Serum IL-6 and Soluble IL-6 Receptor in Severe COVID-19 Pneumonia Treated With Tocilizumab
- Sponsor
- University Hospital for Infectious Diseases, Croatia
- Study ID
- NCT04359667
- Status
- Unknown
Conditions
- COVID-19
- Severe Pneumonia
Eligibility Criteria
- Sex
- ALL
- Age
- 18 Years - N/A
- Healthy Volunteers
- Not accepted
Interventions
- Tocilizumab 20 MG/ML Intravenous Solution [ACTEMRA] — DRUG1 - 8 mg per kg of body weight once, maximal 800 mg per dose (can be repeated once more after 12 hours, per clinician's assessment)
Study Details
This is a single arm, prospective, observational, single center study to assess the role of interleukin-6 (IL-6) and soluble interleukin 6 receptor (sIL-6R) as predictors of efficacy and safety outcomes in patients with severe coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pneumonia treated with tocilizumab. At least 30 patients will be enrolled who are diagnosed with severe COVID-19 pneumonia and meet the entry criteria.
Key Dates
- Start date
- Jun 16, 2020
- Status verified
- Jun 2020
- Primary completion
- Apr 16, 2021
- Completion
- May 15, 2021
Study Design
- Enrollment
- 30 participants (estimated)
Arms
- Arm: tocilizumabone infusion of TCZ 8 mg/kg i.v., with a maximum dose of 800 mg, and SOC treatment according to local guidelines (hydroxychloroquine or/and lopinavir/ritonavir or/and remdesivir).
Primary Outcome Measure
serum interleukin-6 and soluble interleukin-6 receptor as biomarkers of clinical outcomes in patients with severe coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pneumonia treated with tocilizumab [ Time Frame: baseline ]
Central Contacts
- Rok Civljak, MD, PhD++385914012547
- Arijana Pavelic, BA++385914012584
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