Active clinical trials for "COVID-19"

SARS-CoV-2 (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2), the new coronavirus, causes a disease called COVID-19 that can trigger aggressive inflammatory responses. In this sense, in vitro intervention with high concentrations of sodium chloride has shown some favorable results in the inactivation of the disease Objective: to determine the effectiveness of inhaled sodium chloride therapy (BREATHOX®) in preventing the use of health resources in patients ≥ 18 years of age in 28 days compared to usual care. Method: Pilot, open randomized clinical trial study, including 100 patients with COVID-19 confirmed and symptomatic with up to 10 days of symptom onset. The included participants will be randomized according to a ratio of 1:1:1 into three groups: (Group 1) Standard of care + BREATHOX® one session (two oral inhalations and more nasal instillation in each nostril) every hour with a total of 10 sessions per day for 10 days; (Group 2) standard of care + BREATHOX® one session (two oral inhalations and more nasal instillation in each nostril) every three hours for a total of 5 sessions per day for 10 days; (Group 3) standard of care. After collecting the signed informed consent form, research participants will be evaluated on the tenth day of device use and re-evaluated on D28 for safety assessment. Recovery time for symptoms related to COVID-19 infection will be measured.

To examine the efficacy of an 8-week exercise training program on functional, cognitive, and emotional health outcomes compared to a no treatment control condition in adults with PASC.

This is a double-blind, multicentre, multinational study to evaluate the safety and collect preliminary efficacy data of Codivir drug product in 130 hospitalized adults with moderate COVID-19 symptoms. COVID-19 symptoms (fever, cough, myalgia and changes in smell or taste) onset must be within 7 days prior enrolment. Treatment will begin in the hospital, participants will be discharged according to medical decision and continue the treatment until to Day 7 at home and followed up to day 28.

Research Question: Does convalescent plasma (CCP) collected from donors who have recovered from COVID-19 and who have a very high titre of anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies reduce the risk of hospitalisation (for COVID-19) or death in patients with early symptoms of acute COVID-19 who are vulnerable to this disease compared to standard of care? Study product: Very high antibody titre COVID-19 convalescent plasma collected more than 15 days after end of symptoms in COVID-19 patients who also had received at least one dose of a SARS-CoV-2 vaccine. Methodology: Multicentre, randomised, open-label, adaptive superiority trial: COVID-19 very high neutralizing Ab titre convalescent plasma vs standard care in 2 cohorts of vulnerable patients (cohort 1: elderly (≥ 70 years) and younger with comorbidities, cohort 2: immunosuppressed patients). Study phase: Phase 3 Intervention: Two units of high antibody titre COVID-19 convalescent plasma to individuals randomised to the intervention group, 2 units from 2 different donors, preferably transfused on the same day. Plasma provided by convalescent vaccinated donors with a minimum antibody titre of 1:640 against delta variant (B1.617.2) or antibody concentration >=4.000 BAU/ml in the QuantiVac anti-SARS-CoV-2 IgG ELISA or >=20.000 U/ml in the Elecsys anti-SARS-CoV-2 CLIA Randomisation: 1:1 (standard of care + convalescent plasma vs. standard of care) stratified by centre (cohorts 1 and 2)

Assessment of the dynamics of changes in physical, instrumental and laboratory parameters in patients with identified coronavirus infection complicated by acute respiratory failure included in the study in accordance with the inclusion criteria, and comparison of the results with the control group, study of the effect of modes when using vibroacoustic lung therapy.

The 2019 Coronavirus disease outbreak (COVID-19) was first reported at the end of 2019 in Wuhan China as a severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARSCoV-2) infection. In less than a year, SARS-CoV-2 infection has become a pandemic and spread to almost all countries in the world, including Indonesia. World Health Organization data states that there are 4,240,479 confirmed cases of SARS-CoV-2 in Indonesia until 25 October 2021 with a death rate of 143,235 (WHO, 2021a). The Indonesian National Agency of Drug and Food Control (NA-DFC) has issued an Emergency Use Authorization for several SARS-COV-2 Vaccines, including the SARS-CoV-2 vaccine (Vero cell) inactivated produced by Sinopharm (BPOM, 2021). Clinical data that the actual immune responses decrease after several months are continuously being reported (Marmot et al., 2021), and the decrease of vaccine efficacy due to the appearance of variants is also known (Abu-Raddad et al., 2021; Lopez Bernal et al., 2021). These potential risks suggest the need for a booster dose or periodic booster doses of the SARS-COV-2 Vaccine. In fact, there is a study result given several months after vaccination, which leads to the generation of a higher immune responses (Pan H et al., 2021). Booster dose of SARS-COV-2 Vaccine will either induce a high level of antibody responses against original strain, or enhance the broadly formed T cell immunity regardless of mutant strain to improve individual protection.

