Active clinical trials for "Cytokine Release Syndrome"

This study aimed to assess the cytokine profile in COVID 19 patients and its relation with disease progression & severity using COVID reporting and data system (CORADS) score.

We have previously reported the results of the primary and secondary outcomes of a randomized study aiming to investigate the impact of a restrictive transfusion protocol on the magnitude of reduction in blood transfusion in a typically mixed general surgery population subjected to major abdominal surgery. The main finding of that study was a reduction in red blood cell usage with the implementation of a restrictive transfusion regimen. This was achieved without adversely affecting clinical outcome in the population studied. The aim of this secondary analysis performed on a subgroup of 20 patients from the original study was to determine whether there are any differences in the postoperative immunologic response, as expressed by the production of inflammatory mediators, between a restrictive approach to red cell transfusion and a more liberal strategy.

This protocol serves as a mechanism to collect, store, and distribute bodily fluid and tissue samples obtained from Hematopoietic Cell Transplant (HCT) or novel immunotherapy patients and their donors at the Masonic Cancer Center in order to conduct correlative studies of the immune system, microbiota, and their interactions. Fluid (including but not limited to, blood, urine, saliva, cerebrospinal fluid, bronchoalveolar lavage fluid) sample log-in, processing, relabeling, and storage is performed by the Masonic Cancer Center (MCC) Translational Therapy Lab (TTL).

COronaVIrus Disease or Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome -CoV-2 or COVID-19, mortality occurs mainly from immunological behavior or by suicide after healing . In both cases, the causal link is coronavirus within the host response. The rationale of use of deep yoga breathing as adjuvant treatment to COVID-19 disease , is linked to the mechanical action to stimulate the vagus nerve through scalene and sternocleidomastoid muscles function of which the continuity of action bring to modulate upto suppress, the inflammatory reflex and pro-inflammatory cytokines overproduction and contextual lowering of the sympathetic stress response as a first cause of sleep and late mental disorders which can increase the annual suicide rate. An easily breathing medical Yoga protocol has been developed to test a cost-effective care provision, training, contact tracing and mass efficacy testing.

The purpose of this research is to replace one of participants' outpatient chimeric antigen receptor T-cell (CAR-T) therapy follow up visits with a virtual or "telemedicine" visit. The telemedicine visit will use an electronic tablet with a camera and a microphone that allows participants to communicate with their physicians and nurses. Participants will be provided with the necessary equipment to complete these visits.

To ascertain globally the changes in the cytokines involved and TLRs/KIR activation in patients admitted to the hospital with a COVID-19 diagnosis, and the changes after initiation of the different therapies

ExoFlo, Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cell Derived Extracellular Vesicles Allograft Product, Infusion Treatment is currently being studied in Protocol DB-EF-PhaseIII-0001 in patients COVID-19 associated moderate to severe acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). This expanded access protocol is an open label study intended to provide ExoFlo to critically ill patients who do not qualify for the Phase III randomized controlled trial (RCT) because they Do not meet phase III eligibility criteria at current phase III sites. Do meet phase III eligibility criteria but cannot access phase III sites. Do not meet phase III eligibility criteria & cannot access phase III sites.

Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), particularly those undergoing hemodialysis (HD), are at high risk of a severe form of COVID-19. This study aims to characterize the inflammatory and antiviral response during SarsCov2 infection in adult

This is a Phase II pilot exploratory study designed to investigate if prophylactic treatment with short term steroids administered to high risk Covid-19 patient might prevent cytokine storm and progression to respiratory failure. High risk is defined based on serologic markers of inflammation that include abnormalities of Interleukin 6 (IL-6), Ferritin , D-dimer, Lactate Dehydrogenase (LDH), as well as lymphopenia and impaired O2 saturation prior to or on the 7th day of first symptom of Covid-19.

A continuous infusion of Dexmedetomidine (DEX) will be administered to 80 patients admitted to Critical Care because of signs of Respiratory Insufficiency requiring non-invasive ventilation. Measurements of respiratory performance and quantification of cellular and molecular inflammatory mediators. The primary outcome will be the avoidance of mechanical ventilation with secondary outcomes duration of mechanical ventilation, avoidance of delirium after sedation and association of mediators of inflammation to outcomes. Outcomes will be compared to a matched historical control (no DEX) series