Li (2020)
Effect of Convalescent Plasma Therapy on Time to Clinical Improvement in Patients With Severe and Life-threatening COVID-19
https://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.2020.10044
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7270883/
Treatment
Treatment for COVID-19 (Treated with convalescent plasma vs. Not received)
COVID-19 (clinical improvement)
Odds ratio: 0.980 (0.300-3.190) Univariate analysis

China

Randomized clinical trial

Primary data collection

103

Open-label, multicenter, randomized clinical trial performed in 7 medical centers in Wuhan, China, from February 14, 2020, to April 1, 2020, with final follow-up April 28, 2020.

A total of 103 patients were enrolled in this randomized clinical trial. They were assigned to either the convalescent plasma group or the control group in a 1:1 ratio and were categorized as follows: 23 patients in the convalescent plasma group and 22 patients in the control group had severe COVID-19, and 29 patients in the convalescent plasma group and 29 patients in the control group had life-threatening COVID-19. The median age was 70 years (IQR, 62-78 years) among all patients, 71 years (IQR, 66-82 years) for patients with severe COVID-19, and 69 years (IQR, 61-76 years) for patients with life-threatening COVID-19. Of the patients included in the study, 60 (58.3%) were men, and the percentages of men with severe and life-threatening COVID-19 were 53.3% and 62.1%, respectively. A total of 89.2% of the patients had a normal body temperature at the time of participation, and the median body temperature was 36.5 °C (IQR, 36.2-36.7 °C). Primary Clinical Outcome: For all patients combined, there was no significant difference in the primary outcome of time to clinical improvement within 28 days: 51.9% (27/52) in the convalescent plasma group vs 43.1% (22/51) in the control group. Secondary Clinical Outcomes: There was no significant difference in the secondary outcome of 28-day mortality (15.7% in the convalescent plasma group vs 24.0% in the control group).

Total

75 Day


COVID-19 (clinical improvement)

49

Clinical Improvement at day 7. in Patients With COVID-19 within 28 days. Clinical improvement was defined as patient discharge or a reduction of 2 points on a 6-point disease severity scale. The scale was defined as follows: 6 points, death; 5 points, hospitalization plus extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) or invasive mechanical ventilation; 4 points, hospitalization plus noninvasive ventilation or high-flow supplemental oxygen; 3 points, hospitalization plus supplemental oxygen (not high-flow or noninvasive ventilation); 2 points, hospitalization with no supplemental oxygen; 1 point, hospital discharge.


Treatment

Treatment for COVID-19

Clinical improvement rate at day 7. convalescent plasma transfusion or standard treatment alone (control group)

Not received

Treated with convalescent plasma


Odds ratio

0.980 (0.300-3.190)

No

No

No

The model that included only the treatment group as the unadjusted model. All patients-Primary clinical outcome: Time to clinical improvement. Secondary clinical outcomes: Hospital discharge. Patients with severe disease - Primary clinical outcome: Time to clinical improvement. Secondary clinical outcomes: Hospital discharge. Patients with life-threatening disease - Primary clinical outcome: Time to clinical improvement. Secondary clinical outcomes: Hospital discharge.


none

Average

Yes