Hemoperfusion With the Efferon CT Extracorporeal Adsorbers in Patients With Severe Covid-19

NCT ID: NCT05104398

Last Updated: 2021-11-03

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

42 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2020-10-01

Study Completion Date

2021-07-30

Brief Summary

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Direct extracorporeal removal of inflammatory mediators with various adsorbents has been suggested as a novel treatment modality for COVID-19 patients. Study determined safety, feasibility and effectiveness of clinical use of a hemoperfusion (HP) with a novel styrene- divinylbenzene copolymer (SDC) adsorbers to remove pro-inflammatory molecules from the bloodstream of COVID-19 patients.

Detailed Description

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When a coronavirus is affected, the inflammatory process develops in a wide variety of organs and, in combination with a lack of oxygen, can lead to multiple organ failure. Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), seen in severe COVID-19, is characterized by shortness of breath and low blood oxygen levels. As a result, some patients may develop secondary bacterial and fungal infections. ARDS can lead to respiratory failure, which is the cause of death in 70% of COVID-19 deaths. In addition, the powerful release of cytokines by the immune system in response to viral infection and / or secondary infections can lead to symptoms of sepsis, which is the cause of death in 28% of COVID-19 cases, due to uncontrolled inflammation leading to multiple organ failure.

Most SARS-CoV patients who develop kidney failure end up dying. There is still no definitive answer to the question of why some COVID-19 patients are so severe - this may be partly due to concomitant diseases, although according to preliminary data from different countries it can be concluded that blocking the hyperactivation of immunity at the levels of IL-1 and IL- 6 may be effective in treating patients with severe coronavirus by suppressing or preventing cytokine storms.

Currently being treated COVID-19 is purely supportive. The main cause of death in seriously ill patients is acute respiratory failure. A possible reason for the development of this condition may be a cytokine storm, leading to acute decompensation of patients, which may be a possible direction of therapeutic intervention.

One of the main reasons for the high mortality rate of patients with the new coronavirus infection COVID-19 is the lack of etiotropic therapy. In this regard, pathogenetic therapy, aimed at key factors in the pathogenesis of emerging critical conditions, acquires great importance for saving the lives of patients.

Various pathogenetic treatment options are currently being discussed for the treatment of COVID-19, including selective inhibitors of various interleukins and extracorporeal cytokine elimination. So far, there is no convincing evidence of the effectiveness of the use of COVID-19 for any of them.

Nevertheless, according to many researchers, taking into account the peculiarities of pathogenesis, an important place in the pathogenetic treatment of patients with severe course of coronavirus infection should be occupied by methods of extracorporeal hemocorrection. They have complex multiple effects and can quickly normalize the level of cytokines and other factors of pathogenesis and thereby prevent or reduce the severity of organ disorders.

When planning this clinical trial, it was suggested that hemosorption of cytokines could improve outcome in critically ill COVID-19 patients with suspected cytokine storms.

Hemosorption device Efferon CT provides a decrease in high concentrations of endogenous mediators of the systemic inflammatory response, incl. cytokines leading to the development of multiple organ failure and other pathophysiological disorders. The device for hemosorption Efferon CT has a high adsorption capacity and biocompatibility.

Efferon CT (Efferon JSC, Moscow, Russia) - a device for extracorporeal blood purification using direct hemoperfusion. Detoxification is carried out by removing excess cytokines, myoglobin, endogenous and exogenous toxic substances from the patient's blood.

Efferon СT is a cylindrical polycarbonate body filled with spherical granules of a polymeric cross-linked porous hemosorbent based on a hypercrosslinked styrene-divinylbenzene copolymer and isotonic sodium chloride solution.

The device is manufactured according to TU 32.50.50-001-12264678-2018, passed the necessary tests and is registered in Russia as a medical device RZN 2019/8886.

Conditions

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COVID-19

Keywords

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COVID-19 mesoporous styrene-divinylbenzene copolymer cytokines adsorption hemoperfusion

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

CASE_CONTROL

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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Baseline therapy

Group 1 (n=29) continued to receive standard treatment.

No interventions assigned to this group

Basic therapy + Efferon CT

group 2 (n=13) received HP procedure once, for 3-4 hrs, using Efferon CT adsorbers containing mesoporous SDC beads uptaking 6-60 kD molecules followed by continuous veno-venous hemodiafiltration. Group 2 included more severe patients requiring HP support.

Efferon CT

Intervention Type DEVICE

extracorporeal adsorbers containing mesoporous styrene-divinylbenzene copolymer to remove pro-inflammatory 6-60 kD molecules

Interventions

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Efferon CT

extracorporeal adsorbers containing mesoporous styrene-divinylbenzene copolymer to remove pro-inflammatory 6-60 kD molecules

Intervention Type DEVICE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Men and women aged 21-80,
* Primary ICU patients (admitted to the hospital, transfer from another hospital or department less than 72 hours),
* Positive PCR test for SARS-CoV-2,
* PaO2 / FiO2 \<300,
* SOFA ≥ 4 with clinic of organ dysfunction.

Exclusion Criteria

* Pregnancy,
* The presence of signs of a bacterial infection or the addition of secondary purulent-septic complications,
* Cancer (including blood diseases),
* Chronic diseases in the stage of decompensation,
* Recent or ongoing bleeding,
* Syndrome of disseminated intravascular coagulation,
* Thrombocytopenia,
* Patients in terminal condition or receiving palliative care,
* Patients for whom, for any reason, the use of anticoagulants is not safe.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

81 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Efferon JSC

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Timur Kim, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

N.I. Pirogov Clinical City Hospital No. 1

Locations

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N.I. Pirogov City Clinical Hospital No. 1

Moscow, , Russia

Site Status

Countries

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Russia

References

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Ronco C, Bagshaw SM, Bellomo R, Clark WR, Husain-Syed F, Kellum JA, Ricci Z, Rimmele T, Reis T, Ostermann M. Extracorporeal Blood Purification and Organ Support in the Critically Ill Patient during COVID-19 Pandemic: Expert Review and Recommendation. Blood Purif. 2021;50(1):17-27. doi: 10.1159/000508125. Epub 2020 May 26.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 32454500 (View on PubMed)

Ronco C, Reis T, De Rosa S. Coronavirus Epidemic and Extracorporeal Therapies in Intensive Care: si vis pacem para bellum. Blood Purif. 2020;49(3):255-258. doi: 10.1159/000507039. Epub 2020 Mar 13. No abstract available.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 32172242 (View on PubMed)

Dong E, Du H, Gardner L. An interactive web-based dashboard to track COVID-19 in real time. Lancet Infect Dis. 2020 May;20(5):533-534. doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(20)30120-1. Epub 2020 Feb 19. No abstract available.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 32087114 (View on PubMed)

Ruan Q, Yang K, Wang W, Jiang L, Song J. Clinical predictors of mortality due to COVID-19 based on an analysis of data of 150 patients from Wuhan, China. Intensive Care Med. 2020 May;46(5):846-848. doi: 10.1007/s00134-020-05991-x. Epub 2020 Mar 3. No abstract available.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 32125452 (View on PubMed)

Mehta P, McAuley DF, Brown M, Sanchez E, Tattersall RS, Manson JJ; HLH Across Speciality Collaboration, UK. COVID-19: consider cytokine storm syndromes and immunosuppression. Lancet. 2020 Mar 28;395(10229):1033-1034. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(20)30628-0. Epub 2020 Mar 16. No abstract available.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 32192578 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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efferon-ct-2021-02

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id