Prophylactic Corticosteroid to Prevent COVID-19 Cytokine Storm
Status:
Recruiting
Trial end date:
2021-04-30
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
This is a Phase II pilot exploratory study designed to investigate if prophylactic treatment
with short term steroids administered to high risk Covid-19 patient might prevent cytokine
storm and progression to respiratory failure. High risk is defined based on serologic markers
of inflammation that include abnormalities of Interleukin 6 (IL-6), Ferritin , D-dimer,
Lactate Dehydrogenase (LDH), as well as lymphopenia and impaired O2 saturation prior to or on
the 7th day of first symptom of Covid-19.