Active clinical trials for "COVID-19"

The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has affected the global population with significant morbidity and mortality. One of the main concerns is the management of the patients since there is no specific treatment for this condition. Therefore, in SARS-CoV-2 patients the compassionate use of off-label therapies has been initiated; such as the use of plasma from convalescent patients. This treatment has been used in other pandemics like SARS-CoV-1, H5N1, H1N1, Ebola, among others. This study is a phase II/III randomized clinical trial to assess the effectiveness and safety of convalescent plasma administration in patients with high-risk SARS-CoV-2.

The COVID-19 pandemic has been characterized by high morbidity and mortality, especially in certain subgroups of patients. To date, no treatment has been shown to be effective in controlling this disease in hospitalized patients with moderate and / or severe cases of this disease. Hydroxychloroquine and lopinavir / ritonavir have been shown to inhibit SARS-CoV viral replication in experimental severe acute respiratory symptoms models and have similar activity against SARS-CoV2. Although widely used in studies of critically ill patients, to date, no study has demonstrated its role on the treatment of high-risk, newly diagnosed patients with COVID-19 and mild symptoms.

The health contingency established against the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome associated type 2 Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) has promoted a race against the clock for the search on treatment against the disease related with coronavirus (COVID-19). There are no current approved therapeutic options against the virus, although there is a rush for the development of drugs, vaccines and even the passive immunization through plasma from convalescent patients. This passive immunization is made with the administration of antibodies from patients that went through the infectious state of the disease and progress to clinical remission. SARS-CoV-2, and its predecessor SARS-CoV-1, have great similarities between their genes and proteins; tis allow to hypothesize that the antibodies developed against SARS-CoV1 can recognize the antigens of SARS-CoV-2. In this manner, the transfusion of convalescent plasma to patients with the infection brings the probability on eliminating the infection, in this case SARS-CoV-2. There are evidence of this phenomenon observed in previous pandemics caused by SARS-CoV-1, Influenza AH1N1 and Ebola virus. The objective of the study is to develop a therapeutic strategy based on the administration of plasma from patients with COVID-19 with clinical remission to patients that are coursing with the infection. The expected results hopes to establish an effective treatment and satisfactory recovery of patients with COVID-19. Also, we expect to describe the respective antibodies related against the SARS-CoV-2 infection.

A randomized clinical trial designed and intended to evaluate the efficacy of Dexamethasone and Methylprednisolone as a treatment for severe Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) caused by coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19). Our aim is to find the best option for the treatment and management of ARDS in COVID-19 patients.

The purpose of this research is to test whether a new medication called bamlanivimab is safe and effective at reducing the need for hospitalization due to COVID-19.

There is an urgent need to explore therapeutic options for SARS-CoV-2 in order to face the pandemic. The selected intervention was based on that zafirlukast will have dual effect; first it will block the virus replication through inhibiting the COVID19 helicase that is involved in virus replication and secondly by reducing the inflammation through antagonizing the leukotriene receptor. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the clinical efficacy and safety of Leukotriene receptor antagonist in the treatment of moderate cases of COVID-19 patients.

This is prospective, observational study using point of care test to determine bio-ADM whole blood concentrations and its predictive value in patients with COVID-19 treated in the ICU.

This is a Phase 2 prospective, randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blinded, parallel group, single administration, multi-center study to assess the safety and efficacy of efineptakin alfa single treatment compared to placebo in elderly participants (adults ≥50years) with asymptomatic or mild COVID-19

Preliminary data suggest that inactivated vaccine-induced neutralizing antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 decrease at six months after vaccination. Observational, unpublished data also indicate that vaccine effectiveness against Covid-19 wanes over time. Thus, the investigators aimed to determine the reactogenicity, safety, and immunogenicity of a homologous or heterologous booster of SARS-CoV-2 vaccines among people already immunized with an inactivated SARS-CoV-2 vaccine. The study focuses on the elderly population and healthcare workers.

It has been reported in several research studies that men are almost twice as likely to progress to severe COVID 19 disease and die than women. Some researchers have suggested this is due to the activity of estrogen which is produced by the ovaries in pre-menopausal women. Men and post-menopausal women produce very low levels of estrogen. This study will look whether E4, a natural estrogen, can help men and post-menopausal women that are hospitalized with COVID 19 infection but for whom help breathing is not yet needed. The study has 2 parts. In Part A, 162 patients will be randomized (81 patients in the E4 treatment arm and 81 patients in the placebo treatment arm). The data collected from patients in Part A will address the primary and secondary objectives of the study. Once all patients in Part A have been randomized and Part A analysis is complete, assuming positive data, recruitment and double-blind randomization of patients will continue into Part B, unchanged, on 1:1 basis to E4 and placebo.