Defibrotide for the Treatment of Severe COVID-19

ConditionCovid19
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phasePhase 2
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18-100
SponsorBrigham and Women's Hospital

About this trial

The goal of this study is to evaluate the safety and feasibility of defibrotide in COVID-19 pneumonia.

Eligibility criteria

This trial accepts healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

Age ≥18 years.

Active COVID-19 infection confirmed by positive SARS-CoV-2 PCR.

Radiographic evidence of bilateral pulmonary infiltrates.

A life expectancy of at least 24 hours.

Disqualifiers

Clinically significant acute bleeding.

Concomitant use of thrombolytic therapy (e.g. t-PA).

Hemodynamic instability, defined as a requirement for >1 vasopressor agent for enrollment into cohort 1, and a requirement for >2 vasopressor agents for enrollment into cohort 2

Known allergy or hypersensitivity to DF.

Trial design

Design model

Single group

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Defibrotide

    Drug

    Deibrotide via IV

Treatment groups

42 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment group
Group A: DefibrotideExperimental treatment 1 intervention

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

The rate of adverse event of special interest (bleeding and hypotension)

The rate of adverse event of special interest (bleeding and hypotension)

Time frame
Up to 21 days

Secondary outcomes

Other outcomes

Sponsors and contacts

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Brigham and Women's Hospital

Lead sponsor

Jazz Pharmaceuticals

Collaborator