A Phase 2a, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multiple ascending dose study in patients who are hospitalized with presumed pneumonia requiring supplemental oxygen therapy. The purpose of this study is to examine the safety, tolerability and efficacy of AV-001 Injection administration daily to the earlier of day 28 or EOT (day prior to hospital discharge). A total of 120 eligible patients (20 patients in each of cohort 1, 2 and 3 and 60 patients in cohort 4) will be recruited from up to 25 participating institutions/hospitals. Patients will be randomized in a 1:1 ratio to receive either AV-001 Injection or AV-001 placebo Injection, together with standard of care (SOC).

This is a pilot, randomized, single-center, parallel group, open-label controlled study to evaluate the feasibility, safety, efficacy, and pharmacokinetics of nebulized HCQ01 plus Standard of Care (SOC) versus SOC alone in hospitalized COVID-19 patients. The Jordanian Ministry of Health (MOH) is the study sponsor, and the study will be conducted at MOH COVID-19 hospitals. Approximately 110 patients, ≥18 years of age with a confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection, will be enrolled and randomized 1:1 to the treatment and control arms where they will receive ten doses of Hydroxychloroquine solution via nebulizer in addition to SOC or the control arm where treatment will follow the MOH SOC.

The psychological health of frontline healthcare workers, caring for critically ill patients with COVID-19, has deteriorated during the pandemic. Nurses appear to be most seriously affected. Despite the availability of supportive interventions, uptake is poor, and none have been found beneficial in randomised controlled trials. The investigators have developed a two-pronged approach (combining the FLASH technique and Guided Imagery) that aims to reduce existing symptoms of distress and provide participants with techniques to help them cope with future stressful events. This approach has been developed with experienced psychological practitioners, and staff members. The FLASH technique is a recently developed therapy which aims to reduce psychological distress following traumatic events. It allows participants to process traumatic memories without feeling distress. Using guided imagery, a trained psychological practitioner helps participants to direct attention from distressing or intrusive memories, by evoking or generating positive mental images, sounds, tastes, smells and movement. Emerging evidence suggests that both techniques are safe and effective. PROACTIVE will investigate the feasibility and acceptability of this two-pronged approach to address existing traumatic symptoms and enhance future resilience for intensive care nurses. Findings will inform the design of a larger trial which tests intervention effectiveness.

INTRODUCTION: Coronavirus 2019 disease (COVID-19), caused by the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SRAG) of coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) surpassed the global number of 119,603,761 cases, with more than 2,649,722 reported deaths . There is sufficient evidence for a possible post-covid-19 syndrome, designating sequelae with persistent symptoms. Respiratory muscle training improves respiratory muscle strength, exercise capacity, diaphragm muscle thickness, and dyspnea in various patient populations, especially in those with the greatest reduction in basal respiratory muscle strength. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effectiveness of a home inspiratory muscle training protocol in improving respiratory muscle strength, dyspnea and quality of life in post-Covid-19 patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This is a clinical, controlled, randomized and blind trial, which will be carried out at the Institute of Tropical Medicine of the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte. The sample size will be performed using GPower software version 3.1.9.2 (Kiel, Germany) for Windows and will be established after conducting a pilot study with 5 participants in each group (total of 10 subjects) for a hypothetical two-way ANOVA test, using the main variable the Maximum Inspiratory Pressure (PImax.). The subjects included in the research will undergo three evaluation moments: Pre-training (Initial), Post-training (6 weeks) and Retention Test (24 weeks) for clinical evaluation form, anthropometric measures, respiratory muscle strength, volumes and capacities pulmonary symptoms, dyspnea, perceived exertion and fatigue, handgrip strength, six-minute walk test, anxiety and depression, post-covid functional status. After the initial assessment, all volunteers will receive a POWERbreathe® device (POWERbreathe®, HaB Ltd, Southam, UK) to carry out the training. EXPECTED RESULTS: provide a safe, effective and easy-to-perform treatment for post-covid-19 patients.