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          intervention_keyword,primary_outcome,secondary_outcome,secondary_sponsor,secondary_ids,source_support,ethics_reviews)>

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          date_enrolment,type_enrolment,target_size,recruitment_status,url?,study_type,study_design,phase,hc_freetext?,i_freetext?,results_actual_enrolment,results_date_completed,results_url_link,results_summary,           results_date_posted,results_date_first_publication,results_baseline_char,results_participant_flow,results_adverse_events,results_outcome_measures,results_url_protocol,results_IPD_plan, results_IPD_description)>
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<!ELEMENT reg_name (#PCDATA)>
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<!ELEMENT primary_sponsor (#PCDATA)>
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<!ELEMENT acronym (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT scientific_title (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT scientific_acronym (#PCDATA)>
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<!ELEMENT url (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT study_type (#PCDATA)><!-- interventional,observational -->
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<!ELEMENT hc_freetext (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT i_freetext (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT results_actual_enrolment (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT results_date_completed (#PCDATA)><!-- dd/mm/yyyy -->
<!ELEMENT results_url_link (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT results_summary (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT results_date_posted (#PCDATA)><!-- dd/mm/yyyy -->
<!ELEMENT results_date_first_publication (#PCDATA)><!-- dd/mm/yyyy -->
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<!ELEMENT results_adverse_events (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT results_outcome_measures (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT results_url_protocol (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT results_IPD_plan (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT results_IPD_description (#PCDATA)>


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<!ELEMENT lastname (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT address (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT city (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT country1 (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT zip (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT telephone (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT email (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT affiliation (#PCDATA)>

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<!ELEMENT agemax (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT gender (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT exclusion_criteria (#PCDATA)>

<!ELEMENT health_condition_code (hc_code+)>
<!ELEMENT hc_code (#PCDATA)>

<!ELEMENT health_condition_keyword (hc_keyword+)>
<!ELEMENT hc_keyword (#PCDATA)>

<!ELEMENT intervention_code (i_code+)>
<!ELEMENT i_code (#PCDATA)>

<!ELEMENT intervention_keyword (i_keyword+)>
<!ELEMENT i_keyword (#PCDATA)>

<!ELEMENT primary_outcome (prim_outcome+)>
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<!ELEMENT secondary_sponsor (sponsor_name+)>
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<!ELEMENT issuing_authority (#PCDATA)>

