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Prone Positioning Short-term Effects on Tissue Oxygen Saturation in Critical COVID-19 Patients

The purpose of this study is to monitor short-term changes in tissue oxygen saturation and local blood flow as results of changing from supine to prone position in ARDS COVID-19 patients

Start: May 2020

Direct Topical Lung T3 Treatment to Improve Outcome & Sequelae of COVID-19 Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

Acute treatment of COVID-ARDS with direct topical lung instilled T3 therapy for patients on mechanical ventilation.

Start: March 2021

Management of Cytokine Storms in Severe COVID-19 Patients With Autologous Activated Platelet-rich Plasma Therapy

The positive cases of coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) in Indonesia has been increasing rapidly since the first case found in March 2020 to date. Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) virus disrupts human normal immune system resulting in uncontrolled inflammatory response. Based on our research and experience in doing cell therapy for 9 years, activated platelet-rich plasma (PRP) produces anti-inflammatory effects in inflammatory condition that is beneficial for tissue regeneration. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the potential of autologous activated platelet-rich plasma (aaPRP) and the outcomes for treating severe Coronavirus Disease-2019 (COVID-19) patients in Intensive Care Unit (ICU).

Start: December 2020

Ruxolitinib for Treatment of Covid-19 Induced Lung Injury ARDS

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of ruxolitinib in the treatment of patients with COVID-19 severe pneumonia.

Start: July 2020

Regenerative Medicine for COVID-19 and Flu-Elicited ARDS Using Longeveron Mesenchymal Stem Cells (LMSCs) (RECOVER)

A Phase I, double- blinded, randomized, placebo- controlled study to test the safety of LMSCs in Adults suffering from mild to severe acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) due to COVID-19 resultant from 2019-nCoV coronavirus infection, or resultant from influenza virus infection.

Start: July 2020

Open Lung Strategy, Gas Distribution and Right Heart Function in ARDS Patients

The goal of this interventional crossover study, in intubated and mechanically ventilated Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) patients, is to compare two positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) titration techniques regarding: respiratory mechanics, gas exchange, changes in aeration, ventilation/perfusion matching its impact on cardiac function, especially the right heart (RH). The PEEP titration techniques are: PEEP selection based on low PEEP/high FiO2 table ("PEEPARDSnet") and lung recruitment maneuver (LRM) plus PEEPdec titration based on the best compliance of the respiratory system("PEEPLRM").

Start: June 2019

Electrical Impedance Tomography Monitoring and Invasive Mechanical Ventilation During Pronation in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome.

Acute respiratory distress syndrome is an acute form of lung injury. The most commonly used classification criteria for this syndrome are Berlin's Criteria. The actual literature underlines the advantages of prone position in mild or severe forms of ARDS in association with invasive mechanical ventilation. The hypothesis of this study is to investigate the effective ventilation and perfusion modifications during pronation assessed with clinical parameters and with the aid of the electrical impedance tomography.

Start: June 2020

Senicapoc in COVID-19 Patients With Severe Respiratory Insufficiency

SARS-CoV-2, one of a family of human coronaviruses, was initially identified in December 2019 in Wuhan city. This new coronavirus causes a disease that has now been named COVID-19. The virus has subsequently spread throughout the world and was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organisation on 11th March 2020. As of April 1, 2020, there are 874.081 numbers of confirmed cases with 43.290 fatalities. There is no approved therapy for COVID-19 and the current standard of care is supportive treatment. Key markers implying a fatal outcome are acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)-like disease with pronounced dyspnea, hypoxia and radiological changes in the lung. Senicapoc improves oxygenation and reduces fluid retention, inflammation, and bleeding in the lungs of mice with ARDS-like disease. In cells, there is an antiviral effect of senicapoc.

