COVID-19 Associated Lymphopenia Pathogenesis Study in Blood
NCT ID: NCT04401436
Last Updated: 2025-10-27
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
240 participants
OBSERVATIONAL
2020-05-22
2025-02-24
Brief Summary
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COVID-19 is an acute respiratory syndrome. One symptom of COVID-19 is a reduction in the number of cells called lymphocytes in the blood. Lymphocytes are a type of white blood cell that fights infections. With fewer lymphocytes, the body cannot effectively fight back against SARS CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. Researchers want to better understand how SARS-CoV-2 affects these blood cells. This information may give them ideas for new treatments.
Objective:
To learn more about how SARS-CoV-2 affects lymphocytes, the immune, and the blood clotting system.
Eligibility:
Adults age 18 and older who either currently have COVID-19 or have recently recovered from it
Design:
Participants will give a blood sample. For this, a needle is used to collect blood from an arm vein. For participants who have a central line, blood will be collected through that instead.
Participants medical records related to COVID-19 will be reviewed.
Participants who have recovered from COVID-19 will be asked to undergo leukapheresis to collect white blood cells. For this, blood is taken from a needle placed in one arm. A machine separates out the white blood cells. The rest of the blood is returned to the participant through a needle placed in the other arm. This takes about 2-3 hours.
Recovered participants may have material collected from inside the nostrils and/or rectum. This is done by gently rubbing the area with a sterile cotton swab.
Recovered participants may have an echocardiogram to look at their heart. For this, a small probe is held against the chest to get pictures of the heart from different angles. This takes less than 30 minutes.
Participation lasts 1-2 days on most cases and may be split in a few visits for recovered patients if leukapheresis and echocardiogram are done.
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Detailed Description
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This is a multisite study that will conducted at the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center and other local hospitals. We will recruit patients with mild to severe COVID-19, as well as patients who have recently recovered from the disease. Participants will have blood drawn via venipuncture or available venous access and optional nasal and/or rectal swabs, with optional leukapheresis and echocardiogram for recovered patients. Leftover clinical specimens may also be used for research. Blood will be used for genetic testing, lymphocyte phenotyping, soluble biomarker analysis, and other research tests. Clinical and laboratory data from routine care
(eg, basic demographic information, vital signs, medications, clinical labs, and radiologic imaging) will also be collected and up to two follow up visits may be done for clinical purposes. Participants may re-enroll in the study after recovery from infection as recovered participants or if they experience a new infection.
Conditions
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Study Design
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COHORT
PROSPECTIVE
Study Groups
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COVID 19 patients
Study participants will be adults who either have COVID-19 or who have recently recovered from the disease(recovered per Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines).
No interventions assigned to this group
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
2. Diagnosis of COVID-19 via molecular assay or other commercial or public health assay.
3. Meets one of the following criteria for COVID-19:
1. Group A, mild clinical presentation: asymptomatic to oxygen requirements \<-4L nasal cannula (NC).
2. Group B, moderate clinical presentation: oxygen requirements \>4L NC to \<=50% fraction of inspired oxygen (FiO2) on high-flow oxygen devices.
3. Group C, severe clinical presentation: non-invasive ventilation with oxygen requirements \>50% FiO2 on high-flow oxygen devices, any other modality of non-invasive ventilation, or mechanical ventilation.
4. Group D, recovered: meets CDC criteria for discontinuation of transmission-based precautions and disposition of patients with COVID-19 in healthcare settings. Enrollment will occur at least 30 days after the above criteria were met.
4. Able to provide informed consent.
Exclusion Criteria
1. Documented history of hemoglobin from most recent blood draw \<7g/dL if known.
2. Any condition that, in the opinion of the investigator, contraindicates participation in this study.
18 Years
99 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
NIH
Responsible Party
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Principal Investigators
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Irini Sereti, M.D.
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Locations
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MedStar Georgetown University Hospital
Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States
MedStar Health Research Institute: Washington Hospital Medical Center
Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States
National Institutes of Health Clinical Center
Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Countries
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References
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Chen G, Wu D, Guo W, Cao Y, Huang D, Wang H, Wang T, Zhang X, Chen H, Yu H, Zhang X, Zhang M, Wu S, Song J, Chen T, Han M, Li S, Luo X, Zhao J, Ning Q. Clinical and immunological features of severe and moderate coronavirus disease 2019. J Clin Invest. 2020 May 1;130(5):2620-2629. doi: 10.1172/JCI137244.
Zhou F, Yu T, Du R, Fan G, Liu Y, Liu Z, Xiang J, Wang Y, Song B, Gu X, Guan L, Wei Y, Li H, Wu X, Xu J, Tu S, Zhang Y, Chen H, Cao B. Clinical course and risk factors for mortality of adult inpatients with COVID-19 in Wuhan, China: a retrospective cohort study. Lancet. 2020 Mar 28;395(10229):1054-1062. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(20)30566-3. Epub 2020 Mar 11.
Zhu N, Zhang D, Wang W, Li X, Yang B, Song J, Zhao X, Huang B, Shi W, Lu R, Niu P, Zhan F, Ma X, Wang D, Xu W, Wu G, Gao GF, Tan W; China Novel Coronavirus Investigating and Research Team. A Novel Coronavirus from Patients with Pneumonia in China, 2019. N Engl J Med. 2020 Feb 20;382(8):727-733. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2001017. Epub 2020 Jan 24.
Epling BP, Rocco JM, Boswell KL, Laidlaw E, Galindo F, Kellogg A, Das S, Roder A, Ghedin E, Kreitman A, Dewar RL, Kelly SEM, Kalish H, Rehman T, Highbarger J, Rupert A, Kocher G, Holbrook MR, Lisco A, Manion M, Koup RA, Sereti I. Clinical, Virologic, and Immunologic Evaluation of Symptomatic Coronavirus Disease 2019 Rebound Following Nirmatrelvir/Ritonavir Treatment. Clin Infect Dis. 2023 Feb 18;76(4):573-581. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciac663.
Related Links
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NIH Clinical Center Detailed Web Page
Other Identifiers
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20-I-0111
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: secondary_id
200111
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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