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RECRUITING
NCT04427566
PHASE2

Low Dose Whole Lung Radiation Therapy for Patients With COVID-19 and Respiratory Compromise

Sponsor: Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center

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Summary

Low doses of radiation in the form of chest X-rays have been used to treat people with pneumonia. This treatment was found to be effective by reducing inflammation and with minimal side effects. However, it was an expensive treatment and was eventually replaced with less costly treatments such as antibiotics. Radiation has also been shown in some animal experiments to reduce some types of inflammation. Some patients diagnosed with COVID-19 pneumonia will experience worsening disease, which can become very serious, requiring the use of a ventilator. This is caused by inflammation in the lung from the virus and the immune system. For this study, the x-ray given is called radiation therapy. Radiation therapy uses high-energy X-ray beams from a large machine to target the lungs and reduce inflammation. Usually, it is given at much higher doses to treat cancers. The purpose of this study is to find out if adding a single treatment of low-dose x-rays to the lungs might reduce the amount of inflammation in the lungs from a COVID-19 infection, which could help a patient to breathe without use of a ventilator.

Official title: Vented COVID: A Phase II Study Of The Use Of Ultra Low-Dose Bilateral Whole Lung Radiation Therapy in the Treatment Of Critically Ill Patients With COVID-19 Respiratory Compromise

Key Details

Gender

All

Age Range

18 Years - Any

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Enrollment

24

Start Date

2020-07-23

Completion Date

2021-12-31

Last Updated

2021-03-15

Healthy Volunteers

No

Conditions

Interventions

RADIATION

Radiation therapy

Patients will be treated with a single dose of 80 cGy to the bilateral lungs in a manner that is simplified such that it can be designed and delivered quickly in one session. No specific normal tissue constraints are employed in this protocol.

Locations (1)

Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute at Ohio State University Medical Center

Columbus, Ohio, United States