Active clinical trials for "COVID-19"

The overall purpose of this observational cohort study is to characterize COVID-specific immune responses to SARS-CoV-2 exposure or COVID vaccination in a real-world setting. Participants will be asked to provide blood samples (either a normal venous blood draw, a few drops of blood obtained with a small finger-stick device, or both), as well as saliva or nasal swab sample at a series of visits. Subjects will receive results of the testing that is approved for routine clinical use (i.e., their AditxtScore), while residual samples from each visit will be stored for future testing. These efforts will support ongoing AditxtScore test development and enhance the effectiveness of its interpretation - aiding efforts to maximize benefits of clinical laboratory testing in the pandemic response.

Coronavirus 2019 disease can cause important sequelae in the patient, being one of the main affectations of the respiratory system due to bilateral pneumonia and frequently presenting loss of strength, dyspnea, polyneuropathies and multi-organ involvement. Respiratory muscle dysfunction It is one of the most frequent sequelae of this disease. The aim of this study it to assess the effect of pulmonary rehabilitation program (PRP) for 8 weeks vs PRP supplemented with pulsed electromagnetic field therapy (PEFT) vs control group (CG) with health education in people with sequelae of COVID-19 on respiratory capacity and clinical response.

Considering the compelling amount of studies focused on patients in the active phase of COVID-19 disease and the scarcity of studies focused on patient cured from disease aimed at evaluating the sequelae of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection, the purpose of the study is to investigate, in patients recovered from COVID-19 disease: 1) whether SARS-CoV-2 infection has induced in male patients, a primary (testicular) and / or secondary (pituitary) damage to the hypothalamic-pituitary-testicular hormonal axis, structural and / or functional damage to the testis and penis, sexual dysfunction or fertility disorders; 2) the prevalence in male and female patients of chemosensory symptoms (olfactory dysfunction) and assess whether there is a correlation between the prevalence, severity, duration and eventual persistence of olfactory dysfunction and the severity of COVID-19 disease. Patients will be evaluated at baseline (at discharge from infectious and/or pneumology unit) and after 3- 12 months. A better definition of the prevalence and type of sequelae after recovery from COVID-19 disease could significantly improve the therapeutic management and long-term follow-up of these patients, with a relevant impact in terms of health resources and public health.

This is a randomized, double blind, positive controlled study to evaluate the safety and immunogenicity of Omicron COVID-19 Vaccine (Vero Cell), Inactivated in population aged 18 years old and above who have been vaccinated with 2 or 3 doses of COVID-19 Vaccine (Vero Cell), Inactivated manufactured by Beijing Institute of Biological Products, Co., Ltd.

This is a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase II/III clinical study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of SSD8432 in combination with ritonavir in adult subjects with mild/common COVID-19.

To evaluate the safety and immunogenicity of COVID-19 mRNA vaccine in people aged 18 years and older, 300 participants will be enrolled and divided into two groups: low- and high-dose groups. Each dose group (150 people) will be divided into 2 age groups (75 each):18 to 59 years old and ≥ 60 years old. The subjects will be randomized into vaccine group or placebo group in a ratio of 2:1. Subjects will complete 2 doses of vaccination on Day 0 and Day 21, in which the low-dose group will received 0.3 ml of the study vaccine or placebo, and the high dose group received 0.5 ml of the study vaccine or placebo.

To evaluate the safety and immunogenicity of the COVID-19 mRNA vaccine in people aged 18 years and older, 80 participants will be enrolled and divided into two groups: low- and high-dose groups. Each dose group will be divided into 2 age groups (20 people each):18 to 59 years old and ≥ 60 years old. Subjects will be randomized into vaccine group or placebo group in a ratio of 3:1. Subjects will receive 2 doses of either vaccine or placebo on Day 0 and Day 21, in which the low-dose group will received 0.3 ml of the study vaccine or placebo, and the high dose group will receive 0.5 ml of the study vaccine or placebo.

An effective vaccine stands as the most effective way for controlling the COVID 19 pandemic , yet, immunogenic vaccine efficacy needs to be extensively studied . T cell responses against the structural proteins have been found to be the most immunogenic in peripheral blood mononuclear cells of convalescent SARS-CoV1 patients which needs to be tested in SARS -COV2 vaccine efficacy studies alongside with the sustainability of humoral and cellular immune responses . Clinically , immunocompromised patients face drastic outcome of infections , which led the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) - USA -and the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) -UK- recommend COVID-19 vaccination of immunocompromised , the WHO Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization (SAGE), recommended that the three vaccines(Pfizer ,Moderna and Astra Zeneca) can be used for individuals with high-risk comorbidities . Nevertheless, there is an unmet research need concerning the immune response towards COVID 19 vaccination in this population . Based on the previous work of our team in designing B and T cell epitopes distributed over the S protein , we will study the immune response in the available vaccines in Egypt.

This is a phase 1/2a study including 2 parts, phase 1 and phase 2a. The phase 1 part is an open-label, single-arm, dose-escalating study to evaluate the safety and explore the dose limiting toxicity and maximum tolerated dose of a human umbilical cord derived mesenchymal stem cell product (BX-U001) in severe COVID-19 pneumonia patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Qualified subjects after the screening will be divided into low, medium, or high dose groups to receive a single intravenous infusion of BX-U001 at the dose of 0.5×10^6, 1.0×10^6, or 1.5×10^6 cells/kg of body weight, respectively. The Phase 2a part is a randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind clinical trial examining the safety and biological effects of BX-U001 at the appropriate dose selected from phase 1 for severe COVID-19 pneumonia patients with the same inclusion/exclusion criteria as the phase 1 part.

In light of the rapidly emerging pandemic of SARS-CoV-2 infections, the global population and health care systems are facing unprecedented challenges through the combination of transmission and the potential for severe disease. Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) has been found with unusual clinical features dominated by substantial alveolar fluid load. It is unknown whether this is primarily caused by endothelial dysfunction leading to capillary leakage or direct virus induced damage. This knowledge gap is significant because the initial balance between fluid management and circulatory support appear to be decisive. On progression of the disease, bacterial superinfection facilitated by inflammation and virus related damage, has been identified as the main factor for patient outcome, but the role of the host versus the environment microbiome remains unclear. The overarching aim of the present research proposal is to improve therapeutic strategies in critically ill patients with ARDS due to SARS-CoV-2 infection by advancing the pathophysiological understanding of this novel disease. This research thus focuses on inflammation, microcirculatory dysfunction and superinfection, aiming to elucidate risk factors (RF) for the development of severe ARDS in SARS-CoV-2 infected patients and contribute to the rationale for therapeutic strategies. The hypotheses are that (I) the primary damage to the lung in SARS-CoV-2 ARDS is mediated through an exaggerated pro-inflammatory response causing primary endothelial dysfunction, and subsequently acting two-fold on the degradation of the lung parenchyma - through the primary cytokine response, and through recruitment of the inflammatory-monocyte-lymphocyte-neutrophil axis. The pronounced inflammation and primary damage to the lung disrupts the pulmonary microbiome, leading secondarily to pulmonary superinfections. (II) Pulmonary bacterial superinfections are a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in COVID-19 patients. Pathogen colonization main Risk Factor for lower respiratory tract infections. To establish colonization, pathogens have to interact with the local microbiota (a.k.a. microbiome) and certain microbiome profiles will be more resistant to pathogen invasion. Finally, (III) Handheld devices used in clinical routine are a potential reservoir and carrier of both, SARS-CoV-2, as well as bacteria causing nosocomial pneumonia.