View clinical trials related to Sars-CoV2.
Filter by:The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) epidemic represents a major therapeutic challenge. The highly contagious severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-COV-2) and the long duration of the disease have led to a massive influx of patients admitted in health services and intensive care units. To current knowledge, there is no treatment yet that that can prevent infection from SARS-COV-2 virus, nor the disease progression to a severe form. Daily active smokers are rare among outpatients or hospitalized COVID-19 patients. Several arguments suggest that nicotine could be responsible for this protective effect thank to the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR). Based on epidemiological data and experimental data from scientific literature, we hypothesize that nicotine could inhibit the penetration and spread of the virus and improve the management of COVID19 , particularly in hospitalized patients to prevent adverse outcomes (death, transfer to intensive care unit, care limitation, mechanical ventilation an high flow oxygen).
The aim is to measure anxiety level and burnout frequency of healthcare workers including attending physicians, residents and nurses working at intensive care unit during COVID-19 pandemic. The study protocol had consisted of three parts. The first part was related to demographic details including age, sex, marital status, working position, past medical history. The second part of the survey was validated Turkish form of Beck anxiety inventory (BAI) It has 21 questions. Every question is a somatic symptom of anxiety. Participants scored them regarding how this symptom bothered them past week. Items have four possible answers: not at all (0 point), mildly (1 point), moderate (2 point), severe (3 point). Total anxiety score can be between 0 and 63. Participants were categorized as no or mild anxiety if the total beck anxiety score was between 0-16, and moderate to severe anxiety if it was more than 16 The last part of the survey was validated Turkish form of Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) to evaluate components of BOS
Assessment of impact of covid-19 on pediatric dental practice during first, second and third wave among a group of pediatric dentists.
Since the beginning of the year, the entire world has been concerned with the novel SARS-CoV2 virus. After the first case descriptions in Wuhan, there has been a rapid increase in the number of cases in Germany as well. In case of an illness with the virus, the affected patients can suffer from a slight infection of the upper respiratory tract up to severe lung failure and death. Interestingly, up to now, children are usually less severely affected than adults. However, the actual infection rates are probably similar to those of adults, even if the actual prevalence in children is difficult to quantify so far. The extent of the disease in children has also been less researched to date than in adults, and the same applies to pregnant women and their newborns. In addition, intensive research into possible therapeutic strategies and new vaccines is necessary. Here, however, the number of clinical studies in children is also far behind. In order to be able to understand the infection process and to protect the population with their children, comprehensive testing is necessary. However, this poses great challenges for local health authorities. Scientific investigations are also costly, but are already being carried out by many institutes. So far, for example in the SeBlueCo study, a very low prevalence of antibodies (1.3% of people) has been show. In children, however, both the routes of infection and the way the immune system deals with the virus are probably different than in adults. In this study the investigators now want to examine residual blood samples from pediatric patients of the pediatric and adolescent clinic in the time course after the beginning of the pandemic in order to better understand and monitor the development of antibody prevalence.
Multicenter, double blind, randomized clinical trial for high-risk patients over 18 years of age, symptomatic for COVID-19 infection, without any severity criteria
Since December 2019, China and then the rest of the world have been affected by the rapid spread of a new coronavirus infection called SARS-CoV-2 (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus), the clinical expression of which is called Covid-19 (Coronavirus Disease 2019). It is estimated that around 20% of symptomatic patients will be severe enough to warrant hospitalization, of which around 5% will be in intensive care. Organ damage is multiple in Covid infection: respiratory, digestive, renal, neurological, cardiovascular due to the infection or its care. There is also a psychological and social impact of the infection or of the care that should be measured. In this context, investigator will assess the physical and psychological complaints of patients who have presented a severe form of SARS-CoV-2 infection. The final objective being to identify the needs to offer follow-up adapted to this emerging pathology.
This clinical trial will enroll participants that have pneumonia caused by the COVID-19 virus. During the study patients will receive 7 to up to 14 days of defibrotide. After completing the treatment, participants will have 30 day follow-up check-up to assess for adverse events and clinical status. This final assessment can be done virtually, by telephone or electronically (email) if the patient cannot be contacted by phone. No in-person visit is required. The hypothesis of this trial is that defibrotide therapy given to patients with severe SARS-CoV2 ARDS will be safe and associated with improved overall survival, within 28 days of therapy initiation.
To date, no treatment has demonstrated clinical efficacy on COVID 19. However, several therapeutic strategies are being considered and are being evaluated in numerous clinical trials. Among these strategies, the use of hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) seems promising. There is very little information on how to precisely administer hydroxychloroquine to patients infected with SARS-CoV-2 in intensive care, which may be responsible for side effects, some of which are potentially serious. In addition, this treatment has a long half-life which increases the risk of accumulation and therefore toxicity. In view of the lack of knowledge on the pharmacokinetic / pharmacodynamic properties of hydroxychloroquine in intensive care patients infected with SARS-CoV-2, we propose to perform a prospective multicenter cohort study in order to collect the biological data necessary for this evaluation.
Patients with COVID-19 have special demographic characteristics including thromboembolic risk factors . The pharmacokinetics of enoxaparin administered subcutaneously in the intensive care unit patient are not described. Finally, given the lack of knowledge on the pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic properties of enoxaparin in intensive care unit patients infected with SARS-CoV-2, we propose to conduct a prospective multicenter cohort study to collect the biological data necessary for its study.
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is the cause of atypical emerging pneumonia. The clinical spectrum varies from an asymptomatic or mild illness to a serious illness with a high risk of mortality. The most severely affected patients (5%) present an acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), requiring assistance with mechanical ventilation in intensive care. In 2003, persistent lung damage was observed in a third of patients in a Singaporean cohort one year after SARS-CoV infection. A Chinese study showed that 27.3% of their SARS-CoV patients presented a decreased carbon monoxide diffusion (DLCO) and 21.5% of pulmonary fibrosis lesions. Due to the very recent emergence of SARS-CoV-2, no data is currently available of long-term outcome of these patients. However, recent publications including short-term CT monitoring suggest the genesis of fibrotic pulmonary parenchymal sequelae. In view of these data, the investigators can fear the occurrence of pulmonary sequelae in patients infected with SARS-CoV-2. It is therefore essential to evaluate the evolution of the respiratory status of the most severe patients who have had a stay in intensive care with respiratory assistance.