Probe-based Confocal Laser Endomicroscopy in Critically Ill COVID-19 Patients
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04451889 |
Recruitment Status : Unknown
Verified June 2020 by Federal Research Clinical Center of Federal Medical & Biological Agency, Russia.
Recruitment status was: Recruiting
First Posted : June 30, 2020
Last Update Posted : July 24, 2020
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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COVID-19 | Device: miniprobe Alveoflex | Not Applicable |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Estimated Enrollment : | 15 participants |
Allocation: | N/A |
Intervention Model: | Single Group Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Diagnostic |
Official Title: | Probe-based Confocal Laser Endomicroscopy in Critically Ill COVID-19 Patients |
Estimated Study Start Date : | August 1, 2020 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date : | July 1, 2021 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | September 1, 2021 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Confocal laser endomicroscopy diagnostic study
Cohort 1: COVID-19 patients. Cohort 2: patients with lung diseases unrelated to COVID-19. All the patients will be examined using confocal laser endomicroscopy during bronchoscopy with a special Alveoflex miniprobe during the hospitalisation period. Records will be done and analysed prospectively with the included software for the endomicroscopic system. Using Alveoflex is a minimally invasive intervention. |
Device: miniprobe Alveoflex
Alveoflex uses 488nm laser, generating real time moving images with an optical area of 600μm at a video frame rate of 12 images per second and a focus depth of 50μm
Other Name: Cellvizio system (Mauna Kea Technologies, Paris, France) |
- Number of COVID-19 Participants With Notable Differences in the pCLE images in comparison with the pCLE images of non-COVID-19 Participants [ Time Frame: up to one year ]pCLE images are assessed morphometrically. Such criteria as quantity of alveolar macrophages, quantity of floating intraalveolar substances etc. are measured using a 6-point score, where zero means the absence of the symptom and 5 means the maximal expressiveness. Thickness of interalveolar septum, diameter of microvessels and thickness of elastic fibers are measured using a special tool with the included software for the endomicroscopic system. Radiologic signs e.g. low-density areas and consolidation areas are assessed in Hounsfield Units. Other radiologic signs e.g. groundglass opacity, crazy paving patterns etc. are measured by a 5-point scale, where zero means the absence of the symptom and 4 means the maximal expressiveness. The morphological analysis of the lung tissue specimens (received as a result of autopsy/transbronchial biopsy) is made according to the structures in pCLE images for 20 fields of view.
- Number of Participants With the Correspondence of pCLE Images to High Resolution Computer Tomography and Morphologic Data as a Measure of Specificity and Sensitivity of the Method [ Time Frame: up to one year ]pCLE images are assessed morphometrically. Such criteria as quantity of alveolar macrophages, quantity of floating intraalveolar substances etc. are measured using a 6-point score, where zero means the absence of the symptom and 5 means the maximal expressiveness. Thickness of interalveolar septum, diameter of microvessels and thickness of elastic fibers are measured using a special tool with the included software for the endomicroscopic system. Radiologic signs e.g. low-density areas and consolidation areas are assessed in Hounsfield Units. Other radiologic signs e.g. groundglass opacity, crazy paving patterns etc. are measured by a 5-point scale, where zero means the absence of the symptom and 4 means the maximal expressiveness. The morphological analysis of the lung tissue specimens (received as a result of autopsy/transbronchial biopsy) is made according to the structures in pCLE images for 20 fields of view.

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years to 90 Years (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patient Informed Consent;
- the diagnosis of COVID-19 or one of the following lung diseases: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, pneumonia, solitary nodule, pulmonary sarcoidosis, idiopathic interstitial pneumonia, hypersensitivity pneumonitis, pulmonary vasculitis, pulmonary eosinophilia, hemochromatosis, histiocytosis X, pulmonary lymphangioleiomyomatosis; alveolar proteinosis, other rare lung disease
- high resolution computed tomography scans performed not later than one month before pCLE (for non-COVID-19);
- planned or performed histology (for non-COVID-19)
- Severe respiratory failure,
Exclusion Criteria:
- pregnancy or breast feeding,
- lung bleeding,
- any acute or chronic disease that may be a contraindication to bronchoscopy,
- any diseases of hematopoietic system,
- taking part in other clinical trials

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT04451889
Contact: Olesya Danilevskaya, MD, PhD | +7(916)9819853 | danless@mail.ru |
Russian Federation | |
Federal Research Clinical Center FMBA Russia | Recruiting |
Moscow, Russian Federation, 115682 | |
Contact: Olesya V. Danilevskaya, MD +7(916)9819853 danless@mail.ru |
Principal Investigator: | Olesya Danilevskaya, MD, PhD | Federal Research Clinical Center FMBA Russia |
Responsible Party: | Federal Research Clinical Center of Federal Medical & Biological Agency, Russia |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT04451889 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
COVID-pCLE |
First Posted: | June 30, 2020 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | July 24, 2020 |
Last Verified: | June 2020 |
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: | |
Plan to Share IPD: | No |
Plan Description: | There is no current plan to share individual participant data (IPD). |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | No |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | No |
COVID-19 Respiratory Tract Infections Infections Pneumonia, Viral Pneumonia Virus Diseases |
Coronavirus Infections Coronaviridae Infections Nidovirales Infections RNA Virus Infections Lung Diseases Respiratory Tract Diseases |