Can a Blood-Clot drug tame severe COVID-19?
NCT ID NCT04652115
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jul 21, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This study tests whether a drug called defibrotide is safe and feasible for people with severe COVID-19 pneumonia. About 42 adults with confirmed COVID-19 and lung infiltrates will receive the drug intravenously. Researchers will monitor for bleeding and low blood pressure as key safety concerns.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Defibrotide (given intravenously)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a new treatment to reduce complications in severe COVID-19 pneumonia.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-phase safety study with only 42 participants, so it may not prove effectiveness. There are also risks of bleeding and low blood pressure.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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About 42 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2021
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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 to 100 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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: 1. Age ≥18 years. 2. Active COVID-19 infection confirmed by positive SARS-CoV-2 PCR. 3. Radiographic evidence of bilateral pulmonary infiltrates. 4. A life expectancy of at least 24 hours. 5. Score of 4-7 on the WHO ordinal scale. 6. Prophylactic dose anticoagulation is allowed for enrollment into cohort 1. Therapeutic dose anticoagulation for active thrombosis, ECMO, and/or continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) is allowed for enrollment into cohort 2 if there is no evidence of bleeding after at least 24 hours of anticoagulation. 7. Patient or surrogate able to provide informed consent Exclusion Criteria: 1. Clinically significant acute bleeding. 2. Concomitant use of thrombolytic therapy (e.g. t-PA). 3. 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 4. Known allergy or hypersensitivity to DF. 5. Pregnant or lactating.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Brigham and Women's Hospital
RECRUITINGBoston, Massachusetts, 02214, United States
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