Ventilator-free daysDay 28Ventilator-free days
Intensive care unit-free daysDay 28ICU-free days
Hospital-free daysDay 28Hospital-free days

Countries

France

Contacts

PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORNicolas Nesseler, doctor

Rennes University Hospital

PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORAndré Vincentelli, professor

University Hospital, Lille

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Jun 13, 2026