Safety and Efficacy of SCD in AKI or ARDS Patients Associated With COVID-19 Infections
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04395911 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : May 20, 2020
Last Update Posted : August 5, 2021
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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AKI ARDS COVID | Device: SCD | Not Applicable |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 22 participants |
Allocation: | N/A |
Intervention Model: | Single Group Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | A Multi-Center Pilot Study to Assess the Safety and Efficacy of a Selective Cytopheretic Device (SCD) in Patients Developing Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) or Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) Associated With COVID-19 Infection |
Actual Study Start Date : | September 10, 2020 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | July 5, 2021 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | July 21, 2021 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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SCD
Cytopheretic device
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Device: SCD
cytopheretic device |
- Mortality at Day 60 [ Time Frame: 60 days post treatment ]All cause mortality at Day 60
- Dialysis Dependency [ Time Frame: 60 days post treatment ]Dialysis Dependency at Day 60
- Ventilation at Day 28 [ Time Frame: 28 days post treatment ]Ventilation free survival at Day 28
- Dialysis Dependency [ Time Frame: 28 days post treatment ]Dialysis Dependency at Day 28
- Mortality at Day 28 [ Time Frame: 28 days post treatment ]All cause mortality at Day 28
- Urinary output change [ Time Frame: 10 days of treatment ]Change from baseline in urine output
- P02/FiO2 change [ Time Frame: 10 days of treatment ]Change from baseline in PO2/FiO2
- Safety Assessments [ Time Frame: 10 days of treatment ]Assessment of SAEs, AE and UADEs
- SCD Integrity [ Time Frame: 10 days of treatment ]Assessment of device performance

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years to 80 Years (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Informed consent obtained
- Positive COVID-19 test
- Must be receiving medical care in an intensive care nursing situation
- Non-pregnant females
- Intent to deliver full supportive care through aggressive management utilizing all available therapies for a minimum of 96 hours.
- Platelet count >30,000/mm3 at Screening
- Clinical diagnosis of AKI requiring CRRT or ARDS
Exclusion Criteria:
- Cardiovascular instability that precludes initiation of continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT).
- Irreversible brain damage based on available historical and clinical information.
- Presence of any solid organ transplant at any time.
- Patients with stem cell transplant in the previous 100 days or who have not engrafted.
- Acute or chronic use of circulatory support device other than ECMO such as LVADs, RVADs, BIVADs.
- Metastatic malignancy which is actively being treated or may be treated with chemotherapy or radiation during the subsequent three month period after study treatment.
- Chronic immunosuppression defined as >20 mg prednisone qd alone without other immunosuppressant medications (ie (cyclophosphamide, azathioprine, methotrexate, rituximab, mycophenolate, cyclosporine).
- Patient is moribund or chronically debilitated for whom full supportive care is not indicated.
- Concurrent enrollment in another interventional clinical trial. Patients enrolled in observational studies (NO TEST DEVICE OR DRUG USED) are allowed to participate.
- Any reason the Investigator deems exclusionary.

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT04395911
United States, Kentucky | |
University of Kentucky | |
Lexington, Kentucky, United States, 40506 | |
United States, Michigan | |
University of Michigan | |
Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States, 48109 | |
Henry Ford Health System | |
Detroit, Michigan, United States, 48202 |
Responsible Party: | SeaStar Medical |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT04395911 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
SCD-005 |
First Posted: | May 20, 2020 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | August 5, 2021 |
Last Verified: | August 2021 |
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: | |
Plan to Share IPD: | Yes |
Plan Description: | Unidentified participant data collected for this study will be submitted to a CRO for data analysis. All data will be submitted to the Sponsor. |
Supporting Materials: |
Study Protocol Statistical Analysis Plan (SAP) Informed Consent Form (ICF) Clinical Study Report (CSR) Analytic Code |
Time Frame: | Data will be collected throughout the study conduct. |
Access Criteria: | Participant data will be accessible to the Investigational Site and CRO through a secured electronic data capture system. CRO personnel will be responsible for data verification. De-identified Participant information will be accessible to the CRO and the Sponsor. |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | No |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | Yes |
COVID-19 Infections Respiratory Tract Infections Pneumonia, Viral Pneumonia Virus Diseases |
Coronavirus Infections Coronaviridae Infections Nidovirales Infections RNA Virus Infections Lung Diseases Respiratory Tract Diseases |