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COVID plasma trial pulled before it even started
NCT ID NCT04411602
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study planned to give blood plasma from recovered COVID-19 patients to people in the ICU with severe COVID-19. The goal was to see if it could help them breathe better and survive. However, the trial was withdrawn before enrolling any participants, so no results are available.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 1
The first testing in people. Mainly checks safety and dose, usually in a small group.
- Started
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Apr 2020
- Finished
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Apr 2021
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Laboratory confirmed COVID-19 * Severe or Immediately life threatening COVID-19 * Dyspnea * Respiratory frequency \> 30/minute * Blood oxygen saturation \<93% * Life-threatening disease is defined as the following * Respiratory Failure. * Septic shock, and/or, * Multiple organ dysfunction or failure. Exclusion Criteria: * Contraindication to transfusion (severe volume overload, history of anaphylaxis to blood products). * Other documented uncontrolled infection. * Severe DIC needing factor replacement, FFP, cryoprecipitate. * On dialysis. * Active intracranial bleeding. * Clinically significant myocardial ischemia.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Ascension Macomb-Oakland Hospital, Warren Campus
Warren, Michigan, 48093, United States
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Ascension Providence Hospital, Novi Campus
Novi, Michigan, 48374, United States
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Ascension Providence Hospital, Southfield Campus
Southfield, Michigan, 48075, United States
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