Status:

COMPLETED

Cellular Immuno-Therapy for COVID-19 ARDS Randomized Clinical Trial

Lead Sponsor:

Ottawa Hospital Research Institute

Collaborating Sponsors:

Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)

Conditions:

Covid19

Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

This is a Phase 2 multicenter randomized (2:1), placebo-controlled trial to evaluate early signs of efficacy of allogeneic, umbilical cord-derived (UC) mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) in patients wit...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Age of ≥18 years
  • Laboratory-confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection during the current admission
  • On invasive, non-invasive mechanical ventilation (NIV) (PEEP ≥5 cmH20) or high-flow nasal canula (HFNC) oxygen therapy (minimum total flow rate of 40 lpm)
  • ARDS (onset \<96h) as per the international consensus definition (P/F ratio \< 300 with PEEP ≥5cm H20 or on HFNC), not due primarily to cardiac causes.

Exclusion

  • No consent/inability to obtain consent
  • Rockwood Clinical Frailty Score \> 4
  • Moribund patient not expected to survive 24 hours
  • Any other irreversible disease or condition for which 6-month mortality is estimated to be greater than 50%
  • Currently receiving extracorporeal life support
  • Pregnant or lactating
  • Patients with a prior or concurrent malignancy whose natural history or treatment does not have the potential to interfere with the safety or efficacy assessment of the investigational regimen are eligible for this trial
  • Moderate to severe chronic liver disease (Childs-Pugh Score \> 12)
  • Severe chronic respiratory disease with a baseline PaCO2 \> 50 mm Hg or the use of home oxygen
  • Documented deep venous thrombosis or pulmonary embolism within the preceding 3 months
  • Inability/contra-indications to receiving local standard of care thromboprophylaxis
  • Chronic immunosuppression (any chronic immunotherapy including daily oral steroid use \>6months)
  • Known HIV, Hep B/C positive, or active tuberculosis
  • Multisystem shock (SOFA score change from baseline of \>2 in \>2 systems)
  • Patient, surrogate, or physician not committed to full support including intubation (exception: a patient will not be excluded if he/she would receive all supportive care except for attempts at resuscitation from cardiac arrest)

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

April 27 2021

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

April 1 2022

Estimated Enrollment :

22 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04865107

Start Date

April 27 2021

End Date

April 1 2022

Last Update

July 31 2025

Active Locations (4)

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Lakeridge Health

Oshawa, Ontario, Canada, ON L1G 2B9

2

The Ottawa Hospital

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, K1H 8L6

3

St. Michael's Hospital

Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5B 1W8

4

Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal

Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H2X 3E4