Currently there is no standard treatment for SARS-CoV-2 infection. Use of convalescent plasma has been studied in outbreaks of other respiratory infections, including SARS-CoV-1 , MERS-CoV and Hantavirus infection. This study is an open-label randomized trial in which patients with high risk of COVID19-associated respiratory failure will be randomized to early treatment with convalescent plasma (≤ 7 days from symptoms start) or at early signs of respiratory failure or prolonged hospitalization. COVID-19 convalescent plasma will be collected from individuals according to the institutional protocol.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
58
COVID-19 convalescent plasma
Hospital Clínico Universidad Católica
Santiago, Chile
Percentage Mechanical Ventilation, hospitalization longer than 14 days or death during hospitalization
Time frame: 1 year follow up
Median duration of fever
Days
Time frame: 1 year
Median duration of mechanical ventilation
Days
Time frame: 1 year follow up
Median length of ICU stay
Days
Time frame: 1 year follow up
Median length of admission
Days
Time frame: 1 year follow up
Hospital mortality rate (percentage)
Time frame: 1 year follow up
30-day mortality (percentage)
Time frame: 1 year follow up
Readmission rate (percentage)
Time frame: 1 year follow up
Median length of viral clearance
days
Time frame: 1 year follow up
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