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Register: IRCT
Last refreshed on: 21 April 2020
Main ID:  IRCT20200325046860N1
Date of registration: 2020-03-30
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: Darmanara .Co
Public title: Convalescent Plasma therapy for COVID-19 Patients
Scientific title: Evaluation of Convalescent Plasma as a Potential Therapy for COVID-19 infected patients
Date of first enrolment: 2020-03-15
Target sample size: 200
Recruitment status: Recruiting
URL:  http://en.irct.ir/trial/46759
Study type:  interventional
Study design:  Randomization: Not randomized, Blinding: Not blinded, Placebo: Not used, Assignment: Single, Purpose: Treatment, Other design features: Since convalescent plasma therapy in patients with COVID-19 disease has been approved by FDA as a investigational modality and being used in some other countries such as China and due to lack of curative medicine for the disease, this project will be performed in Iran as treatment for the patients.  
Phase:  N/A
Countries of recruitment
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Name: Hassan Abolghasemi   
Address:  Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Molla Sadra Ave ,Tehran,Iran 1435915371 Tehran Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Telephone: +98 21 81261
Email: h.abolghasemi.ha@gmail.com
Affiliation:  Bagheiat-allah University of Medical Sciences
Name: Hassan Abolghasemi   
Address:  Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Molla Sadra Ave 1435915371 Tehran Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Telephone: +98 21 81261
Email: h.abolghasemi.ha@gmail.com
Affiliation:  Bagheiat-allah University of Medical Sciences
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: COVID-19 infected patients with moderate to severe symptoms
COVID-19 infected patients with severe symptoms non responding to other treatments

Exclusion criteria: NO confirmed COVID-19 Disease

Age minimum: no limit
Age maximum: no limit
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
COVID-19 Disease.
COVID-19 Disease
U07.02
Intervention(s)
Intervention 1: Treatment group: Patients with confirmed COVID-19 infection who in addition to their current treatment will be infused with 500 Ml convalescent plasma in 4 hrs. Intervention 2: Control group: Patients hospitalized with COVID-19 disease who are receive routine treatment.
Primary Outcome(s)
Improving Respiratory function of patients. Timepoint: Every 24 hours. Method of measurement: Clinical and, Para-clinical.
Secondary Outcome(s)
Secondary ID(s)
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Darmanara .Co
Iran Blood Transfusion Organization
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Iran Blood Transfusion Organization
Ethics review
Status: Approved
Approval date: 09/03/2020
Contact:
Ethical Committee of Higher Education and Research Institute of Blood Transfusion Medicine
Status: Approved
Approval date: 14/03/2020
Contact:
Medical Ethics Committee of Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences
Results
Results available:
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