Official Title
Stellate Ganglion Block (SGB) for COVID-19 Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)
Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to understand if it is safe and useful to perform SGB (Stellate Ganglion Block) in patients who have severe lung injury Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) due to COVID-19 infection.

Detailed Description

Primary Aim:

• To determine safety of stellate ganglion block (SGB) in ARDS

Secondary Aim:

- To determine efficacy of SGB in slowing the progression of ARDS

Completed
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
COVID-19

Procedure: Stellate Ganglion Block

The procedure will be done at the bedside in the ICU without interfering with ongoing treatment.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Subjects age 18 to 80

- Subjects with PCR documented diagnosis of COVID-19 ARDS requiring critical care and
transfer to intensive care unit

- Bilateral opacities consistent with pulmonary edema must be present and may be
detected on CT or chest radiograph

Exclusion Criteria:

- Subjects with pre-existing cardiac failure

- Hemodynamic Instability

- Subject on Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO)

- Anatomical inability to do a stellate block

Eligibility Gender
All
Eligibility Age
Minimum: 18 Years ~ Maximum: 80 Years
Countries
United States
Locations

West Virginia University Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute
Morgantown, West Virginia, United States

Ali R Rezai, MD, Principal Investigator
West Virginia University

West Virginia University
NCT Number
Keywords
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Covid-19
Autonomic Nervous System
Stellate Ganglion
MeSH Terms
COVID-19
Ganglion Cysts
Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn
Acute Lung Injury
Syndrome