Around the world, researchers are working extremely hard to develop new treatments and interventions for COVID-19 with new clinical trials opening nearly every day. This directory provides you with information, including enrollment detail, about these trials. In some cases, researchers are able to offer expanded access (sometimes called compassionate use) to an investigational drug when a patient cannot participate in a clinical trial.
The information provided here is drawn from ClinicalTrials.gov. If you do not find a satisfactory expanded access program here, please search in our COVID Company Directory. Some companies consider expanded access requests for single patients, even if they do not show an active expanded access listing in this database. Please contact the company directly to explore the possibility of expanded access.
Emergency INDs
To learn how to apply for expanded access, please visit our Guides designed to walk healthcare providers, patients and/or caregivers through the process of applying for expanded access. Please note that given the situation with COVID-19 and the need to move as fast as possible, many physicians are requesting expanded access for emergency use. In these cases, FDA will authorize treatment by telephone and treatment can start immediately. For more details, consult FDA guidance. Emergency IND is the common route that patients are receiving convalescent plasma.
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Data on respiratory mechanics and gas exchange in acute respiratory failure in COVID-19 patients is limited. Knowledge of respiratory mechanics and gas exchange in COVID-19 can lead to different selection of mechanical ventilation strategy, reduce ventilator-associated lung injury and improve outcomes. The objective of the study is to evaluate the respiratory mechanics, lung recruitability and gas exchange in COVID-19 -associated acute respiratory failure during the whole course of mechanical ventilation - invasive or non-invasive.
Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi
This study is part of the current global emergency scenario due to infection with Coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2 as indicated by the international taxonomy. Study aim is to investigate the possibility of the presence of the virus within the seminal fluid and in the urine of infected patients, both during the acute phase and remotely. Current evidences show that Coronaviruses can be present inside the testicle and sperm in other species, such as in feline and avian models. In human beings, current researches have mixed results regarding the presence of SARSCoV-2 in urine, as several studies with a large sample found no traces of the same with Real-Time Reverse method Transcriptase - Polymerase Chain Reaction or with method of nucleic acid amplification. By contrast, in just over 6% of 58 patients with Real Time Polymerase Chain Reaction method have found the presence of SARS-CoV-2 in the urine, even at a distance from the last negative nasopharyngeal swab. Given the topicality of the problem, our study has the objective of specifically researching the presence and possible persistence over time of SARS-CoV-2 in seminal fluid and urine. A saliva sample will also be collected as a control. At the moment there are no studies in literature that tested this possibility. If confirmed, it would lead to find out another potential method of transmission, the sexual one, in asymptomatic patients or apparently no longer infectious with negative buffer. The rationale for our study is the evidence that in other species this type of transmission by coronaviruses is possible and that at present it has not been verified in mankind. The relevance of the study would be both in the case of a negative result, as the first study in its generally, both in the case of a positive result, due to the possibility of introducing new prevention measures in the long run.
Sentien Biotechnologies, Inc.
The purpose of this study is to assess the safety and tolerability of the investigational product, SBI-101, in subjects with an infectious etiology of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI). SBI-101 is a biologic/device combination product designed to regulate inflammation and promote repair of injured tissue using allogeneic human mesenchymal stromal cells. SBI-101 will be integrated into the renal replacement circuit and patients will be treated for up to 24 hours.
Bandim Health Project
Since the 1960s, studies have shown that oral polio vaccine (OPV) may have beneficial non-specific effects, reducing morbidity and mortality from other infections than polio. Such beneficial non-specific effect have been observed for other live vaccines, including measles, smallpox and BCG vaccine. For BCG, the vaccine for which the mechanism has been studied the most, the effects appear to be mediated through the innate immune system. The COVID-19 pandemic caused by the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 has now caused over 7.1 million cases and >400,000 deaths worldwide. As everywhere else, it is anticipated that in Africa the older part of the population will be at risk of severe COVID-19. OPV is widely used in Africa, but for children. Both polio and coronavirus are positive-strand RNA viruses, therefore it is likely that they may induce and be affected by common innate immune mechanisms. In a randomised trial at the Bandim Health Project in Guinea-Bissau, the investigators will assess the effect of providing OPV vs no vaccine to 3400 persons above 50 years of age. The trial will have the power to test the hypothesis that OPV reduces the combined risk of morbidity admission or death (composite outcome) by at least 28% over the subsequent 6 months.
University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
COVID 19: Is SARS-CoV-2 Contaminating Surgical Aerosols From Laparoscopy and Open Abdominal Surgery?
This study aims at answering the question if aerosols from laparoscopic or open abdominal surgery contain SARS-CoV-2 virus and need to be considered contagious.
Zeynep Kamil Maternity and Pediatric Research and Training Hospital
By applying polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test for Covid-19 to preeclampsia patients who applied to our hospital during the Covid-19 pandemic period, we investigated the frequency of Covid-19 related preeclampsia-like syndrome in this patient group.
Parsemus Foundation
The objective of this randomized clinical trial is to test whether administration of live attenuated MMR vaccine (measles mumps rubella; Merck) to eligible adults at highest risk for contracting COVID-19 (healthcare workers, first responders), can induce non-specific trained innate immune leukocytes that can prevent/dampen pathological inflammation and sepsis associated with COVID-19-infection, if exposed.
Massachusetts General Hospital
The primary aim of this research proposal is to use multimodal metrics (e.g., clinical data and advanced neuroimaging) in the early (i.e., acute hospitalization) phase of recovery from COVID-19-related disorders of consciousness to predict outcome at 3, 6, and 12 months post-hospitalization. We aim to construct an algorithm that synthesizes the results of these metrics to help predict recovery.
