Repair of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome by Stromal Cell Administration in COVID-19 (REALIST-COVID-19): A structured summary of a study protocol for a randomised, controlled trial

Abstract Objectives The primary objective of the study is to assess the safety of a single intravenous infusion of Mesenchymal Stromal Cells (MSCs) in patients with Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) due to COVID-19. Secondary objectives are to determine the effects of MSCs on important clin...

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Main Authors: Ellen Gorman, Manu Shankar-Hari, Phil Hopkins, William S. Tunnicliffe, Gavin D. Perkins, Jonathan Silversides, Peter McGuigan, Colette Jackson, Roisin Boyle, Jamie McFerran, Cliona McDowell, Christina Campbell, Margaret McFarland, Jon Smythe, Jacqui Thompson, Barry Williams, Gerard Curley, John G. Laffey, Mike Clarke, Cecilia O’Kane, Daniel F. McAuley
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-06-01
Series:Trials
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13063-020-04416-w