Status:

COMPLETED

Low or High Dose of Dexamethasone in Patients With Respiratory Failure by COVID-19

Lead Sponsor:

Manuel Taboada Muñiz

Conditions:

Covid19

Corticosteroids

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

After RECOVERY trial publication, low dose (6 mg dexamethasone for 10 days) was recommended as the usual care treatment in hospitalized patients with respiratory failure by COVID-19 needing oxygen the...

Detailed Description

Objective: The investigators aim to assess the efficacy of high dose of dexamethasone (20 mg / day 5 days, and 10 mg/day 5 days) versus low dose of dexamethasone (6 mg/day 10 days) in patients with re...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Age 18 years or older.
  • Hospitalized COVID-19 patients admitted to the Hospital.
  • Patients requiring supplemental oxygen. Level 4 using the World Health Organization 7-point Ordinal Scale for clinical improvement
  • Patients requiring corticosteroids (dexamethasone) according to Hospital protocol.

Exclusion

  • Pregnancy or active lactation.
  • Patient is expected to die in the next 48 hours.
  • Known history of dexamethasone allergy or known contraindication to the use of corticosteroids.
  • Daily use of corticosteroids in the past 15 days.
  • Indication for corticosteroids use for other clinical conditions (e.g. refractory septic shock).
  • Consent refusal for participating in the trial.
  • Different level of 4 in Level 4 using the World Health Organization 7-point Ordinal Scale for clinical improvement.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 15 2021

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

August 31 2021

Estimated Enrollment :

198 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04726098

Start Date

January 15 2021

End Date

August 31 2021

Last Update

October 20 2021

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University Clinical Hospital of Santiago de Compostela

Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña, Spain, 15866