Defibrotide for the Treatment of Severe COVID-19

ConditionCovid19
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phasePhase 2
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18-100
SponsorBrigham and Women's Hospital

About this trial

The goal of this study is to evaluate the safety and feasibility of defibrotide in COVID-19 pneumonia.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Age ≥18 years.

Active COVID-19 infection confirmed by positive SARS-CoV-2 PCR.

Radiographic evidence of bilateral pulmonary infiltrates.

A life expectancy of at least 24 hours.

Disqualifiers

Clinically significant acute bleeding.

Concomitant use of thrombolytic therapy (e.g. t-PA).

Hemodynamic instability, defined as a requirement for >1 vasopressor agent for enrollment into cohort 1, and a requirement for >2 vasopressor agents for enrollment into cohort 2

Known allergy or hypersensitivity to DF.

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Defibrotide

Treatment groups

42 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment group

Sponsors and collaborators

Brigham and Women's Hospital

Lead sponsor

Jazz Pharmaceuticals

Collaborator