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SARS-CoV-2TOMOCOVIDMXNCT04497311

Tomographic Findings in COVID-19 and Influenza

An observational study of SARS-CoV-2 and Covid19, run by Universidad de Guanajuato at 1 site in Mexico.

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Status not confirmed. The sponsor has not verified this record for over two years, so it may be out of date.

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Trial summary

The investigators decided to conduct a longitudinal study that compares the pulmonary tomographic patterns found in patients with viral pneumonia (i.e. influenza H1N1 and SARS-CoV-2) at a regional hospital. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 80 years
Conditions the study is for
SARS-CoV-2, Covid19, H1N1 Influenza
What is being tested?
Thoraxic computed tomography
How many people
100 participants
Where
1 siteMexico
Study dates
15 Jun 2020to 30 Apr 2022
Phase
Observational
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 to 80 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Study population: Convenience sample from a Mexican urban, suburban, and rural population. The patients come from all demographical and socio-economic strata from a country with a high (0.767) Human Development Index. Our hospital is open to the entire population and primarily assists people with limited to very limited resources.

Who may be able to join

  • Patients with signed informed consent.
  • Patients with a positive PCR test for SARS-CoV-2 or influenza H1N1 test upon emergency department admission.
  • Patients with lung CT within 24hrs of specimen collection for PCR test.
  • Patients with complete 30-day follow-up information.

Who cannot join

  • Patients who are unwilling to undergo a lung CT.
  • Negative PCR test for SARS-CoV-2 or influenza H1N1 test upon emergency department admission.
  • Patients with a tumor or tumor metastasis on the pulmonary CT.
  • Patients with a previous or de novo autoimmune disease diagnosis.
  • Patients with a previous or de novo interstitial lung disease.
  • Pregnancy.
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  • Elimination Criteria:
  • Patients with loss of information on the variables of interest.
  • Patients without 30-day follow-up information.
  • Patients who chose to withdraw their participation at any time of the study.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Lourdes N Vélez-Ramírez, M.D. contact

+52 477 719 7400

nestlynoemi@gmail.com

Omar Jiménez-Zarazúa, M.D. contact

+52 4421377672

drzarazuainterna@hotmail.com

Mexico1 site, 1 recruiting
  • Hospital General León-Milenio

    León, Guanajuato, 37672

    Lourdes N Veléz-Ramírez, M.D., +52 477 719 7400, nestlynoemi@gmail.com

    Omar Jiménez-Zarazúa, M.D., +52 4421377672, drzarazuainterna@hotmail.com

    Recruiting

Other trials in Mexico

About this study

Official title: Pulmonary Tomographic Findings in COVID-19 and Influenza H1N1 Patients

The investigators decided to conduct a longitudinal study that compares the pulmonary tomographic patterns found in patients with viral pneumonia (i.e. influenza H1N1 and SARS-CoV-2) at a regional hospital. The primary aim of this study is to compare the radiological patterns found in patients with COVID-19 and influenza H1N1. The secondary aims of this study will assess the association between the radiological CT pattern and the need for invasive mechanical ventilation and mortality within the first 28 days of intensive care unit admission.

Read the detailed description

Background

In late 2019, a new coronavirus was linked to several cases of pneumonia in the city of Wuhan, Hubei province, China. On February 11, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) designated COVID-19 a pandemic disease. The mortality associated with COVID-19 patients that required management in a critical care unit is approximately 4.3%. COVID-19 is caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Diagnosis of COVID-19 is made with a positive test (i.e. reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction, RT-PCR) from a person with clinical signs and symptoms of a respiratory tract infection. Viral pneumonia is currently a challenge worldwide as it is associated with high morbidity and mortality. In June of 2009, the WHO declared influenza A H1N1 a pandemic disease. Worldwide, influenza H1N1 had a mortality of 11%, with a higher mortality rate among people older than 50 years of age (i.e. 18-20%). Influenza diagnosis can be established using RT-PCR. Around 200 million cases of community-acquired viral pneumonia occur each year worldwide, 100 million in children, and 100 million in adults. Imaging findings in viral pneumonia are diverse and overlap with findings associated with non-viral infections and inflammatory conditions. However, identifying the underlying viral pathogens may not always be easy. Several imaging patterns have been described in association with these viruses. Although a definitive diagnosis cannot be achieved based on imaging studies, imaging pattern recognition of viral pneumonia can help differentiate between viral and bacterial pathogens; thus, reducing the use of indiscriminate antibiotics. There are few studies that correlate tomographic findings in patients with viral infections in the lower respiratory tract.

