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The purpose of this proof of concept study is to provide COVID-19 convalescent plasma to patients with moderate to severe COVID-19 and assess:
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| Convalescent plasma | Experimental | Convalescent plasma from patients after COVID-19 |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blood plasma | Biological | Convalescent plasma after COVID-19 |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Titers of anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in the plasma derived from convalescent donors | At plasma donation | |
| Change in titers of anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in patients' plasma | Change from baseline at day 21 | |
| Change in inflammatory cytokines concentration (e.g. IL-6, HMGB1) | Change from baseline at day 7 | |
| Viral load decay in the recipient after plasma transfusion with semiquantitative assessment of nasopharyngeal swabs | Semiquantitative measure of viral load by rtPCR for SARS-CoV-2 by nasopharyngeal swabs, at diagnosis and on day 1,3,7 | Change from day of diagnosis at day 1 |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Number of patients with improvement in the 7-points Ordinal Scale | 7-point ordinal scale measure on day 0 (Baseline), day 1, 3 and 7 after plasma transfusion | At day 7 |
| Proportion of patients with adverse events, severity of adverse events |
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Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Stefano Fontana, M.D. | Servizio Trasfusionale, Lugano | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Ospedale Regionale Locarno | Locarno | Canton Ticino | CH-6600 | Switzerland |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 32219428 | Background | Shen C, Wang Z, Zhao F, Yang Y, Li J, Yuan J, Wang F, Li D, Yang M, Xing L, Wei J, Xiao H, Yang Y, Qu J, Qing L, Chen L, Xu Z, Peng L, Li Y, Zheng H, Chen F, Huang K, Jiang Y, Liu D, Zhang Z, Liu Y, Liu L. Treatment of 5 Critically Ill Patients With COVID-19 With Convalescent Plasma. JAMA. 2020 Apr 28;323(16):1582-1589. doi: 10.1001/jama.2020.4783. |
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AE will be assessed by the DAIDS scale on day 1, 3, 7 and 21. Relatedness with plasma transfusion will also be reported.
| At day 21 |