2020 ACTT-1 TRIAL Remdesivir for the Treatment of Covid-19 Double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial Objective: To evaluate the clinical efficacy and safety of putative investigational therapeutic agent remdesivir among hospitalized adults with laboratory-confirmed Covid-19. M Patients with lab-confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection 1,063 with illness of any duration and atleast one of the patients following: radiographic infiltrates OR […]
Category: Infectious Diseases
ACTT-4 Trial Summary: Baricitinib in Covid-19
2022 ACTT-4 TRIAL Baricitinib versus dexamethasone for adults hospitalised with COVID-19 double-blind, double placebo-controlled, randomised controlled trial M Objective: To compare baricitinib in combination with remdesivir versus dexamethasone with remdesivir at preventing progression to mechanical ventilation or death 1010 patients Inclusion criteria: Adults ≥18 years with COVID-19 who required supplemental oxygen administered by low-flow ($15 […]
ACTIV-4B Trial Summary: Antithrombotic Therapy in Covid-19
2021 ACTIV-4B TRIAL Effect of antithrombotic therapy on clinical outcomes in outpatients with clinically stable symptomatic COVID-19 minimal-contact, adaptive, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled Objective: To assess whether anticoagulant or antiplatelet therapy can safely reduce major adverse cardiopulmonary outcomes among symptomatic but clinically stable outpatients with COVID-19. 657 patients Inclusion criteria: Participants 40 to 80 years of […]
ACTIV-3 Trial: Monoclonal Antibody for Covid-19
2020 ACTIV-3 TRIAL Neutralizing Monoclonal Antibody for Hospitalized Patients with Covid-19 Multicenter, open-label, randomized comparative trial M Objective: To assess the efficacy of LY-CoV555, a neutralizing monoclonal antibody in hospitalized Covid-19 patients without end-organ damage. Hospitalized patients with Covid-19 who had symptoms 314 for ≤12 days. Excluded from the trial were patients who patients had […]
ACTION Trial Summary: Anticoagulation for Hospitalized Covid-19 Patients
2021 ACTION TRIAL: Therapeutic vs. prophylactic anticoagulation for patients admitted to hospital with COVID-19 and elevated D-dimer Pragmatic, open-label (with blinded adjudication), multicentre, randomised Objective: to evaluate therapeutic anticoagulation compared with prophylactic anticoagulation among patients admitted with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection. 615 patients Inclusion Criteria: Patients (aged ≥18 years) hospitalised with COVID-19 and elevated […]
MICHELLE Trial Summary: Rivaroxaban for Thromboprophylaxis in Covid-19
2022 MICHELLE TRIAL Rivaroxaban versus no anticoagulation for post-discharge thromboprophylaxis after hospitalisation for COVID-19 Pragmatic, open-label, multicentre, randomized controlled trial Objective: To investigate if extended thromboprophylaxis with Rivaroxaban after hospitalization due to COVID-19 decrease rates of venous & arterial thromboembolism in high-risk patients 320 patients Patients ≥ 18 years hospitalized for ≥3 days with COVID-19 […]
ATESS Trial Summary: Vitamin C + Thiamine for Septic Shock
2020 ATESS TRIAL Combination therapy of vitamin C and thiamine for septic shock Multicentre, double-blind, randomized controlled trial Objective: To evaluate the effects of early combination therapy with intravenous vitamin C and thiamine on recovery from organ failure in patients with septic shock. 111 Adult patients who presented to ED and diagnosed with septic shock […]
VITAMINS Trial: Vitamin C, hydrocortisone, and thiamine in Septic Shock
2021 2021 VITAMINS TRIAL M Effect of Vitamin C, hydrocortisone, and thiamine vs hydrocortisone alone on time alive and free of vasopressor support among patients with septic shock Open label, multi-centre, randomized, phase IIb clinical trial Objective: To investigate whether treatment with Vitamin C, hydrocortisone & thiamine (intervention) lead to a more rapid resolution of […]
ANTHARTIC Trial Summary: Prevention of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia after Cardiac Arrest
2019 ANTHARTIC TRIAL M Prevention of early Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia after cardiac arrest Multicentre, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled Objective: To investigate whether in post out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OOHCA) patients treated with targeted temperature management, does the use of empirical antibiotics prevent early ventilator-associated pneumonia. 194 patients Inclusion criteria: Patients > 18 years of age hospitalized in the […]
ACTION Trial: Anticoagulation in COVID-19
2021 ACTION TRIAL Therapeutic vs. prophylactic anticoagulation for patients admitted to hospital with COVID-19 and elevated D-dimer Pragmatic, open-label (with blinded adjudication), multicentre, randomised Objective: to evaluate therapeutic anticoagulation compared with prophylactic anticoagulation among patients admitted with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection. 615 patients Inclusion Criteria: Patients (aged >18 years) hospitalised with COVID-19 and elevated […]