RALE Versus CORADS/CT-Severity Score in COVID-19 (RALE-CORADS)

February 14, 2022 updated by: Prof. Dr. Marcus J. Schultz, Academisch Medisch Centrum - Universiteit van Amsterdam (AMC-UvA)

The Prognostic Value of the Abnormalities on the Chest Radiography Versus the Chest Computed Tomography in Critically Ill COVID-19 Patients - Protocol for a National Study Comparing the RALE With the CORADS and CT-Severity Score

Rationale Patients with severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) frequently fulfill the criteria for acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), with extensive and bilateral abnormalities on the chest radiography (CXR) and the chest computed tomography (CT) abnormalities. The 'Radiographic Assessment of Lung Edema' (RALE) score, the 'COVID-19 Reporting and Data System' (CO-RADS) score, and the 'CT severity score' may all have prognostic value in critically ill patients with acute respiratory failure due to COVID-19.

Objectives To compare the prognostic value of the RALE score, the CO-RADS score and the CT severity score in critically ill patients with ARDS due to COVID-19.

Hypotheses The RALE score, the CO-RADS score and the CT severity score have prognostic value (primary). The RALE score, the CO-RADS score and the CT severity score correlate well.

Study design National, retrospective observational study. Study population Critically ill COVID-19 patients with acute respiratory failure, who received at least one CXR and one chest CT scan during critical illness.

Method CXRs are visually scored by two independent investigators, using the RALE score approach. Chest CT scans are scored by an independent radiologist, using the CO-RADS score and the CT severity score. Demographic, ventilation and outcome data are captured from the hospital systems.

Main study parameters/endpoints ICU mortality (primary) and hospital-, 28-, 90-mortality, the number of days alive and free from invasive ventilation, duration of ventilation in survivors, and length of stay in ICU and hospital.

Nature and extent of the burden and risks associated with participation, benefit and group relatedness Participants will not directly benefit from participation, but burden is absent. The CRX and chest CT scans have already been obtained as part of routine clinical care. Collecting CXR for RALE scoring and chest CT scans for CO-RADS and CT severity scoring, clinical and outcome data is of no harm for individual patients.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

100

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

      • Amsterdam, Netherlands
        • Academisch Medisch Centrum - Universiteit van Amsterdam (AMC-UvA)

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

N/A

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Invasive ventilated COVID-19 patients

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • admitted to the intensive care unit of the Amsterdam UMC, location 'AMC', between March 1, 2020 and May 31, 2020 (the first 3 months of the first wave of the national outbreak in the Netherlands) and between October 1, 2020 and December 31, 2020 (the first 3 months of the second wave in the Netherlands);
  • RT-PCR confirmed coronavirus diseases 2019 (COVID-19); and
  • having had received at least one chest radiograph (CXR) and one adjacent chest computed tomography (CT) scan during the period a patient was having acute respiratory failure.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Age < 18 years.

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

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
ICU mortality
Time Frame: 90 days
The ICU mortality with a maximum of 90 days
90 days

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
hospital mortality
Time Frame: 90 days
The hospital mortality with a maximum of 90 days
90 days
28-day mortality
Time Frame: 28 days
The 28-day mortality
28 days
90-day mortality
Time Frame: 90 days
The 90-day mortality
90 days

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

September 14, 2021

Primary Completion (Actual)

December 31, 2021

Study Completion (Actual)

January 1, 2022

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

September 14, 2021

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 14, 2021

First Posted (Actual)

September 17, 2021

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

February 16, 2022

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 14, 2022

Last Verified

February 1, 2022

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • RALE-CORADS

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

UNDECIDED

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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