Early Use of Corticosteroids in Non-critical Patients With COVID-19 Pneumonia

Summary

Steroids has shown benefits in COVID19 patients in observational studies. We hypothesized that early use of corticosteroids, low dose, in mild disease, can decrease progression to respiratory failure and death.

Timeline

Start

2020-06-23

Primary completion

2021-01-30

Completion

2021-01-30

Outcome

Outcome not reported

Stopped: “Corticosteroid use approval”

Publications

• Salinas M, Andino P, Palma L, Valencia J, Figueroa E, Ortega J. Early use of corticosteroids in non-critical patients with COVID-19 pneumonia (PREDCOVID): a structured summary of a study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. Trials. 2021 Jan 26;22(1):92. doi: 10.1186/s13063-021-05046-6.

Drugs

Indications