The Use of Tocilizumab in the Management of Patients Who Have Severe COVID-19 With Suspected Pulmonary Hyperinflammation

NCT ID: NCT04377750

Last Updated: 2020-05-06

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

PHASE4

Total Enrollment

500 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2020-04-08

Study Completion Date

2021-05-08

Brief Summary

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Title: The use of Tocilizumab in the management of patients who have severe COVID-19 with suspected pulmonary hyperinflammation.

This is a study designed to assess the therapeutic value of intravenous tocilizumab administered as single 8mg/Kg dose in patients affected by SARS-CoV2 infection with a pulmonary manifestation causing hypoxia. Aim of the study is to test the hypothesis that anti-IL6 treatment can be effective in reducing the virus-induced cytokine storm, blocking deterioration of lung function or even promoting a rapid improvement of clinical conditions, preventing tracheal intubation and/or death.

This drug will be administered to those patients entering the ICU with severe acute respiratory failure COVID-19 disease. The endpoints are death and duration of hospitalization. The patients will be assessed with surrogate markers determining the level of the cytokine storm.

Detailed Description

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Study design This is a multicenter, two arms, 2:1 (treatment: control) open-label randomized control study with a drug approved for another indication in Israel. All the patients enrolled will be treated with tocilizumab or not. One-month mortality rate is the primary endpoint. One arm will be the study drug anti-IL6R (Tocilizumab (Actmera)) 8 mg/kg given IV during one hour once. The placebo will be a 100 ml saline IV infusion administered along one hour.

Conditions

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Covid19 Pneumonia

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Tocilizumab treatment group

Treatment: intravenous administration of monoclonal anti body anti- IL6R. The dose is 8 mg/kg up to total dose of 800 mg.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Tocilizumab

Intervention Type DRUG

The placebo treatment arm will include 100 ml of normal saline administered along 60 min

Placebo group

Placebo. intravenous administration of 100 ml of normal saline.

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Tocilizumab

Intervention Type DRUG

The placebo treatment arm will include 100 ml of normal saline administered along 60 min

Interventions

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Tocilizumab

The placebo treatment arm will include 100 ml of normal saline administered along 60 min

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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Placebo

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. Any gender
2. Age 18 and older
3. Informed consent for participation in the study
4. Virological diagnosis of Sars-CoV2 infection (PCR)
5. Acute respiratory failure
6. Radiographic pneumonia, defined as any/ changing new lung infiltrate
7. Patient breathing spontaneously, required more than 50% oxygen and MEWS score \> 7.
8. If intubated, intubated less than 24 hours with PaO2/Fio2 ratio ≤ 200 and PEEP ≥ 5 cm H2O.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Known hypersensitivity to tocilizumab or its excipients
2. Patient with a life expectancy of less than 6 months.
3. Known active infections or other clinical condition that contra-indicate tocilizumab and cannot be treated or solved according to the judgement of the clinician.
4. Neutrophils \<500 / mmc
5. Platelets \<40.000 / mmc
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Sheba Medical Center

OTHER_GOV

Sponsor Role collaborator

Wolfson Medical Center

OTHER_GOV

Sponsor Role collaborator

Hadassah Medical Organization

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Juli Benbenisty, MPH

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Hadassah Medical Organization

Locations

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Hadassah Medical Orginisation

Jerusalem, Please Select:, Israel

Site Status RECRUITING

Barzilai Medical Center

Ashkelon, , Israel

Site Status RECRUITING

Wolfson Medical Center

Holon, , Israel

Site Status RECRUITING

Sheba Medical Center

Ramat Gan, , Israel

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Israel

Central Contacts

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Reuven Pizov, Prof.

Role: CONTACT

972-50-6265542

Eithan Galun, Prof.

Role: CONTACT

972-2-6777762

Facility Contacts

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Eithan Galun, Prof.

Role: primary

972-2-6777762

Shlomo Maayan, PROF

Role: primary

972-5-37678965

Yasmin Meir, Dr.

Role: primary

972-5-26666194

Galia Rahav, Prof.

Role: primary

972-5-526666190

Other Identifiers

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0224-20-HMO-CTIL

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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