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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Displaying 360 of 714Janette Furuzawa Carballeda
SARS-CoV-2 infection induces a hyperinflammatory syndrome, causing the acute respiratory distress syndrome, massive lung cell destruction and, as a plausible sequelae, pulmonary fibrosis in COVID-19 patients. Current focus has been on the development of novel immunosuppressant therapies, in order to control the cytokine storm in COVID-19 patients. Thus, the effect of steroids, intravenous immunoglobulin, non-steroidal immunosuppressants, selective cytokine blockade, JAK/STAT pathway inbhibition, and mesenchymal precursor cells have been evaluated. Based on the above information, we propose COLLAGEN-POLYVINYLPYRROLIDONE (Distinctive name: FibroquelMR, active substance: Collagen-polyvinylpyrrolidone, pharmaceutical form: intramuscular injectable solution, with sanitary registration No. 201M95 SSA IV and SSA code: 010 000 3999) as a potential drug for the downregulation of the cytokine storm. Polymerized type I collagen reduces the expression of IL-1β, IL-8, TNF-alpha, TGF-β1, IL-17, Cox-1, leukocyte adhesion molecules (ELAM-1, VCAM- 1 and ICAM-1), some other mediators of inflammation and increases the levels of IL-10 and the number of regulatory T cells. In addition, it promotes the mechanisms of inhibition of tissue fibrosis, without adverse effects in rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis.
Peking University People's Hospital
This is a prospective, multicenter, randomized, open-label study to investigate the efficacy and safety of eltrombopag plus recombinant human thrombopoietin (rhTPO) versus eltrombopag as treatment for corticosteroid-resistant or relapsed immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Pandemic SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) respiratory infection is responsible for more than 4,000 deaths, mainly (67%) secondary to acute respiratory distress syndromes (ARDS). ARDS is usually associated with a mortality of around 40%, but this rate reaches 61% in patients infected with SARS-CoV-2. Two endotypes have been described in patients with ARDS: one, hyper-inflammatory, associated with very high mortality (51%); the second, slightly inflammatory (immunoparalysis), associated with much lower mortality (19%). In COVID-19 patients, distinct immune response profiles have also been observed. Some patients present deep lymphopenia and/or prolonged viral excretions associated with more frequent occurrence of co-infections (+ 29% of virus, + 23% of bacteria, + 10% of fungi). The latter group may be at higher risk in terms of mortality. The intensity of the inflammatory response and/or microbial coinfections therefore appear as risk factors for severity and mortality in patients infected with SARS-CoV-2 which determine the course of the disease. To adapt early optimal therapeutic management to each forms of the disease, it is essential to be able to characterize these profiles on the microbiological and inflammatory level. With a committed network of 6 intensive-care units across eastern and northern Ile-de-France, 180 patients with ARDS and infected with SARS-CoV-2 are being enrolled. For these patients, a nasopharyngeal swab is collected at inclusion; followed by a new nasopharyngeal swab and a deep respiratory sample once a week, until D28, for an exploration of co-infections and for monitoring the viral load of SARS-CoV-2. The rest of each of these samples are collected for the study. In parallel, the clinical data usually collected in the context of intensive care will be collected on a CRF. They will allow to calculate risk scores such as SOFA.
Olive View-UCLA Education & Research Institute
COVID-19 is a disease caused by the virus, SARS-CoV-2. Patients with this viral infection are at risk for developing pneumonia and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Approximately 20% to 30% of hospitalized patients with COVID-19 and pneumonia require intensive care for respiratory support. Clinically, ARDS presents with severe hypoxemia evolving over several days to a week in combination with bilateral pulmonary infiltrates on chest X-ray. Widespread alveolar epithelial cell and pulmonary capillary endothelial injury can lead to severe impairment in gas exchange. In one report of 1,099 patients hospitalized with COVID-19, ARDS occurred in 15.6% of patients with severe pneumonia. In a smaller case series of 138 hospitalized patients, ARDS occurred in 19.6% of patients and in 61.1% of patients admitted to an intensive care unit (ICU). To date, no effective treatment has been established to treat COVID-19 or to prevent progression of ARDS. It is thought that a heightened immune response with an unbalanced release of inflammatory mediators in the airway is a major cause of morbidity and mortality associated with the disease. It is therefore reasonable to postulate that improved outcomes may be obtained in patients with a balanced immune response with adequate viral control and appropriate counter-regulatory immune responses whereas a poor outcome may be expected in patients with inadequate viral control or a heightened immune response or what is referred to as a "cytokine storm". Thus, modulating the pulmonary immune response without suppressing the immune system would be a viable strategy for patients with COVID-19. The current literature supports the role of neuromodulation, particularly vagal nerve stimulation (VNS), in modulating the immune response. Modulating the pro-inflammatory pathway through VNS has been demonstrated to decrease inflammatory mediators and improve outcomes in several animal models and in humans. Percutaneous electrical nerve field stimulation (PENFS) provides a novel, non-invasive method of VNS through a non-implantable device applied to the external ear. Already, the FDA has cleared this technology for reducing symptoms of opioid withdrawal in patients with opioid use disorder. Symptoms of opioid withdrawal can be decreased by approximately 90% after 1 hour of stimulation. Similarly, the IB-Stim device has been shown to improve symptom in children with abdominal-pain-related functional GI disorders and recently received market approval by the FDA for that indication. Unpublished studies have demonstrated marked decrease in inflammation with PENFS compared to sham stimulation in a model of TNBS colitis. While the efficacy of PENFS in modulating the progression of pulmonary disease in patients with COVID-19 is unknown, several proposed mechanisms for regulation of the immune response through VNS have already been demonstrated. We propose to perform an open label, randomized study to evaluate the efficacy of PENFS for the treatment of respiratory symptoms in patients with COVID-19.
