Investigational COVID-19 Convalescent Plasma Infusion for Severely or Life-threateningly Ill COVID-19 Patients
NCT ID: NCT04420988
Last Updated: 2023-11-28
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Basic Information
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Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Interventions
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COVID-19 Convalescent Plasma
COVID-19 Convalescent Plasma from recovered COVID-19 patients transfusion into severely or life-threateningly ill COVID-19 infected patients
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
2. Severe or life-threatening COVID-19. a) Severe disease is defined as one or more of the following: i) dyspnea, ii) respiratory frequency ≥ 30/min, iii) blood oxygen saturation ≤ 93%, iv) partial pressure of arterial oxygen to fraction of inspired oxygen ratio \< 300, and/or v) lung infiltrates \> 50% within 24 to 48 hours b) Life-threatening disease is defined as one or more of the following: i) respiratory failure, ii) septic shock, and/or iii) multiple organ dysfunction or failure
Exclusion Criteria
2. Severe multi-organ failure and hemodynamic instability requiring high doses of pressor agents
3. Other documented uncontrolled infection
4. Severe DIC needing factor replacement, FFP, cryoprecipitate
5. Acute renal failure requiring dialysis
6. Active intracranial bleeding
7. Clinically significant myocardial ischemia
18 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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University Hospital - Newark, NJ
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Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
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Responsible Party
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Marc Klapholz, M.D.
Chair, Department of Medicine; Chief of Medicine Service, University Hospital
Principal Investigators
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Marc Klapholz, MD, MBA
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Rutgers New Jersey Medical School; University Hospital
Locations
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Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
Newark, New Jersey, United States
University Hospital
Newark, New Jersey, United States
Countries
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References
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Provided Documents
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Document Type: Informed Consent Form
Other Identifiers
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Pro2020000746, Pro2020000911
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id