Stellate Ganglion Block (SGB) for COVID-19 Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)

NCT ID: NCT04402840

Last Updated: 2025-04-25

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

5 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2020-04-24

Study Completion Date

2020-12-31

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to understand if it is safe and useful to perform SGB (Stellate Ganglion Block) in patients who have severe lung injury Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) due to COVID-19 infection.

Detailed Description

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Primary Aim:

• To determine safety of stellate ganglion block (SGB) in ARDS

Secondary Aim:

* To determine efficacy of SGB in slowing the progression of ARDS

Conditions

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Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome COVID-19

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Stellate Ganglion Block (SGB)

Clinical Stellate ganglion block

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Stellate Ganglion Block

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

The procedure will be done at the bedside in the ICU without interfering with ongoing treatment.

Interventions

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Stellate Ganglion Block

The procedure will be done at the bedside in the ICU without interfering with ongoing treatment.

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Subjects age 18 to 80
* Subjects with PCR documented diagnosis of COVID-19 ARDS requiring critical care and transfer to intensive care unit
* Bilateral opacities consistent with pulmonary edema must be present and may be detected on CT or chest radiograph

Exclusion Criteria

* Subjects with pre-existing cardiac failure
* Hemodynamic Instability
* Subject on Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO)
* Anatomical inability to do a stellate block
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

80 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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West Virginia University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Ali Rezai

Director

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Ali R Rezai, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

West Virginia University

Locations

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West Virginia University Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute

Morgantown, West Virginia, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Other Identifiers

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2004963113

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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