Status:

TERMINATED

RescuE pLAsma eXchange in Severe COVID-19

Lead Sponsor:

Heidelberg University

Conditions:

Therapeutic Plasma Exchange

Covid19

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-85 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The spectrum of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) ranges from asymptomatic infection to acute respiratory distress syndrome ("ARDS") and patient death. Severely affected patients may develop a cytok...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Written informed consent by the study participant or their legally appointed representative.
  • Age ≥ 18 years
  • Evidence of acute SARS-CoV-2 infection, confirmed by PCR testing
  • Invasive ventilation
  • Fever ≥ 38.5°C, confirmed by a total of 3 consecutive measurements or ongoing renal replacement therapy and temperature ≥ 37.5°C
  • D-dimers ≥ 2mg/L
  • Dexamethasone ≥ 6mg/day or equivalent dose on at least 2 days

Exclusion

  • Age \> 85 years
  • Pre-existing treatment limitations
  • Pregnancy
  • Confirmed pulmonary arterial embolism with hemodynamically relevant right heart strain
  • ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI)
  • Participation in an intervention study elsewhere

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 7 2020

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

April 30 2023

Estimated Enrollment :

67 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04685655

Start Date

January 7 2020

End Date

April 30 2023

Last Update

April 15 2025

Active Locations (3)

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1

Heidelberg University Hospital

Heidelberg, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany, 69120

2

Klinikum Stuttgart

Stuttgart, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany, 70174

3

University Hospital Essen

Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, 45147