CODEX

Effect of Dexamethasone on Days Alive and Ventilator-Free in Patients With Moderate or Severe Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome and COVID-19 (The CoDEX Randomized Clinical Trial)

Primary objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of early intravenous (IV)  dexamethasone administration on the number of days alive and free of mechanical ventilation within 28 days after randomization in adult patients with moderate or severe ARDS due to confirmed or probable COVID-19. 

Type of study: Interventional, RCT, Phase 3  

Treatment tested: Hydroxycortisone 

Countries: Brazil

Number of sites: 53

Sample size: 350

Study participants:  Adults, Probable or confirmed infection by SARS-COV-2, Intubated and Mechanically ventilated, Moderate/Severe ARDS with onset <48h.

Study status: Completed

Study documents

Principal investigator

  • Luciano Cesar Pontes Azevedo, Ph.DTeaching Director of Teaching & Research Institute Sírio-Libanês Hospital 

More information

 

Last updated: September 2020

 

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