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Register: ChiCTR
Last refreshed on: 17 February 2020
Main ID:  ChiCTR2000029656
Date of registration: 2020-02-09
Prospective Registration: Yes
Primary sponsor: Wuhan Pulmonary Hosptial
Public title: A randomized, open-label study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of low-dose corticosteroids in hospitalized patients with novel coronavirus pneumonia (COVID-19)
Scientific title: A randomized, open-label study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of low-dose corticosteroids in hospitalized patients with novel coronavirus pneumonia (COVID-19)
Date of first enrolment: 2020-02-14
Target sample size: control group:50;experimental group:50;
Recruitment status: Pending
URL:  http://www.chictr.org.cn/showproj.aspx?proj=49086
Study type:  Interventional study
Study design:  Parallel  
Phase:  0
Countries of recruitment
China
Contacts
Name: Ronghui Du   
Address:  28 Baofeng Road, Qiaokou District, Wuhan, Hubei, China
Telephone: +86 15337110926
Email: bluesearh006@sina.com
Affiliation:  Wuhan Pulmonary Hospital
Name: Li Li   
Address:  28 Baofeng Road, Qiaokou District, Wuhan, Hubei, China
Telephone: +86 13297001562
Email: ly_li@aliyun.com
Affiliation:  Wuhan Pulmonary Hospital
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Adults (defined as age >= 18 years);
2. Patients with new type of coronavirus infection confirmed by PCR / serum antibodies;
3. The time interval between symptom onset and random enrollment is within 10 days.The onset of symptoms is mainly based on fever. If there is no fever, cough or other related symptoms can be used;
4. Imaging confirmed pneumonia;
5. In the state of no oxygen at rest, the patient's blood oxygen saturation SPO2 <= 94% or shortness of breath (breathing frequency >= 24) or oxygenation index <= 300mmHg.

Exclusion criteria: 1. Known to receive hormone therapy orally or intravenously;
2. Hormone therapy is needed due to concomitant disease upon admission;
3. Patients with diabetes are receiving oral medication or insulin therapy;
4. Known contraindications to dexamethasone or other excipients (such as refractory hypertension; epilepsy or delirium and glaucoma);
5. Known active gastrointestinal bleeding in the past 3 months;
6. Known difficulties in correcting hypokalemia;
7. Known secondary bacterial or fungal infections;
8. Known immunosuppressive status (such as chemotherapy / radiotherapy / HIV infection within one month after surgery);
9. The clinician thinks that participating in the trial may cause patient damage (such as severe lymphocyte reduction);
10. The patient may be transferred to a non-participating hospital within 72 hours.


Age minimum: 18
Age maximum:
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
novel coronavirus pneumonia (COVID-19)
Intervention(s)
control group:Standard treatment;experimental group:Standard treatment and methylprednisolone for injection;
Primary Outcome(s)
ECG;Chest imaging;Complications;vital signs;NEWS2 score;
Secondary Outcome(s)
Secondary ID(s)
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Emergency Project for 2019-nCoV of Ministry of Science and Technology
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Status: Approved
Approval date: 29/01/2020
Contact:
Qionghong Duan
Results
Results available:
Date Posted:
Date Completed:
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