Tuberculosis Research Centre, India
Rationale: SARS-CoV2 viral infection is spreading rapidly throughout the world and in India the epidemic poses a major threat to the public health system. Elderly individuals, especially those with diabetes, hypertension, other chronic diseases are at high risk of mortality. Strategies to protect these individuals are desperately needed to safeguard continuous patient care. Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) is a vaccine against tuberculosis, with protective non-specific effects against other respiratory tract infections in in-vitro and in-vivo studies, and reported significant reductions in morbidity and mortality. Based on the capacity of BCG to reduce the incidence of respiratory tract infections in children and adults, to exert antiviral effects in experimental models; and to reduce viremia in an experimental human model of viral infection, the hypothesis is that BCG vaccination will partially protect against mortality in high-risk, elderly individuals. Primary Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of BCG vaccination in preventing morbidity and mortality due to COVID-19 in elderly individuals aged between 60 to 80 years living in COVID-19 hotspots in India. Secondary objectives: 1. To evaluate the effectiveness of BCG vaccination in terms of 1. reducing the cumulative incidence of hospital admission and Intensive Care admission 2. reducing the incidence of other respiratory febrile illness 2. To determine the innate and adaptive immune responses, IgM, IgG and IgA antibody titers generated by BCG vaccination (both total and SARS-Cov2 specific) in a subset of individuals. 3. To measure biomarkers induced by BCG vaccination as correlates of risk/protection against SARS-Cov2 in a subset of individuals Method and Analysis: Study design: Intervention study Study population: Elderly 60 - 80 years of age residing in designated hotspots for SARS-Cov2 infection Study Intervention: One dose of 0.1ml BCG vaccine, given intradermally. Elderly individuals not vaccinated from the same hotspot area or from neighbouring hotspot wards areas will be considered as the controls. Study sites: Chennai, Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Bhopal, Jodhpur and New Delhi. Study Sample size: 1450 individuals between 60-80 years of age will receive BCG vaccination while 725 individuals will be controls without vaccination Study duration: 6 months/participant. Enrolment at each site will be over: 4 months. Each participant will be followed for 6 months post vaccination. Primary Outcome Measures: During the study period (6-months), Proportion of individuals receiving the BCG vaccination who are asymptomatic but become PCR-positive or seroconvert during the 6-month of study period. Proportion of patients with development of COVID-19 disease (either PCR-positive or seroconvert with symptoms) during the study period. Proportion of patients with Severe COVID-19 disease and death due to Covid-19 disease
Aga Khan University
The outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) occurred initially in December 2019 in the city of Wuhan, Hubei province, China. Patients mainly presented with respiratory symptoms and this novel pathogen was identified.At present, the core management of COVID-19 includes infection prevention, case detection, monitoring, and supportive care. While specific new drugs and vaccines are being researched, certain drugs that are already present in medical arsenal are under trial too. One investigational treatment being explored for COVID-19 is the use of convalescent plasma (CP) collected from recovered COVID-19 patients. Convalescent Plasma is a source of passive immune therapy- the administration of specific antibodies against a given agent for preventing or treating an infectious disease due to that agent. The main anticipated mechanism of action of Convalescent Plasma therapy in COVID19 is viral neutralization. Other possible mechanisms include antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity and phagocytosis. There are numerous examples in which convalescent plasma (CP) has been used successfully as post exposure prophylaxis and/or treatment of infectious diseases, including other outbreaks of coronaviruses e.g. SARS-1, MERS-CoV and very recently in 2014, the Ebola virus outbreak. In SARS-CoV-2, Shen et al published a case series of 5 critically ill patients with COVID-19 and acute respiratory distress syndrome showing improvement in clinical status after transfusion of CP. Therefore, the objective of this study is to determine the safety and efficacy of transfusing convalescent plasma in patients admitted with COVID-19 at Aga Khan University Karachi, Pakistan. The investigators hypothesize that CP will decrease the length of hospital stay and overall mortality in patients with COVID-19. In this study, convalescent plasma will be collected from the donors who have been recovered from SARS-CoV-2 infection and transfused it to the patients admitted with active severe /critical COVID-19 at the Aga Khan University Hospital Karachi. STUDY DESIGN: Non-randomized open Label trial INCLUSION CRITERIA IN TREATMENT ARM: i. Inpatients at AKU with positive SARS-CoV-2 infection by rRT-PCR and who have provided written informed consent for inclusion in the trial; ii. Age ≥ 18 years; iii. Severe or immediately life-threatening COVID-19 defined by any of: - Respiratory rate ≥ 30/min; - Blood oxygen saturation ≤ 93% at room air; - Partial pressure of arterial Oxygen to Fraction of inspired Oxygen ratio < 300; - Lung infiltrates > 50% within 24 to 48 hours on radiology ( X-ray or CT scan); - Need for mechanical ventilation. - respiratory failure - septic shock - multiple organ dysfunction or failure EXCLUSION CRITERIA: i. Negative rRT-PCR from respiratory secretions or blood within 48 h prior to assessment of eligibility. ii. History of allergic reaction to blood or plasma products (as judged by the investigator). iii. Medical conditions in which receipt of 500 mL intravascular volume may be detrimental to the patient (e.g., actively decompensated congestive heart failure). iv. Enrolment in any other clinical trial for an investigational therapy. CONTROL GROUP: COVID-19 patients recruited during the period before CP becomes available or for whom no compatible CP is available will be given Standard of Care and will be followed for study outcomes. Data from these SC patients will be used as comparator in the analysis of the study.