Right Ventricular Dysfunction in Ventilated Patients With COVID-19

Last updated: February 17, 2021
Sponsor: University of Glasgow
Overall Status: Active - Recruiting

Phase

N/A

Condition

Heart Failure

Treatment

N/A

Clinical Study ID

NCT04764032
20/COVID/17
  • Ages > 17
  • All Genders

Study Summary

Using echocardiography to investigate the incidence of RV dysfunction in ventilated patients with COVID-19.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Provision of informed consent.
  • Age > 16 years.
  • Confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection with severe acute respiratory failure requiringtracheal intubation and positive pressure ventilation in intensive care for more than 48 hours.

Exclusion

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Pregnancy.
  • Ongoing participation in any investigational research that may undermine thescientific basis of the study.
  • Prior participation in the COVID-RV study.
  • Ventilated for less than 48 hours prior to study recruitment.
  • Those patients requiring extra-corporeal life support for respiratory orcardiovascular failure (veno-venous [VV] or veno-arterial [VA] extra-corporealmembrane oxygenation [ECMO]).
  • Patient where end of life care has been instituted and they are not expected tosurvive for the next 24 hours.

Study Design

Total Participants: 150
Study Start date:
September 02, 2020
Estimated Completion Date:
April 30, 2021

Study Description

INTRODUCTION Following the first reported cases in China, there has been a worldwide pandemic of a new virus commonly known as, Coronavirus. The virus causes a number of conditions including; cough, high temperature, painful muscles and breathing difficulties. The disease the virus causes is known as Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). In the majority of cases these symptoms will get better without any treatment and without needing admission to hospital. In a small proportion of cases, the symptoms can be so bad that patients will need admission to hospital. Of the group admitted to hospital an even smaller group (approximately 5% of all confirmed coronavirus cases) will need treatment in an intensive care unit. This is often for severe breathing difficulties and sometimes requires the patient to be put on a breathing machine. The breathing machine is also known as a life support machine or ventilator and needing its support is known as 'ventilation' or 'being ventilated'.

In other conditions causing severe breathing difficulties requiring ventilation, pressure can be put on the right side of the heart ('the right heart [or right ventricle];' the part of the heart pumping blood to the lungs). This can cause the right heart to fail, struggling to pump blood forward and with a build-up of back pressure. This is also known as right heart (or ventricular) dysfunction. Patients needing ventilated, who develop problems with the right heart, are less likely to survive their intensive care stay. No scientists have examined whether patients with COVID-19, requiring ventilation, have problems with their right heart.

METHODS Using noninvasive ultrasound scans of the heart (echocardiography) the investigators will explore whether ventilated patients in intensive care have problems with their right heart. The investigators will also collect blood samples to look for damage to the heart during this time.

AIMS The aim of this study is to determine how many patients with COVID-19 needing ventilation have problems with the right heart. The investigators will explore if those patients with right heart problems are more likely to die by 30 days following their intensive care admission. By examining clinical data, the investigators will also look to see if any other conditions or treatments increase the risk of right heart problems. By identifying right heart problems in these patients, the investigators may be able to guide future studies to determine if any specific treatments targeted at protecting the right heart can improve outcomes in this patient group.

Connect with a study center

  • Aberdeen Royal Infirmary

    Aberdeen, AB25 2ZN
    United Kingdom

    Active - Recruiting

  • Univeristy Hospital, Ayr

    Ayr, KA6 6DX
    United Kingdom

    Active - Recruiting

  • Golden Jubilee National Hospital

    Clydebank,
    United Kingdom

    Active - Recruiting

  • Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary

    Dumfries, DG2 8RX
    United Kingdom

    Active - Recruiting

  • University Hospital Hairmyres

    East Kilbride, G75 8RG
    United Kingdom

    Active - Recruiting

  • Glasgow Royal Infirmary

    Glasgow,
    United Kingdom

    Active - Recruiting

  • Queen Elizabeth University Hospital

    Glasgow, G51 4TF
    United Kingdom

    Active - Recruiting

  • Raigmore Hospital

    Inverness, IV2 3JH
    United Kingdom

    Active - Recruiting

  • University Hospital, Crosshouse

    Kilmarnock, KA2 0BE
    United Kingdom

    Active - Recruiting

  • Royal Alexandra hospital

    Paisley, PA2 9PJ
    United Kingdom

    Active - Recruiting

  • University Hospital, Wishaw

    Wishaw, ML2 0DP
    United Kingdom

    Active - Recruiting

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