Treatment of Patients With COVID-19 With Convalescent Plasma (COOPCOVID-19)

May 17, 2022 updated by: University of Sao Paulo General Hospital

Treatment of Patients With COVID-19 With Convalescent Plasma Transfusion: a Multicenter, Open-labeled, Randomized and Controlled Study

The COVID-19 pandemic has been spreading continuously, and in Brazil, until May 31, 2020, there have been more than 450.000 cases with more than 28.000 deaths, with daily increases. The present study proposes to evaluate the efficacy and safety of convalescent plasma in treatment of severe cases of COVID-19 in a multicenter, randomized, open-label and controlled study

Study Overview

Status

Status

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Completed

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

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Detailed Description

Eligible patients will be randomized 1:1:1 into 3 treatment groups: A- standard (control); B- standard and convalescent plasma in a volume of 200ml (150-300ml); C- standard and convalescent plasma in a volume of 400ml (300-600ml). The Bayesian multi-arm and multi-stage model will be used, which will allow an interim analysis after the inclusion of 30 patients, with repeated interim analyses for every 30 additional patients. With this, we expect to define not only the efficacy of convalescent plasma, but also the volume of plasma needed if efficacy is proven. The study will be interrupted if the efficacy of the convalescent plasma group is proven, so that all severely ill patients as defined in the study can receive the convalescent plasma treatment. The same will occur if there is no difference in primary outcome with the use of convalescent plasma or serious adverse effects.

Study Type

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Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

Enrollment

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129

Phase

Phase

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  • Phase 2

Contacts and Locations

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Study Locations

  • Brazil
    • SP
      • São Paulo, SP, Brazil, 01403-002
        • University of São Paulo - General Hospital

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Age = or > than 18 years; .
  • Laboratory-proven COVID-19 infection by RT-PCR in any clinical sample . Time since symptom onset less than 10 days at the time of screening; - . Presence of COVID-19 pneumonia, with a typical, indeterminate or atypical compatible image in a chest tomography exam (see definition below) -
  • Presence of one of the following criteria:
  • Need for> 3L of O2 in the catheter / mask or> 25% in the Venturi mask to maintain O2 saturation> 92% B presence of respiratory distress syndrome with PaO2 / FiO2 <300mmHg If intubated, within 48 hours of orotracheal intubation
  • Absence of a history of serious adverse reactions to transfusion, for example, anaphylaxis; - .Participation approval by the research clinician

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Already enrolled in another clinical trial evaluating antiviral or immunobiological therapy for the treatment of COVID-19.
  • IgA deficiency
  • Presence of a clinical condition that does not allow infusion of 400 ml of volume at clinical discretion
  • Pregnancy or breastfeeding
  • Receipt of immunoglobulin in the last 30 days
  • Presence of significant risk of death within the next 48 hours at clinical discretion.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm

Participant Group / Arm

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Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

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Sham Comparator: Group A
Participants will receive the standard of care treatment
Biological: convalescent plasma
The study will be interrupted if the efficacy of the convalescent plasma group is proven, so that all severely ill patients as defined in the study can receive the convalescent plasma treatment. The same will occur if there is no difference in primary outcome with the use of convalescent plasma or serious adverse effects.
Active Comparator: Group B
Participants will receive the standard treatment and convalescent plasma in a volume of 200ml (150-300ml)
Biological: convalescent plasma
The study will be interrupted if the efficacy of the convalescent plasma group is proven, so that all severely ill patients as defined in the study can receive the convalescent plasma treatment. The same will occur if there is no difference in primary outcome with the use of convalescent plasma or serious adverse effects.
Active Comparator: Group C
Participants will receive the standard treatment and convalescent plasma in a volume of 400ml (300-600ml)
Biological: convalescent plasma
The study will be interrupted if the efficacy of the convalescent plasma group is proven, so that all severely ill patients as defined in the study can receive the convalescent plasma treatment. The same will occur if there is no difference in primary outcome with the use of convalescent plasma or serious adverse effects.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, the planned outcome measure that is the most important for evaluating the effect of an intervention/treatment. Most clinical studies have one primary outcome measure, but some have more than one.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Time elapsed until clinical improvement or hospital discharge
Time Frame: Follow up until 28 days after transfusion
clinical improvement is defined as the time from the randomization date until the decline of 2 categories on the ordinal scale of 10 categories or hospital discharge (whichever comes first)
Follow up until 28 days after transfusion

Secondary Outcome Measures

Secondary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, a planned outcome measure that is not as important as the primary outcome measure for evaluating the effect of an intervention but is still of interest. Most clinical studies have more than one secondary outcome measure.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
acute adverse events
Time Frame: Up to 12 hours after transfusion
incidence of acute adverse events possibly or definitively realted to convalescent plasma transfusion
Up to 12 hours after transfusion
Clinical Status
Time Frame: "Day 7", "Day 14" and "Day 28"
Evaluation according to an ordinal scale of 10 categories
"Day 7", "Day 14" and "Day 28"
Duration of clinical events
Time Frame: Up to 28 days
Duration of mechanical ventilation, length of hospital stay in survivors up to 28 days and time from the beginning of treatment to death
Up to 28 days
SARS-CoV-2 in nasopharyngeal swab
Time Frame: Days 0, 1, 3, 7, 14 and 28 after transfusion and control groups
Detection of SARS-CoV-2 in nasopharyngeal swab
Days 0, 1, 3, 7, 14 and 28 after transfusion and control groups
IgG, IgM and IgA titers for SARS-CoV-2
Time Frame: Days 0, 1, 3, 5, 7, 14 and 28 after transfusion and control groups
Specific IgG, IgM and IgA titers for SARS-CoV-2
Days 0, 1, 3, 5, 7, 14 and 28 after transfusion and control groups
Neutralizing antibodies
Time Frame: 0,1,7 14 and 28 days after transfusion and control groups
Titers of neutralizing antibodies
0,1,7 14 and 28 days after transfusion and control groups

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Sponsor

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University of Sao Paulo General Hospital

Collaborators

Collaborators

An organization other than the sponsor that provides support for a clinical study. This support may include activities related to funding, design, implementation, data analysis, or reporting.
Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein
Hospital Sirio-Libanes
Hospital Ernesto Dornelles
Faculty of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto (FMRP-USP)
Ministério da Ciência, Tecnologia, Inovações e Comunicações
Hospital de Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina Universidade Estadual de Campinas
Grupo Hospitalar Conceição

Investigators

Investigators

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  • Principal Investigator: Esper G Kallás, PhD, MD, University of Sao Paulo General Hospital

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

Study Start

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June 1, 2020

Primary Completion (Actual)

Primary Completion

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February 15, 2022

Study Completion (Actual)

Study Completion

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February 15, 2022

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

First Submitted

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June 1, 2020

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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June 2, 2020

First Posted (Actual)

First Posted

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June 4, 2020

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

Last Update Posted

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May 19, 2022

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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May 17, 2022

Last Verified

Last Verified

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October 1, 2021

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Other Study ID Numbers

Other Study ID Numbers

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  • COOP-COVID-19-MCTIC

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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