Therapeutic Use of Convalescent Plasma in the Treatment of Patients With Moderate to Severe COVID-19
Stopped No benefit seen in 2 published inpatient RCTs (but had limitations). Press release from inpatient Recovery trial with large number of endpoints showed no benefit. CCP collected from survivors of original strain infection had no neutralisation
Conditions
- COVID-19
- SARS-CoV-2 Infection
- Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2
Interventions
- BIOLOGICAL: COVID-19 convalescent plasma (CCP) plus standard of care (SOC)
- BIOLOGICAL: Standard of care (SOC) plus placebo
Sponsor
South African National Blood Service