Start: April 2020

Hemodynamic Impact on Critical Care Patients With Lung Damage Secondary to COVID-19

The aim of the present work is to describe the hemodynamic effects shown in patients with ARDS secondary to SARS-CoV-2 infection

Start: October 2020

Effects of Sevoflurane on Extravascular Lung Water and Pulmonary Vascular Permeability in Patients With ARDS

The study will investigate the effects of inhaled sedation with sevoflurane using the AnaConDa device on extravascular lung water index (EVLWi) and the pulmonary vascular permeability index (PVPI) in patients with moderate to severe acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Improvement in oxygenation and decreases in lung inflammatory response has been demonstrated in patients with ARDS compared with intravenous sedation. However, preclinical data showing a decrease in lung edema has not been confirmed. The hypothesis is that inhaled sedation with sevoflurane reduces EVLWi and PVPI in patients with ARDS, assessed with the PiCCO device. Patients will receive either inhaled sedation (interventional group), or a sedation with propofol (control group). Both will be associated with remifentanil. Sedation will be monitored by bispectral index with a targeted value of 30-50. The primary outcome will be daily assessment of EVLWi and PVPI over time in patients sedated with sevoflurane compared to propofol. Secondary outcomes will include value of PVPI and EVLW at 48h after intubation, fluid administration, need in norepinephrine, time between cessation of sedation and trial of weaning sedation, ventilation free days, mortality at day 28, the partial pressure of arterial oxygen to fraction of inspired oxygen ratio (PaO2/FiO2), plasma and alveolar levels of cytokines (tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-?, interleukine (IL)-1?, IL-6, IL-8). These blood and alveolar samples will be done at baseline, on day 2 and on day 5. A sub-group analysis will be done in Covid-19 related ARDS. Decrease in PVPI and EVLWi with inhaled sevoflurane may be related to the decrease in lung edema in ARDS patients and may ultimately improve patient outcome.

Start: November 2020

MSC-based Therapy in COVID-19-associated Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

Considering the potential of mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) in the treatment of lung injuries by COVID-19, this pilot clinical trial evaluates the safety and potential efficacy of the cell therapy, administered intravenously, in patients with pneumonia associated with COVID-19-associated acute respiratory distress syndrome.

Start: July 2020

Glycine Supplement for Severe COVID-19

This study will explore whether a daily supplement of glycine, a substance that has antiinflammatory, cytoprotective, and endothelium-protecting effects, can improve mortality, as well as clinical and biochemical parameters, in patients with severe COVID-19 who initiate mechanical ventilatory support.

Start: August 2020

PROSAIC-19 - Prospective Longitudinal Assessment in a COVID-19 Infected Cohort

DESIGN Longitudinal prospective observational multicentre study. Primary objective: Understand the immune mechanisms driving COVID-19 disease in patients with a history of lung disease

Start: June 2020

Awake Prone Positioning to Reduce Invasive VEntilation in COVID-19 Induced Acute Respiratory failurE

Prone positioning (PP) is an effective first-line intervention to treat moderate-severe acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) patients receiving invasive mechanical ventilation, as it improves gas exchanges and lowers mortality.The use of PP in awake self-ventilating patients with (e.g. COVID-19 induced) ARDS could improve gas exchange and reduce the need for invasive mechanical ventilation, but has not been studied outside of case series.The investigators will conduct a randomized controlled study of patients with COVID-19 induced respiratory failure to determine if prone positioning reduces the need for mechanical ventilation compared to standard management.

Start: July 2020

Goal-directed De-escalation in ARDS

Objective: To compare two de-escalation strategies guided by either extravascular lung water or global end-diastolic volume-oriented algorithms in patients with sepsis and ARDS. Design: A prospective randomized study. Setting: City Hospital #1 of Arkhangelsk, Russia, mixed ICU. Patients: Sixty patients with sepsis and ARDS were randomized to receive de-escalation fluid therapy, guided either by extravascular lung water index (EVLWI, n = 30) or global end-diastolic volume index (GEDVI, n = 30). Intervention: In case of GEDVI > 650 mL/m2 or EVLWI > 10 mL/kg, diuretics and/or controlled ultrafiltration were administered. The primary goal of de-escalation was to achieve the cumulative 48-hr fluid balance in the range of 0 to - 3000 mL. If GEDVI < 650 mL/m2 or EVLWI < 10 mL/kg, the target fluid balance was set from 0 to +3000 mL.

