Tocilizumab for SARS-CoV2 (COVID-19) Severe Pneumonitis

NCT ID: NCT04315480

Last Updated: 2020-04-13

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

38 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2020-03-12

Study Completion Date

2020-05-31

Brief Summary

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In a Phase 2 Simon's Optimal Two-Stages Design intravenous tocilizumab will be administered as single 8mg/Kg dose in patients affected by severe multifocal interstitial pneumonia correlated to SARS-CoV2 infection. Aim of the study is to test the hypothesis that an anti-IL6 treatment can be effective in calming the virus-induced cytokine storm, blocking deterioration of lung function or even promoting a rapid improvement of clinical conditions, preventing naso-tracheal intubation and/or death.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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SARS Pneumonia

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Simon's Two-stages Optimal Design
Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Radiologist will be blinded for sequence

Study Groups

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tocilizumab

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Tocilizumab

Intervention Type DRUG

single intravenous administration 8mg/Kg

Interventions

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Tocilizumab

single intravenous administration 8mg/Kg

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* SARS-CoV2 Infection diagnosed by rt-PCR
* CT-scan confirmed multifocal interstitial pneumonia
* Need of oxygen therapy to maintain SO2\>93%
* Worsening of lung involvement, defined as (one of the following criteria):

* Worsening of oxygen saturation \>3 percentage points or decrease in PaO2 \>10%, with stable FiO2 in the last 24h
* Need of increase FiO2 in order to maintain a stable SO2 or new onset need of mechanical ventilation in the last 24h
* Increase in number and/or extension of pulmonary areas of consolidation

Exclusion Criteria

* Age \<18 ys and \>90 ys
* Severe heart failure
* Bacterial Infection
* Haematological neoplasm
* Neutrophil count below 1000/mcl
* Platelet count below 50000/mcl
* ALT\> x5UNL
* Inability to give informed consent
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

90 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Azienda Ospedaliera Ospedali Riuniti Marche Nord

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

Università Politecnica delle Marche

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Armando Gabrielli

Full Professor Internal Medicine

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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Università Politecnica delle Marche

Ancona, AN, Italy

Site Status

Countries

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Italy

References

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Tian S, Hu W, Niu L, Liu H, Xu H, Xiao SY. Pulmonary Pathology of Early-Phase 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pneumonia in Two Patients With Lung Cancer. J Thorac Oncol. 2020 May;15(5):700-704. doi: 10.1016/j.jtho.2020.02.010. Epub 2020 Feb 28.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 32114094 (View on PubMed)

Ashour HM, Elkhatib WF, Rahman MM, Elshabrawy HA. Insights into the Recent 2019 Novel Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) in Light of Past Human Coronavirus Outbreaks. Pathogens. 2020 Mar 4;9(3):186. doi: 10.3390/pathogens9030186.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 32143502 (View on PubMed)

Channappanavar R, Perlman S. Pathogenic human coronavirus infections: causes and consequences of cytokine storm and immunopathology. Semin Immunopathol. 2017 Jul;39(5):529-539. doi: 10.1007/s00281-017-0629-x. Epub 2017 May 2.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 28466096 (View on PubMed)

Zumla A, Ippolito G, Ntoumi F, Seyfert-Margolies V, Nagu TJ, Cirillo D, Chakaya JM, Marais B, Maeurer M. Host-directed therapies and holistic care for tuberculosis. Lancet Respir Med. 2020 Apr;8(4):337-340. doi: 10.1016/S2213-2600(20)30078-3. Epub 2020 Feb 27. No abstract available.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 32113574 (View on PubMed)

Sabbatinelli J, Giuliani A, Matacchione G, Latini S, Laprovitera N, Pomponio G, Ferrarini A, Svegliati Baroni S, Pavani M, Moretti M, Gabrielli A, Procopio AD, Ferracin M, Bonafe M, Olivieri F. Decreased serum levels of the inflammaging marker miR-146a are associated with clinical non-response to tocilizumab in COVID-19 patients. Mech Ageing Dev. 2021 Jan;193:111413. doi: 10.1016/j.mad.2020.111413. Epub 2020 Dec 8.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 33307107 (View on PubMed)

Provided Documents

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Document Type: Study Protocol

View Document

Other Identifiers

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TOCICOV-1

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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