COVID-19 Clinical Trials and Expanded Access

Auscul-X a touch free digital stethoscope will permit physical distancing of healthcare providers while maintaining the ability to auscultate patients from a safe distance (over 10 feet away)

The primary objective of the study is to determine whether, at 21 days, care homes that implemented near-patient daily testing have a lower rate of confirmed CoV-2 infections than care homes following the DHSC standard of care testing of symptomatic residents.

The rationale of the use of tramadol for COVID-19 patients is attributed to its anti-inflammatory, hypocagulatory, antioxidant, cardio-protective, analgesic, antitussive, bactericidal and antidepressant effect.

The research aims to determine the impact of a syndromic mutiplex PCR assay (FilmArray) on the management of patients hospitalized in ICU for severe respiratory disease. During the SARS-CoV-2 outbreak, the diagnosis of pneumonia has become considerably more complex as the biological, radiological and clinical criteria of covid-19 interfere with the standard criteria for the diagnosis of severe respiratory diseases. Moreover, patients with COVID-19 are at higher risk of developing other associated infections and thus, patients have therefore often been treated with antibiotics, adequately or not, due to difficulty to quickly identify the etiology of their symptoms with conventional methods. In order to improve their treatment, both diagnostic and therapeutic, we set up a new syndromic molecular test in our laboratories to accelerate and improve the pneumonia management and antibiotic stewardship. This research will include 100 to 150 adult patients hospitalized in ICU during the first half of 2020. It will take place within the Nancy University Hospital and the Reims University Hospital, France.

The purpose of this study is to assess the efficacy of Manremyc® food supplement for reduce the incidence of SARS-CoV-2 infection in a high risk population, as healthcare workers.

The health contingency established against the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome associated type 2 Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) has promoted a race against the clock for the search on treatment against the disease related with coronavirus (COVID-19). There are no current approved therapeutic options against the virus, although there is a rush for the development of drugs, vaccines and even the passive immunization through plasma from convalescent patients. This passive immunization is made with the administration of antibodies from patients that went through the infectious state of the disease and progress to clinical remission. SARS-CoV-2, and its predecessor SARS-CoV-1, have great similarities between their genes and proteins; tis allow to hypothesize that the antibodies developed against SARS-CoV1 can recognize the antigens of SARS-CoV-2. In this manner, the transfusion of convalescent plasma to patients with the infection brings the probability on eliminating the infection, in this case SARS-CoV-2. There are evidence of this phenomenon observed in previous pandemics caused by SARS-CoV-1, Influenza AH1N1 and Ebola virus. The objective of the study is to develop a therapeutic strategy based on the administration of plasma from patients with COVID-19 with clinical remission to patients that are coursing with the infection. The expected results hopes to establish an effective treatment and satisfactory recovery of patients with COVID-19. Also, we expect to describe the respective antibodies related against the SARS-CoV-2 infection.

SARS-CoV-2 or COVID-19 is representing the major global burden that implicated more than 10 million infected cases and 500 thousand deaths worldwide. The prevalence of this pandemic disease is expected to rise every day. The challenge is to control its rapid spread meanwhile looking for a specific treatment to improve patient outcomes. Hesperidin is a classical herbal medicine used worldwide for a long time with an excellent safety profile. Hesperidin is a well-known herbal medication used as an antioxidant and anti-inflammatory agent. Available shreds of evidence support the promising use of hesperidin in prophylaxis and treatment of COVID 19. Herein, we discuss the possible prophylactic and treatment mechanisms of hesperidin based on previous and recent findings. Hesperidin can block coronavirus from entering host cells through ACE2 receptors which can prevent the infection. Anti-viral activity of hesperidin might constitute a treatment option for COVID-19 through improving host cellular immunity against infection and its good anti-inflammatory activity may help in controlling cytokine storm. Hesperidin mixture with diosmin co-administrated with heparin protect against venous thromboembolism which may prevent disease progression. Based on that, hesperidin might be used as a meaningful prophylactic agent and a promising adjuvant treatment option against SARS-CoV-2 infection.

Coronavirus infection is responsible for muscle wasting (sarcopenia), especially during prolonged stays in intensive care. Sarcopenia, in its functional aspect also seems major in patients hospitalized for this infection, in non-ICU unit. Weight loss also appears to be significant, despite a prevalence of overweight and obesity in severe forms. Undernutrition in the obese patient is also possible (undernourished obese and sarcopenia obesity). Anosmia and dysgeusia participate in undernutrition by reducing energy intake. The rehabilitation of these patients requires nutritional support (increased protein intake) associated with progressive retraining to physical activity. An early and proactive management procedure within Coronavirus disease-19 units has been implemented in conjunction with the Transversal Nutrition Unit (TNU). This nutritional care must be continued after discharge. Follow-up by teleconsultation or telephone consultation is put in place after the patient's discharge Primary Objective: Evaluation of nutritional status at the time of admission and discharge and home follow-up in outgoing patients from Coronavirus disease-19 Units Secondary objectives: Description of the evolution of food intake, diversity of food and coverage of needs Evaluation of the muscular strength of the wrist (by grip test in hospital) and on the arms and legs after return home (visual analog scale) Evolution of anosmia and dysgeusia (at the time of hospital admission, at the time of hospital discharge and at home) Level of physical training before infection (IPAQ) Description of the general state of health measured by the performance index - world health organization scale Description of nutritional prescriptions Description of the prevention measures and incidence of Inappropriate Refeeding Syndrome (IRS) Care needs assessments

The study cohort will be enrolled among all Humanitas group employees (including ICH, Humanitas University and Gavazzeni), and two validation cohorts. Participants will be asked consent for the research use of blood, pharyngeal swab, and for those hospitalized for COVID-19, also for the bronchoalveolar lavage and fecal samples. Biological samples will be used to perform cellular, microbial and molecular analyses aimed at better understanding the disease pathogenesis and the individual differences in susceptibility to the disease.

The occurrence of cardiovascular complications in SARS-CoV-2 infections appears to be more frequent than in other viral respiratory infections, probably due to a singular pathophysiology of this coronavirus. The lack of characterization of cardiovascular damages linked to Covid-19 could have medium and long-term consequences on the prognosis of patients. This problematic could lead to a second major public health problem linked to Covid-19 and it is therefore crucial to keep monitoring and screening patients at risk. In this context of emerging infectious diseases, of poorly characterized cardiovascular damages during infection and of absence of data on the long-term evolution of the infection, the investigators propose to carry out a prospective and observational cohort study focused on the evaluation and the systematic cardiovascular follow up of patients who survived an episode of Covid-19, regardless of their cardiovascular profiles.