The use of computed tomography (CT) should be considered as the first option for diagnostic imaging in patients with suspected pneumonia. Peripheral multifocal ground glass patterns with irregular consolidation images found in the lower lobes or posteriorly in pulmonary CT scans have been described in patients with viral pneumonia due to SARS-CoV-2. Furthermore, complicating the diagnosis of atypical viral pneumonia, 17.9% of mild COVID-19 and 2.9% of moderate-severe COVID-19 patients did not have CT evidence of pneumonia upon hospital admission. One recent study compared the CT radiological patterns found in COVID-19 pneumonia to other viral pneumonias (i.e. influenza, parainfluenza, adenovirus, and respiratory syncytial virus) reporting higher peripheral distribution (i.e. 80% vs. 57%, p<0.001), more ground-glass opacities (i.e. 91% vs 68%, p<0.001), greater frequency of fine reticular opacities (i.e. 56% vs. 22%, p<0.001), and vascular thickening in COVID-19 patients; meanwhile, other viral pneumonias were more likely to have a mixed distribution pattern(i.e. 35% vs. 14%, p<0.001), have pleural effusion (i.e. 39% vs. 4.1%, p<0.001), and present visible lymph nodes (10.2% vs. 2.7%, p<0.001). Another study compared the pulmonary radiological patterns associated with COVID-19 compared to influenza (A and B) reporting higher round opacities (i.e. 35% vs. 17%, p=0.048) and greater frequency of interlobular septal thickening (i.e. 66% vs. 43%, p=0.014) in patients with COVID-19; conversely, influenza patients had a higher frequency of nodular lesions (i.e. 71% vs. 28%, p<0.001), higher frequency of small dense nodular lesions (i.e. 40% vs. 9%, p<0.001), and more likely to have pleural effusion (i.e. 31% vs. 6%, p<0.001).

Research questions

  1. What are the pulmonary tomographic findings in patients diagnosed with community-acquired pneumonia secondary to SARS-CoV-2?
  2. What are the pulmonary tomographic findings in patients diagnosed with community-acquired pneumonia secondary to H1N1 influenza?
  3. Are the 28-day survival distributions different for SARS-CoV-2 and H1N1 influenza?
  4. Is there a difference in the 28-day survival distribution and the pulmonary tomographic radiological patterns in patients with pneumonia secondary to SARS-CoV-2?
  5. Is there a difference in the 28-day survival distribution and the pulmonary tomographic radiological patterns in patients with pneumonia secondary to H1N1 influenza?
  6. What factors are associated with the survival differences in 28-day mortality in both groups and between groups?
Being tested
Thoraxic computed tomography
Keywords
Radiological patterns, 28-day survival
Medical subject headings
COVID-19, Orthomyxoviridae Infections

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Thoraxic computed tomographyDiagnostic test

    Diagnostic lung CT.

Study groups in NCT04497311
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
SARS-CoV-2Patients with a SARS-CoV-2 polymerase chain reaction positive test upon admission to the emergency department.
Receives: Diagnostic Test: Thoraxic computed tomography
H1N1 influenzaPatients with an influenza H1N1 polymerase chain reaction positive test upon admission to the emergency department.
Receives: Diagnostic Test: Thoraxic computed tomography

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Radiological findings

    Lung CT radiological patterns associated with COVID-19 or Influenza H1N1

    Measured: 24 hours

Secondary outcomes (1)
  1. Survival

    Intrahospital and overall survival at 28 days from hospital admission.

    Measured: 28 days

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted4 Aug 2020
  2. Study start15 Jun 2020
  3. Primary completion30 Apr 2021 (estimated)
  4. Study completion30 Apr 2022 (estimated)

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Observational
Observational model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrolment
100 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT04497311
Sponsor's protocol ID
HGL-ENSE-00743-20
Acronym
TOMOCOVIDMX
Status last verified
Aug 2020
First submitted
31 Jul 2020
Last updated
6 Aug 2020
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
Undecided: A database will be generated and available upon request. All patients will de unidentified.

Publications

  • Wang D, Hu B, Hu C, Zhu F, Liu X, Zhang J, Wang B, Xiang H, Cheng Z, Xiong Y, Zhao Y, Li Y, Wang X, Peng Z. Clinical Characteristics of 138 Hospitalized Patients With 2019 Novel Coronavirus-Infected Pneumonia in Wuhan, China. JAMA. 2020 Mar 17;323(11):1061-1069. doi: 10.1001/jama.2020.1585.

    PubMed 32031570
  • Dandachi D, Rodriguez-Barradas MC. Viral pneumonia: etiologies and treatment. J Investig Med. 2018 Aug;66(6):957-965. doi: 10.1136/jim-2018-000712. Epub 2018 Apr 20.

    PubMed 29680828
  • Fineberg HV. Pandemic preparedness and response--lessons from the H1N1 influenza of 2009. N Engl J Med. 2014 Apr 3;370(14):1335-42. doi: 10.1056/NEJMra1208802. No abstract available.