University College Hospital Galway
The investigators present a randomised open label phase Ib/IIa trial of nebulised unfractionated heparin to evaluate the effect of nebulised unfractionated heparin on the procoagulant response in ICU patients with SARS-CoV-2 requiring advanced respiratory support. As this is one of the first studies of nebulised heparin in COVID 19 lung disease the investigators will assess safety as a co-primary outcome.
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nīmes
Based on the experience of previous pandemics, countries reacted by applying different upgrade strategies to prevent or delay the widespread of the disease. Therefore, measures such as border closure, school closure, restrict social gathering (even shutdown of workplaces), limit population movements, and confinement meaning quarantines at the scale of cities or regions. In public hospitals, several measures have been decided to concentrate the power of care on potential wave of admissions of patients with severe forms of Covid-19. In this purpose, the number of available beds in Intensive Care Units (ICU) has been increased by two-fold and scheduled non-emergency surgical procedure have been cancelled. That means: 1. For the most severe patients, new personals (physician such as anesthesiologists, nurses of other units) have been transferred in ICUs. 2. For the less severe patients, personals of non-busy units have been transferred in busier ones. All these measures lead to major daily-life change sets that could be stressful. In the general population, it has been well documented that quarantine or confinement or isolation could lead to the occurrence of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) syndrome in about 30% overall population. Importantly, high depressive symptoms have been reported in 9% of hospital staff. Numerous symptoms have been reported after quarantine or isolation such as emotional disturbance, depression, stress, low mood, irritability, insomnia, and post-traumatic stress symptoms. In hospital setting, few studies have been performed for assessing the psychological impact of quarantine and isolation. However, two studies reported a high prevalence of burn-out syndrome (BOS) in ICU physician and PTSD syndrome and depression in ICU nurses. As the consequences of all the measures decided and applied during Covid-19 pandemic could be important on caregivers, the present study primarily aims at assessing the prevalence of PTSD syndrome in a large population of caregivers implied or not in Intensive Care Units. The secondary objective were 1) to assess the prevalence of severe depression and anxiety and BOS 2) to isolate potential factors associated with PTSD, severe depression, anxiety or BOS.
University of British Columbia
The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic continues to grow exponentially. Angiotensin II levels are increased in human influenza and are associated with influenza viral load, disease progression and mortality. Preliminary data shows angiotensin II receptor blockers (ARBs) limits lung injury in murine influenza H7N9, as well as viral titre and RNA. ARBs could limit viral titre and organ injury in COVID-19. We will therefore collect clinical chart data and test angiotensin II levels of patients who are admitted to ICU with COVID-19 to determine whether there is a correlation between taking ARBs and clinical outcomes in these patients. Other blood biomarkers and clinical risk factors for COVID-19 have come to light in recent weeks. We include these in our observational analysis to help generate an understanding of COVID-19 presentation and blood biomarker characterization of disease.
Tanta University
The global escalation of COVID19 pandemic has put the health care system under pressure with urgent need for treatment. In the absence of vaccine and approved drug against SARS-COV2 over the past 6 months, the health authorities were obliged to re-purpose existing drugs to fight this pandemic.
Hacettepe University
The current study is aimed to determine the procedures applied in the dysphagia clinics during the COVID-19 pandemic period. A questionnaire consisting of 30 questions will be implemented. Each participant will be asked to answer the questions.
3M
Title: Phase I/II Trial (Safety and Dosing) of Povidone-iodine (PVP-I) Nasal Swab For Preventing COVID-19 Spread in Healthy Subjects: Summary: This study will evaluate in a PH I/II trial in healthy volunteers the safety and tolerability of PVP-I nasal swabs daily application. The intent is to follow with a PH III randomized controlled clinical trial to assess the capacity for PVP-I nasal swabs to mitigate the transmission of respiratory viruses specifically COVID 19.