Start: March 2016

Exhaled Breath Particles as a Clinical Indicator for Lung Injury and Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)

Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) reflects the hallmark of the critical course of COVID19. We have recently shown that Exhaled Breath Particles (EBP) measured as particle flowrate (PFR) from the airways could be used as a noninvasive real time early detection method for primary graft dysfunction (similar to ARDS) in lung transplant patients and for ARDS in a large animal model. PFR increased before the cytokine storm. Early detection of ALI and ARDS is crucial for the patient's chance of survival as early treatment, such as preparing for intensive care, prone position and protective ventilation when the patient is treated in mechanical ventilation, can be implemented early in the process. In the present study we aim to use real time PFR as an early detector for COVID19 induced ARDS. We will also collect EBPs onto a membrane for subsequent molecular analysis. Previous studies have shown that most of those proteins found in broncho alveolar lavage (BAL) are also found in EBP. We therefore also aim to be able to diagnose COVID19 by analyzing EBP using PCR with the same specificity as PCR from BAL, but also to identify protein biomarkers for early detection of ARDS.

Start: May 2020

Use of Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Caused by COVID-19

This is a pilot phase, open label, non-randomized study for the treatment of ARDS in patients infected with COVID-19. Subjects will be enrolled and treated with one dose of mesenchymal stem cells and follow-up will occur 90 days post-treatment.

Start: April 2020

Respiratory Mechanics and Gas Exchange Characteristics in Patient With SARS-CoV-2

The combination of different ventilatory strategies and its effects on respiratory mechanics and gas exchange in patients under mechanical ventilation with acute respiratory distress syndrome secondary to coronavirus-19 has been scarcely described.

Start: July 2020

Using GM-CSF as a Host Directed Therapeutic Against COVID-19

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has rapidly become a pandemic. COVID-19 poses a mortality risk of 3-7%, rising to 20% in older patients with co-morbidities. Of all infected patients, 15-20% will develop severe respiratory symptoms necessitating hospital admission. Around 5% of patients will require invasive mechanical ventilation, and up to 50% will die. Evidence in severe COVID-19 suggests that these patients experience cytokine storm and progressed rapidly with acute respiratory distress syndrome and eventual multi-organ failure. Early identification and immediate treatment of hyperinflammation is thus recommended to reduce mortality. Granulocyte Macrophage Colony Stimulating Factor (GM-CSF) has been shown to be a myelopoietic growth factor that has pleiotropic effects in promoting the differentiation of immature precursors into polymorphonuclear neutrophils, monocytes/ macrophages and dendritic cells, and also in controlling the function of fully mature myeloid cells. It plays an important role in priming monocytes for production of proinflammatory cytokines under TLR and NLR stimulation. It has a broad impact on the processes driving DC differentiation and affects DC effector function at the mature state. Importantly, GM-CSF plays a critical role in host defense and stimulating antiviral immunity. Detailed studies have also shown that GM-CSF is necessary for the maturation of alveolar macrophages from foetal monocytes and the maintenance of these cells in adulthood. The known toxicology, pharmacologic and safety data also support the use of Leukine® in hypoxic respiratory failure and ARDS due to COVID-19. This study aims to recruit patients with evidence of pneumonia and hypoxia who have increased risk for severe disease and need for mechanical ventilation. The overall hypothesis is that GM-CSF has antiviral immunity, can provide the stimulus to restore immune homeostasis in the lung with acute lung injury from COVID-19, and can promote lung repair mechanisms, which would lead to improvement in lung oxygenation parameters.

Start: June 2020

Inhaled Iloprost for Suspected COVID-19 Respiratory Failure

Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a type of respiratory failure characterized by the rapid onset of widespread inflammation in the lungs. ARDS is thought to be the main cause of respiratory failure in COVID-19 patients. Research is still ongoing to further elucidate the different ARDS subtypes that may exist in COVID-19. It is crucial to find new targets for treatment and support of COVID-19 patients with respiratory failure.

Start: May 2020