    PubMed 24693893
  • Louie JK, Acosta M, Winter K, Jean C, Gavali S, Schechter R, Vugia D, Harriman K, Matyas B, Glaser CA, Samuel MC, Rosenberg J, Talarico J, Hatch D; California Pandemic (H1N1) Working Group. Factors associated with death or hospitalization due to pandemic 2009 influenza A(H1N1) infection in California. JAMA. 2009 Nov 4;302(17):1896-902. doi: 10.1001/jama.2009.1583.

    PubMed 19887665
  • Uyeki TM, Bernstein HH, Bradley JS, Englund JA, File TM, Fry AM, Gravenstein S, Hayden FG, Harper SA, Hirshon JM, Ison MG, Johnston BL, Knight SL, McGeer A, Riley LE, Wolfe CR, Alexander PE, Pavia AT. Clinical Practice Guidelines by the Infectious Diseases Society of America: 2018 Update on Diagnosis, Treatment, Chemoprophylaxis, and Institutional Outbreak Management of Seasonal Influenzaa. Clin Infect Dis. 2019 Mar 5;68(6):e1-e47. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciy866.

    PubMed 30566567
  • Ruuskanen O, Lahti E, Jennings LC, Murdoch DR. Viral pneumonia. Lancet. 2011 Apr 9;377(9773):1264-75. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(10)61459-6. Epub 2011 Mar 22.

    PubMed 21435708
  • Koo HJ, Lim S, Choe J, Choi SH, Sung H, Do KH. Radiographic and CT Features of Viral Pneumonia. Radiographics. 2018 May-Jun;38(3):719-739. doi: 10.1148/rg.2018170048.

    PubMed 29757717
  • Shiley KT, Van Deerlin VM, Miller WT Jr. Chest CT features of community-acquired respiratory viral infections in adult inpatients with lower respiratory tract infections. J Thorac Imaging. 2010 Feb;25(1):68-75. doi: 10.1097/RTI.0b013e3181b0ba8b.

    PubMed 20160606
  • Upchurch CP, Grijalva CG, Wunderink RG, Williams DJ, Waterer GW, Anderson EJ, Zhu Y, Hart EM, Carroll F, Bramley AM, Jain S, Edwards KM, Self WH. Community-Acquired Pneumonia Visualized on CT Scans but Not Chest Radiographs: Pathogens, Severity, and Clinical Outcomes. Chest. 2018 Mar;153(3):601-610. doi: 10.1016/j.chest.2017.07.035. Epub 2017 Aug 9.

    PubMed 28802696
  • Zu ZY, Jiang MD, Xu PP, Chen W, Ni QQ, Lu GM, Zhang LJ. Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): A Perspective from China. Radiology. 2020 Aug;296(2):E15-E25. doi: 10.1148/radiol.2020200490. Epub 2020 Feb 21.

    PubMed 32083985
  • Bai HX, Hsieh B, Xiong Z, Halsey K, Choi JW, Tran TML, Pan I, Shi LB, Wang DC, Mei J, Jiang XL, Zeng QH, Egglin TK, Hu PF, Agarwal S, Xie FF, Li S, Healey T, Atalay MK, Liao WH. Performance of Radiologists in Differentiating COVID-19 from Non-COVID-19 Viral Pneumonia at Chest CT. Radiology. 2020 Aug;296(2):E46-E54. doi: 10.1148/radiol.2020200823. Epub 2020 Mar 10.

    PubMed 32155105
  • Liu M, Zeng W, Wen Y, Zheng Y, Lv F, Xiao K. COVID-19 pneumonia: CT findings of 122 patients and differentiation from influenza pneumonia. Eur Radiol. 2020 Oct;30(10):5463-5469. doi: 10.1007/s00330-020-06928-0. Epub 2020 May 12.

    PubMed 32399710
  • Guan WJ, Ni ZY, Hu Y, Liang WH, Ou CQ, He JX, Liu L, Shan H, Lei CL, Hui DSC, Du B, Li LJ, Zeng G, Yuen KY, Chen RC, Tang CL, Wang T, Chen PY, Xiang J, Li SY, Wang JL, Liang ZJ, Peng YX, Wei L, Liu Y, Hu YH, Peng P, Wang JM, Liu JY, Chen Z, Li G, Zheng ZJ, Qiu SQ, Luo J, Ye CJ, Zhu SY, Zhong NS; China Medical Treatment Expert Group for Covid-19. Clinical Characteristics of Coronavirus Disease 2019 in China. N Engl J Med. 2020 Apr 30;382(18):1708-1720. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2002032. Epub 2020 Feb 28.

    PubMed 32109013

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of SARS-CoV-2 and Covid19, run by Universidad de Guanajuato at 1 site in Mexico.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 4 inclusion and 10 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 6 Aug 2020. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Mexico. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

Results are not available in the source record.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

Contact Lourdes N Vélez-Ramírez, M.D. (+52 477 719 7400, nestlynoemi@gmail.com), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Radiological findings (time frame: 24 hours). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT04497311, which also lists 13 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 6 Aug 2020.

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