<!ELEMENT source_support (source_name+)>
<!ELEMENT source_name (#PCDATA)>

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  <trial>
    <main>
      <trial_id>IRCT20200405046958N2</trial_id>
      <utrn></utrn>
      <reg_name>IRCT</reg_name>
      <date_registration>2021-04-14</date_registration>
      <primary_sponsor>Mashhad University of Medical Sciences</primary_sponsor>
      <public_title>Evaluation of the effect of plasmapheresis in the treatment of Covid 19</public_title>
      <acronym></acronym>
      <scientific_title>Evaluation of the effect of therapeutic plasma exchange in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome caused by Covid 19 disease</scientific_title>
      <scientific_acronym></scientific_acronym>
      <date_enrolment>2021-03-10</date_enrolment>
      <type_enrolment>anticipated</type_enrolment>
      <target_size>42</target_size>
      <recruitment_status>Complete</recruitment_status>
      <url>https://irct.ir/trial/54653</url>
      <study_type>interventional</study_type>
      <study_design>Randomization: Not randomized, Blinding: Not blinded, Placebo: Not used, Assignment: Other, Purpose: Treatment, Other design features: In this study,the control group will be retrospective and the previous data will be used, matching is done based on propensity score matching and this index is used in regression models to adjust for potential confounders.</study_design>
      <phase>2-3</phase>
      <hc_freetext>Covid 19 induced acute respiratory distress syndrome.</hc_freetext>
      <i_freetext>Intervention 1: Intervention group: Patients who underwent plasmapheresis for 3 days in addition to routine treatment (Includes ventilation supportive care, serum therapy, treatment with heparin or enoxaparin, famotidine or pantoprazole, low-dose dexamethasone, remdesivir, atorvastatin, and antibiotics if needed). Intervention 2: Control group: Patients who receive only the usual treatments listed.</i_freetext>
      <results_actual_enrolment></results_actual_enrolment>
      <results_date_completed></results_date_completed>
      <results_url_link></results_url_link>
      <results_summary></results_summary>
      <results_date_posted></results_date_posted>
      <results_date_first_publication></results_date_first_publication>
      <results_baseline_char></results_baseline_char>
      <results_participant_flow></results_participant_flow>
      <results_adverse_events></results_adverse_events>
      <results_outcome_measures></results_outcome_measures>
      <results_url_protocol></results_url_protocol>
      <results_IPD_plan>Undecided - It is not yet known if there will be a plan to make this available</results_IPD_plan>
      <results_IPD_description>Justification or reason for indecision in sharing IPD is There is no more information at this time</results_IPD_description>
    </main>
    <contacts>
      <contact>
        <type>public</type>
        <firstname>Mohammad Moeini nodeh</firstname>
        <middlename></middlename>
        <lastname></lastname>
        <address>internal medicine department., Ghaem hospital., ahmadabad St</address>
        <city>Mashhad</city>
        <country1>Iran (Islamic Republic of)</country1>
        <zip>9176699199</zip>
        <telephone>+98 51 3801 2742</telephone>
        <email>MoeiniNM@mums.ac.ir</email>
        <affiliation>Mashhad University of Medical Sciences</affiliation>
      </contact>
      <contact>
        <type>scientific</type>
        <firstname>Mohammad Moeini Nodeh</firstname>
        <middlename></middlename>
        <lastname></lastname>
        <address>Ghaem hospital., Ahmad abad St</address>
        <city>Mashhad</city>
        <country1>Iran (Islamic Republic of)</country1>
        <zip>9176699199</zip>
        <telephone>+98 51 3801 2742</telephone>
        <email>MoeiniNM@mums.ac.ir</email>
        <affiliation>Mashhad University of Medical Sciences</affiliation>
      </contact>
    </contacts>
    <countries>
      <country2>Iran (Islamic Republic of)</country2>
    </countries>
    <criteria>
      <inclusion_criteria>The patient must be definitive case of Covid-19 based on positive PCR test.
The patient must have clinical and paraclinical criteria for acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)
The patient age must be over 15 years
There must be the informed consent of the patient or his/her  legal guardian</inclusion_criteria>
      <agemin>15 years</agemin>
      <agemax>no limit</agemax>
      <gender>Both</gender>
      <exclusion_criteria>The patient has unstable hemodynamics
The patient has a history of previous acute cardiac infarction in the last 3 months
The patient has a history of allergies to blood products</exclusion_criteria>
    </criteria>
    <health_condition_code>
      <hc_code>U07.1</hc_code>
    </health_condition_code>
    <health_condition_keyword>
      <hc_keyword>Covid 19 virus identified</hc_keyword>
    </health_condition_keyword>
    <intervention_code>
      <i_code>Treatment - Other</i_code>
      <i_code>Treatment - Other</i_code>
    </intervention_code>
    <intervention_keyword>
      <i_keyword>Intervention group: Patients who underwent plasmapheresis for 3 days in addition to routine treatment (Includes ventilation supportive care, serum therapy, treatment with heparin or enoxaparin, famotidine or pantoprazole, low-dose dexamethasone, remdesivir, atorvastatin, and antibiotics if needed)</i_keyword>
      <i_keyword>Control group: Patients who receive only the usual treatments listed.</i_keyword>
    </intervention_keyword>
    <primary_outcome>
      <prim_outcome>Death. Timepoint: first 30 days of hospital admission. Method of measurement: examination of vital signs.</prim_outcome>
    </primary_outcome>
    <secondary_outcome>
      <sec_outcome>Disease severity. Timepoint: 1st, 3rd and 7th day after ICU admission. Method of measurement: Use of SAPS3 and SOFA scoring systems.</sec_outcome>
      <sec_outcome>ICU ward stay. Timepoint: Day 30 and 60 from hospital admission. Method of measurement: Patient visit.</sec_outcome>
      <sec_outcome>Mechanical ventilation duration. Timepoint: All days of ICU admission. Method of measurement: Daily visit.</sec_outcome>
      <sec_outcome>Changes in CRP and Ferritin inflammatory markers. Timepoint: Days 0, 3 and 7 after ICU admission. Method of measurement: Serum levels of CRP and ferritin tests.</sec_outcome>
    </secondary_outcome>
    <secondary_sponsor>
      <sponsor_name></sponsor_name>
    </secondary_sponsor>
    <secondary_ids>
      <secondary_id>
        <sec_id></sec_id>
        <issuing_authority></issuing_authority>
      </secondary_id>
    </secondary_ids>
    <source_support>
      <source_name>Mashhad University of Medical Sciences</source_name>
    </source_support>
    <ethics_reviews>
      <ethics_review>
        <status>Approved</status>
        <approval_date>2020-05-12</approval_date>
        <contact_name>Ethics committee of Mashhad University of Medical Sciences</contact_name>
        <contact_address>Ghaem Hospital, Ahmad Abad street Mashhad Razavi Khorasan Iran (Islamic Republic of)</contact_address>
        <contact_phone></contact_phone>
        <contact_email></contact_email>
      </ethics_review>
    </ethics_reviews>
  </trial>
</trials>
