Can a simple blood thinner keep pneumonia patients out of the ICU?

NCT ID NCT05848713

Recruiting now Disease control Sponsor: University of Manitoba Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study tests whether a blood thinner (heparin) can help hospitalized adults with pneumonia avoid serious complications like needing a breathing machine or intensive care. About 4000 participants will receive either heparin or standard care. The goal is to see if heparin reduces the risk of severe illness or death.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Community-Acquired Pneumonia pneumonia

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA

Contacts and locations

Locations

CHU de Quebec-University Laval
RECRUITING

Québec, Quebec, Canada
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Sherbrooke
RECRUITING

Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
Centre Hospitalier de Quebec - Hotel-Dieu de Levis
NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Lévis, Quebec, G6V 3Z1, Canada
Centre Hospitalier de l'université de Montréal (CHUM)
RECRUITING

Montreal, Quebec, Canada
CiTen - Centro Hospital Municipal Antonio Giglio
RECRUITING

Osasco, São Paulo, Brazil
Cooper University Health Care
RECRUITING

Camden, New Jersey, 08103, United States
Foothills Medical Centre
RECRUITING

Calgary, Alberta, T2N 2T9, Canada
Fundação Centro Médico de Campinas
RECRUITING

Campinas, São Paulo, 13083-190, Brazil
Grace General Hospital
RECRUITING

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Grand Prairie Regional Hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Grande Prairie, Alberta, T8V 4B1, Canada
HCFMUSP
RECRUITING

São Paulo, São Paulo, 05403-010, Brazil
Hamilton Health Sciences
RECRUITING

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Hamilton Health Sciences - Juravinski
RECRUITING

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Health Sciences Center Winnipeg
RECRUITING

Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3A 1R9, Canada
Health Sciences North Research Institute
RECRUITING

Greater Sudbury, Ontario, P3E 2H3, Canada
Henry Ford Health System
COMPLETED

Dearborn, Michigan, 48128, United States
Hospital Brasilia
COMPLETED

Brasília, Federal District, Brazil
Hospital Bruno Born
RECRUITING

Lajeado, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Hospital Estadual Dr. Jayme Santos Neves
RECRUITING

Serra, Espírito Santo, 29166-828, Brazil
Hospital Estadual de Serrana
NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil
Hospital Evangelico de Vila Velha
RECRUITING

Vila Velha, Espírito Santo, Brazil
Hospital Felicio Rocho
RECRUITING

Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Hospital Nipo-Brasileiro
RECRUITING

São Paulo, São Paulo, 02189-010, Brazil
Hospital Regional Homero Miranda Gomes
COMPLETED

São José, South Carolina, Brazil
Hospital Regional de Presidente Prudente
RECRUITING

Presidente Prudente, São Paulo, Brazil
Hospital Ruy Azeredo
RECRUITING

Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil
Hospital Santa Cruz
RECRUITING

Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
Hospital Sao Brasilia
NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Brasília, Federal District, Brazil
Hospital Sao Jose
RECRUITING

Criciúma, Santa Catarina, Brazil
Hospital Sao Vicente de Paulo
RECRUITING

Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Hospital Universitario Sao Francisco na Providencia na Deus
RECRUITING

Bragança Paulista, São Paulo, Brazil
Hospital Universitario de Santa Maria
RECRUITING

Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Hospital Universitário Cassiano Antonio Moraes
NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brazil
Hospital das Clinicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo
NOT_YET_RECRUITING

São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre
RECRUITING

Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Hospital de Messejana Dr. Carlos Alberto Studart Gomes
RECRUITING

Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil
Hospital de Reabilitacao de Anomalias Craniofaciais
NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Bauru, São Paulo, Brazil
Hospital do Rocio
RECRUITING

Campo Largo, Paraná, 83606-177, Brazil
Hôpital Montfort
RECRUITING

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
IPECC
RECRUITING

Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
Institut universitaire de cardiologie et de pneumologie de Québec (IUCPQ)
RECRUITING

Québec, Quebec, Canada
Instituto Goiano de Oncologia e Hematologia - INGOH
RECRUITING

Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil
Instituto de Cardiologia e Transplantes do Distrito Federal
RECRUITING

Brasília, Federal District, Brazil
Jewish General Hospital
RECRUITING

Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Maine Medical Centre
RECRUITING

Portland, Maine, 04102, United States
Markham Stouffville Hospital
RECRUITING

Markham, Ontario, L3P 7P3, Canada
McGill University Health Centre
RECRUITING

Montreal, Quebec, H4A3J1, Canada
Medical College of Wisconsin
RECRUITING

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53226, United States
Memorial University
RECRUITING

St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, A1C 5S7, Canada
NUPEC-Orizonti
COMPLETED

Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Nanaimo Regional General Hospital
RECRUITING

Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada
Niagara Health System - St Catharines Site
RECRUITING

Saint Catherines, Ontario, L2S 0A9, Canada
Ochsner Clinic
RECRUITING

Jefferson, Louisiana, 70121, United States
PUCPR
COMPLETED

Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
Regina General Hospital
RECRUITING

Regina, Saskatchewan, S4P 0W5, Canada
Santa Casa de Misericordia de Itabuna
COMPLETED

Itabuna, Estado de Bahia, Brazil
Santa Casa de Misericordia de Sao Paulo
RECRUITING

São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
St. Boniface General Hospital
RECRUITING

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
RECRUITING

Toronto, Ontario, M4N 3M5, Canada
The Ottawa Hospital
RECRUITING

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
UPECLIN - Unidade de Pesquisa Clínica da Faculdade de Medicina de Botucatu
RECRUITING

Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil
University Health Network
NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Toronto, Ontario, M5G2C4, Canada
University of Chicago
NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Chicago, Illinois, 60637, United States
Vancouver General Hospital
RECRUITING

Vancouver, British Columbia, V5Z 1M9, Canada

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