What happens to the sickest COVID patients? french ICU study aims to find out
NCT ID NCT04340466
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study followed over 1,000 adults with confirmed or suspected COVID-19 who were admitted to intensive care units (ICUs) across France. Researchers tracked their treatments, complications, and survival at 28 days. The goal was to learn how these patients are managed and what factors affect their outcomes.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this study could help doctors better understand how to treat the sickest COVID-19 patients in intensive care and improve survival.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial, so it cannot prove what works best. Results may not apply to other countries or future variants.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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1,003 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Apr 2020
- Finished
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Jul 2020
- 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.
Who is studied
The target population of the study is all patients with suspected or proven SARS-Cov-2 infection (COVID-19)
- 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: * Patients admitted to ICU for suspected or proven SARS-Cov-2 infection, defined by positive SARS-Cov-2 PCR or CT scan images * Patient \> or= 18 years Exclusion Criteria: * Patient study refusal * Patient already enrolled in the present study * Patient with respiratory illness with negative COVID-19 CT scan images and negative COVID\_19 PCR
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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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CHU Nimes
Nîmes, 30029, France
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