Severe acute respiratory syndrome
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Male and female subjects, 18 to 85 years of age hospitalized with COVID-19 infection; Written informed consent; Confirmed COVID-19 by the presence of SARS-CoV-2 nucleic acid by polimerase chain reaction; Pregnancy is excluded or unlikely (reliable contraception/post-menopausal women).
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Progress to death is imminent and unavoidable in the opinion of the investigator; Participating in other clinical trials (except in COVID-19 antiviral drug trials); Any condition that in the view of the screening physician suggests that the patient is unable to comply with study procedures; Subjects treated with immunosuppressive drugs; HIV infection; Pregnant women or breastfeeding mothers; Estimated glomerular filtration rate less than 30ml/min; Severe liver disfunction (Child-Pugh score C); Medical history of oral glucocorticoid treatment (Exception is COVID-19 dexamethasone treatment not exceeding 10mg/day).
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Days until respiratory recovery. The O2 saturation will be measured twice daily for all patients by a fingertip pulse oximeter. Primary outcome is achieved when O2 saturation is equal or grater than 93% in room air. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Recovery/death. After 28 days the patient is approached and it is determined if recovery was achieved of in the deceased by any cause.;Length of hospital stay. The number of days that the patient spends in the hospital are counted.;Ventilator free days. Every day the patient spends with invasive mechanical ventilation is counted. Ventilator free days are calculated by subtracting the number of days on the ventilator from 28. | — |
Countries
Brazil