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Critical Care Results of SARS-CoV-2 ARDS by Dapsone and Standard COVID-19 Treatment

Off Label Use of Dapsone in SARS-CoV-2 Hospitalized Patients

Status
UNKNOWN
Phases
Early Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT04918914
Enrollment
100
Registered
2021-06-09
Start date
2020-10-18
Completion date
2021-12-31
Last updated
2021-06-09

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Conditions

ARDS, Hypoxia, SARS-CoV-2

Brief summary

Abstract Background: Clinicians in pulmonary critical care medicine and critical care medicine considered dapsone administration to treat SARS-CoV-2 inflammasome. Dapsone is useful in the molecular regulation of Nod-like receptor family pyrin domain-containing 3 (NLRP3). Objective: To study the targeting of NLRP3 itself or up-/downstream factors of the NLRP3 inflammasome by dapsone must be responsible for its observed preventive effects, functioning as a competitor. Methods: Patients who were on standard COVID-19 therapy are also after obtaining off label uses and explanation of side effects are started on dapsone 100-200 mg daily along with Cimetadine 400 mg three times daily.

Detailed description

We are investigating in prospective ongoing non-randomized case study effects of addition of dapsone 100-200 mg daily in addition to standardized recommended treatment versus a a cohort of patient admitted at our institution since October 2020 versus a group that only received standardized treatment. Our primary out comes are decrease in FIO2 requirement leading to discharge from hospital and decrease in over all mortality between group treated with only standardized recommended treat versus group with addition of dapsone and cimetadine. An objective criteria of improvement, was used for effectiveness of therapy. A. a reduction in the FIO2 requirement and B. a decrease in the progression of hypoxia. We treated the patients with standard COVID-19 ARDS treatment with dapsone 100 mg to target NLRP3 inflammasomes.

Interventions

DRUGDapsone 100 MG

Dapsone 100-200 md orally daily, along with Cimetadine 400 mg PO TID

Sponsors

Hunt Regional Medical Center
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Intervention model description

Addition of dapsone to COVID19 patient treated with standard treatment

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 100 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

1\. All, PCR confirmed cases of COVID-19

Exclusion criteria

1\. Only consenting consenting patients \-

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Critical Care Results of SARS-CoV-2 ARDS by Dapsone and Standard COVID-19 Treatment1 year1\. Decrease in overall mortality between groups treated with standardized recommended composite therapy for COVID-19 versus group of Standardized therapy plus addition of dapson and cimedatine

Countries

United States

Contacts

Primary ContactKanwar
bkanwar2@yahoo.com4694228931

Outcome results

None listed

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