TranSfUsion of coNvalescent plAsma for the Early Treatment of pneuMonIa in COVID-19 Patients

Summary

This is a multicenter open-label randomized study for the early treatment of pneumonia due to SARS-COV2 with transfusion of convalescent plasma. Patients with pneumonia due to SARS-CoV-2 will be randomized to receive or not convalescent plasma collected by recovered patients with previous diagnosis of COVID19

Timeline

Start

2020-07-16

Primary completion

2021-01-14

Completion

2021-05-31

Publications

• Menichetti F, Popoli P, Puopolo M, Spila Alegiani S, Tiseo G, Bartoloni A, De Socio GV, Luchi S, Blanc P, Puoti M, Toschi E, Massari M, Palmisano L, Marano G, Chiamenti M, Martinelli L, Franchi S, Pallotto C, Suardi LR, Luciani Pasqua B, Merli M, Fabiani P, Bertolucci L, Borchi B, Modica S, Moneta S, Marchetti G, d'Arminio Monforte A, Stoppini L, Ferracchiato N, Piconi S, Fabbri C, Beccastrini E, Saccardi R, Giacometti A, Esperti S, Pierotti P, Bernini L, Bianco C, Benedetti S, Lanzi A, Bonfanti P, Massari M, Sani S, Saracino A, Castagna A, Trabace L, Lanza M, Focosi D, Mazzoni A, Pistello M, Falcone M; TSUNAMI Study group. Effect of High-Titer Convalescent Plasma on Progression to Severe Respiratory Failure or Death in Hospitalized Patients With COVID-19 Pneumonia: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Netw Open. 2021 Nov 1;4(11):e2136246. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.36246.

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