Convalescent Plasma to Limit Coronavirus Associated Complications

Convalescent Plasma to Limit Coronavirus Associated Complications: An Open Label, Phase 2A Study of High-Titer Anti-SARS-CoV-2 Plasma in Hospitalized Patients With COVID-19

Researchers are trying to assess the treatment potential and safety of anti-SARS-CoV-2 convalescent plasma in patients with acute respiratory symptoms with confirmed COVID-19.

High titer human convalescent plasma will be extracted from apheresis donations from twenty recently-sick and currently-recovered COVID-19 patients. An open-label, phase 2A clinical trial will then be conducted to administer convalescent plasma to twenty individuals with confirmed cases of COVID-19 to investigate the novel application of convalescent plasma in the treatment strategy of SARS-CoV-2.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients must be 18 years of age or older
• Hospitalized with COVID-19 respiratory symptoms and confirmation via COVID-19 SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR testing. Patient is willing and able to provide written informed consent and comply with all protocol requirements.
• Patient agrees to storage of specimens for future testing.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Female subjects with positive pregnancy test, breastfeeding, or planning to become pregnant/breastfeed during the study period
• Receipt of pooled immunoglobulin in past 30 days
• Contraindication to transfusion or history of prior reactions to transfusion blood products