Active clinical trials for "COVID-19"

This study is a mixed-method exploratory study with the aim to determine an objective compensation or mechanism of support from a healthcare system standpoint to aid in retention of nursing staff amidst the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. It will include semi-structured qualitative interviews of current and prior nursing staff from the Trauma/Surgical floor, Progressive Care Unit, and ICU, in addition to Trauma/Surgical unit and system administrators; the second portion of the study will include a quantitative survey distributed via email to current nurses on the Trauma/Surgical floor, Progressive Care Unit, and ICU to assess ranked priority of additional mechanisms of support to improve intention of retention.

This study is for patients that are hospitalized for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). The purpose of this study is to see whether neutralizing interleukin-8 (IL-8) with BMS-986253 can help improve the health condition of participants infected with COVID-19. This is the first in-human study of this investigational product specifically in patients with severe COVID-19. Currently there are no FDA approved medications that improve the chance of survival in patients diagnosed with COVID-19. However there are usual treatments currently being used to help treat COVID-19 patients and BMS-986253 will be compared to these standard of care treatments in this study.

The purpose of this study is to find out if transfusion of blood plasma containing antibodies against COVID-19 (anti-SARS-CoV-2), which were donated from a patient who recovered from COVID-19 infection, is safe and can treat COVID-19 in hospitalized patients. Antibodies are blood proteins produced by the body in response to a virus and can remain in the person's bloodstream (plasma) for a long time after they recover. Transferring plasma from a person who recovered from COVID-19 may help neutralize the virus in sick patients' blood, and/or reduce the chances of the infection getting worse.

The study examines changes in retinal oximetry in patients after COVID-19 disease. It aims to analyze and quantify possible retinal microvascular abnormalities that may result from possible post-inflammatory damage to the endothelium of the vessels associated with COVID-19 disease. Retinal vascular involvement may indicate similar changes in the vascular system in other organs.

This study is open to adults with COVID-19 infection who are in hospital and receive oxygen. Participants need to be 50 years of age or older and need to be at risk of further worsening of their condition. The purpose of the study is to find out whether a medicine called BI 764198 helps people with COVID-19 infection and breathing problems. BI 764198 may prevent cell death and swelling of the lung tissue and therefore help patients with COVID-19 infection. Participants are put into 2 groups by chance. One group of participants gets BI 764198 capsules and the other group gets placebo capsules. The placebo capsules look exactly like the BI 764198 capsules but do not contain any medicine. Participants take 1 capsule per day. Participants are in the study for about a month. At study end, doctors compare the 2 groups for the number of patients that are alive and do not need mechanical breathing support. During the study, the doctors collect information on any health problems of the participants.

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an acute infection of the respiratory tract that emerged in late 2019. In several studies, the cardinal signs of COVID-19 associated fever, cough, sputum and dyspnea occurring in the first days of infection. In addition, myalgia was frequent (14.9-32.3%) and digestive signs which may be inaugural were also reported, such as diarrhea (3.8-5%) and nausea/vomiting (4-5%). An increase in medical consultations for anosmia and ageusia without nasal obstruction has also been reported in the context of the COVID-19. Mild or non-existent symptoms, but also serious forms leading to death or a long stay in intensive care, within a few months, the multiple clinical signs of SARS-CoV-2 infection were identified. But, beyond the acute symptoms, doctors and patients are discovering a whole range of disorders occurring more distantly, in hospitalized patients or not. In this context of an emerging viral infection such as SARS-CoV-2, many unknowns are still present such as the duration of symptoms or post-infectious sequelae in patients.

This is a randomized phase II placebo controlled clinical trial. Active arm: Allogeneic Wharton's jelly derived MSCs (WJ-MSCs). Both groups will receive standard of care treatment for COVID (e.g. dexamethasone)

This study will evaluate if participants treated with ofatumumab 20 mg subcutaneous (s.c.) administered once monthly can develop an adequate immune response to the COVID-19 mRNA vaccine compared to participants on an interferon or glatiramer acetate.

The purpose of this study is to analyze in depth the relationship of myeloid cell subpopulations during infection by Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-Cov2), the virus mediating Covid-19. Myeloid cells include neutrophils, monocytes and dendritic cells, each divided into subpopulations with different functions in immune defense and immune pathologies. The study is based on the following hypotheses: Infection and the interferon response to infection may induce hyperactive or immunosuppressive differentiation of myeloid cells, that may be treated by specific inhibitors. Some myeloid cell subpopulations currently identified in our laboratories might be markers for Covid-19 prognosis. Alternative receptors may be present on myeloid cells, inducing the cytokine storm, a target for therapy. The expression of Interferon (IFN) receptor and IFN responding genes on myeloid cells and on respiratory epithelial cells may correlate with prognosis and indicate potential treatment targets. Interferon responses are known to be skewed during Covid-19, but some IFN subtype polymorphisms may correlate with prognosis and these subtypes migt be supplemented or inhibited for therapy.

A descriptive study to characterize clinical, radiological, lung function and quality of life alterations in patients who survived a severe or critical disease caused by SARS-COV-2 virus, who were treated in the intensive care unit of a high complexity institution in Cali, Colombia.