Overview

IVIG in Patients With Severe COVID-19 Requiring Mechanical Ventilation

Status:
Not yet recruiting
Trial end date:
2021-06-30
Target enrollment:
0
Participant gender:
All
Summary
The purpose of this Pilot Study is to establish a hypothesis of whether or not intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) may impact the hospital length of stay, if started within 48 of mechanical ventilation in patients infected with SARS-CoV-2 virus.
Phase:
Phase 4
Accepts Healthy Volunteers?
No
Details
Lead Sponsor:
Sharp HealthCare
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:

1. Confirmed COVID-19 positive test result

2. Initiation of the first dose of IVIG within 72 hours of mechanical ventilation.

3. Age >18 years old.

4. Consenting next of kin having access to an electronic device that is able to access
DocuSign® online and email for consenting.

5. Subjects or their proxy must have the ability to understand the requirements of the
study, provide informed consent, and provide authorization of use and disclosure of
personal health information.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Superimposed bacterial pneumonia or bacteremia

2. Severe allergy to any IVIG product formulation

3. Hypersensitivity to corn

4. Uncontrolled hypertension (SBP>180 mm Hg or DBP>120mmHg)

5. Active participant in another research treatment study

6. Advanced dementia

7. Severe renal disease (CrCl< 20 mL/min)

8. Active cancer malignancy

9. Active treatment with cancer chemotherapy or immunotherapy

10. Congestive heart failure clinically or by history (EF< 25%)

11. Prior receipt during admission of any other investigational agent (eg. convalescent
plasma, tocilizumab)

12. Venous or arterial thrombosis < 90 days prior

13. Are receiving cytotoxic or biologic treatments such as TNF inhibitors,
anti-interleukin-1 (IL-1), anti-IL-6 (tocilizumab or sarilumab), T-cell or B-cell
targeted therapies (rituximab), interferon, or Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitors for any
indication at study entry. Note: A washout period 4 weeks (or 5 half-lives, whichever
is longer) is required prior to screening, with the following exceptions:

- B-cell targeted therapies: a washout period of 24 weeks or 5 half-lives
(whichever is longer)

- TNF inhibitors: a washout period of 2 weeks or 5 half-lives (whichever is
longer), and

- JAK inhibitor: a washout period of 1 week or 5 half-lives (whichever is longer).