Prospective individual patient data meta-analysis of two randomized trials on convalescent plasma for COVID-19 outpatients
COVID-19 outpatients enrolled in two multicenter trials: COnV-ert and CoV-Early (n= 797).
INTERVENTION:Convalescent plasma (n= 390).
COMPARISON:Placebo (n= 392).
OUTCOME:Seventy-four patients were hospitalized, 6 required mechanical ventilation and 3 died. The odds ratio (OR) of convalescent plasma for improved disease severity scale was 0.936; OR for hospitalization or death was 0.919. The convalescent plasma effect on hospital admission or death was largest in patients with ≤5 days of symptoms (OR 0.658). Convalescent plasma did not decrease the time to full symptom resolution.
Data on convalescent plasma (CP) treatment in COVID-19 outpatients are scarce. We aimed to assess whether CP administered during the first week of symptoms reduced the disease progression or risk of hospitalization of outpatients. Two multicenter, double-blind randomized trials (NCT04621123, NCT04589949) were merged with data pooling starting when <20% of recruitment target was achieved. A Bayesian-adaptive individual patient data meta-analysis was implemented. Outpatients aged ≥50 years and symptomatic for ≤7days were included. The intervention consisted of 200-300mL of CP with a predefined minimum level of antibodies. Primary endpoints were a 5-point disease severity scale and a composite of hospitalization or death by 28 days. Amongst the 797 patients included, 390 received CP and 392 placebo; they had a median age of 58 years, 1 comorbidity, 5 days symptoms and 93% had negative IgG antibody-test. Seventy-four patients were hospitalized, 6 required mechanical ventilation and 3 died. The odds ratio (OR) of CP for improved disease severity scale was 0.936 (credible interval (CI) 0.667-1.311); OR for hospitalization or death was 0.919 (CI 0.592-1.416). CP effect on hospital admission or death was largest in patients with ≤5 days of symptoms (OR 0.658, 95%CI 0.394-1.085). CP did not decrease the time to full symptom resolution.
TRIAL REGISTRATION:Clinicaltrials.gov NCT04621123 and NCT04589949.
REGISTRATION:NCT04621123 and NCT04589949 on https://www.
CLINICALTRIALS:gov.
MESH HEADINGS: | Bayes Theorem; COVID-19; Humans; Immunization, Passive; Middle Aged; Multicenter Studies as Topic; Outpatients; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; SARS-CoV-2; Treatment Outcome; COVID-19 Serotherapy |
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Study Design: | Randomised Controlled Trial |
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Language: | eng |
Credits: | Bibliographic data from MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine |