Efficacy of inhaled nebulised unfractionated heparin to prevent intubation or death in hospitalised patients with COVID-19
Inhaled nebulised unfractionated heparin (UFH) has a strong rationale as a treatment for severe respiratory infections, including COVID-19, due to its antiviral, anti-inflammatory, and anti-coagulant properties, which may prevent viral entry, lung injury progression, and pulmonary thrombosis. We aim...
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| Fecha de publicación: | 2025 |
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| Palabra clave: | COVID-19 ARDS Inhaled heparin Nebulised heparin Unfractionated heparin SARS-CoV-2 Respiratory failure Pandemic Randomised trial Meta-trial Intubation Mortality |
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Efficacy of inhaled nebulised unfractionated heparin to prevent intubation or death in hospitalised patients with COVID-19an investigator-initiated international meta-trial of randomised clinical studiesvan Haren, Frank M.P.|||0000-0001-8037-4229Neto, Ary SerpaSchultz, Marcus J.|||0000-0003-3969-7792Laffey, John|||0000-0002-1246-9573Artigas Raventós, Antoni|||0000-0002-8029-1017Dixon, BarryVilaseca, Alicia BBarbera, Ruben AIsmail, Tarek IMahrous, Rabab SBadr, MohamedDeNucci, GilbertoSverdloff, CarlosCamprubí-Rimblas, Marta|||0000-0002-4085-5324Cosgrave, David WMcNicholas, BairbreCody, CatrionaCurley, Gerard|||0000-0003-0271-195XSmoot, Thomas L.|||0000-0002-6188-2217Staas, SabrinaSann, KhineSas, CaitlinBelani, AnushaHillman, ChristopherManggala, Sidharta K.Dita AditianingsihSugiarto, AdhrieYulianti, MiraHerikurniawan, HerikurniawanSinto, RobertAuerkari, Aino N.Permana, Septian AdiWoodcock, AshleyCarroll, MaryWilkinson, TomSingh, Dave|||0000-0001-8918-7075Shute, JanisCarroll, MilesPage, CliveCOVID-19ARDSInhaled heparinNebulised heparinUnfractionated heparinSARS-CoV-2Respiratory failurePandemicRandomised trialMeta-trialIntubationMortalityInhaled nebulised unfractionated heparin (UFH) has a strong rationale as a treatment for severe respiratory infections, including COVID-19, due to its antiviral, anti-inflammatory, and anti-coagulant properties, which may prevent viral entry, lung injury progression, and pulmonary thrombosis. We aimed to evaluate the efficacy of inhaled nebulised UFH to prevent intubation or death in hospitalised COVID-19 patients. In this prospective, a priori set up and defined, collaborative meta-trial of six randomised clinical studies, adult hospitalised but not intubated COVID-19 patients were randomly assigned to inhaled nebulised UFH on top of standard of care or standard of care alone. The dose and method of nebulisation was specific to each study. The primary outcome was intubation or death, assessed at the longest follow-up after randomisation. The meta-trial was registered at ID . Between June 2020 and December 2022, 478 patients from 10 hospitals in six countries (Argentina, Brazil, Egypt, Indonesia, Ireland and USA) were enrolled. The odds ratio (OR) for intubation or death was 0.43 (0.26-0.73, p = 0.001); the OR for in-hospital mortality was 0.26 (0.13-0.54, p. <0.001) with inhaled nebulised UFH compared to standard of care alone. There were no safety issues reported, including no instances of pulmonary or systemic bleeding in the nebulised UFH group. Interpretation: In patients hospitalised but not intubated for COVID-19, inhaled nebulised UFH prevented intubation and reduced mortality, without causing pulmonary or systemic bleeding. 22025-01-0120252025-01-01Articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501VoRhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://ddd.uab.cat/record/327140https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.1016/j.eclinm.2025.103339reponame:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UABinstname:Universitat Autònoma de BarcelonaInglésengopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2Aquest document està subjecte a una llicència d'ús Creative Commons. Es permet la reproducció total o parcial, la distribució, la comunicació pública de l'obra i la creació d'obres derivades, fins i tot amb finalitats comercials, sempre i quan es reconegui l'autoria de l'obra original.https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:dnet:uabarcelona_::7f962f1ca4fca807465c1418db0529e62026-06-06T12:50:31Z |
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Efficacy of inhaled nebulised unfractionated heparin to prevent intubation or death in hospitalised patients with COVID-19 an investigator-initiated international meta-trial of randomised clinical studies |
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Efficacy of inhaled nebulised unfractionated heparin to prevent intubation or death in hospitalised patients with COVID-19 |
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Efficacy of inhaled nebulised unfractionated heparin to prevent intubation or death in hospitalised patients with COVID-19 van Haren, Frank M.P.|||0000-0001-8037-4229 COVID-19 ARDS Inhaled heparin Nebulised heparin Unfractionated heparin SARS-CoV-2 Respiratory failure Pandemic Randomised trial Meta-trial Intubation Mortality |
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Efficacy of inhaled nebulised unfractionated heparin to prevent intubation or death in hospitalised patients with COVID-19 |
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Efficacy of inhaled nebulised unfractionated heparin to prevent intubation or death in hospitalised patients with COVID-19 |
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Efficacy of inhaled nebulised unfractionated heparin to prevent intubation or death in hospitalised patients with COVID-19 |
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Efficacy of inhaled nebulised unfractionated heparin to prevent intubation or death in hospitalised patients with COVID-19 |
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Efficacy of inhaled nebulised unfractionated heparin to prevent intubation or death in hospitalised patients with COVID-19 |
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van Haren, Frank M.P.|||0000-0001-8037-4229 Neto, Ary Serpa Schultz, Marcus J.|||0000-0003-3969-7792 Laffey, John|||0000-0002-1246-9573 Artigas Raventós, Antoni|||0000-0002-8029-1017 Dixon, Barry Vilaseca, Alicia B Barbera, Ruben A Ismail, Tarek I Mahrous, Rabab S Badr, Mohamed DeNucci, Gilberto Sverdloff, Carlos Camprubí-Rimblas, Marta|||0000-0002-4085-5324 Cosgrave, David W McNicholas, Bairbre Cody, Catriona Curley, Gerard|||0000-0003-0271-195X Smoot, Thomas L.|||0000-0002-6188-2217 Staas, Sabrina Sann, Khine Sas, Caitlin Belani, Anusha Hillman, Christopher Manggala, Sidharta K. Dita Aditianingsih Sugiarto, Adhrie Yulianti, Mira Herikurniawan, Herikurniawan Sinto, Robert Auerkari, Aino N. Permana, Septian Adi Woodcock, Ashley Carroll, Mary Wilkinson, Tom Singh, Dave|||0000-0001-8918-7075 Shute, Janis Carroll, Miles Page, Clive |
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van Haren, Frank M.P.|||0000-0001-8037-4229 |
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van Haren, Frank M.P.|||0000-0001-8037-4229 Neto, Ary Serpa Schultz, Marcus J.|||0000-0003-3969-7792 Laffey, John|||0000-0002-1246-9573 Artigas Raventós, Antoni|||0000-0002-8029-1017 Dixon, Barry Vilaseca, Alicia B Barbera, Ruben A Ismail, Tarek I Mahrous, Rabab S Badr, Mohamed DeNucci, Gilberto Sverdloff, Carlos Camprubí-Rimblas, Marta|||0000-0002-4085-5324 Cosgrave, David W McNicholas, Bairbre Cody, Catriona Curley, Gerard|||0000-0003-0271-195X Smoot, Thomas L.|||0000-0002-6188-2217 Staas, Sabrina Sann, Khine Sas, Caitlin Belani, Anusha Hillman, Christopher Manggala, Sidharta K. Dita Aditianingsih Sugiarto, Adhrie Yulianti, Mira Herikurniawan, Herikurniawan Sinto, Robert Auerkari, Aino N. Permana, Septian Adi Woodcock, Ashley Carroll, Mary Wilkinson, Tom Singh, Dave|||0000-0001-8918-7075 Shute, Janis Carroll, Miles Page, Clive |
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COVID-19 ARDS Inhaled heparin Nebulised heparin Unfractionated heparin SARS-CoV-2 Respiratory failure Pandemic Randomised trial Meta-trial Intubation Mortality |
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COVID-19 ARDS Inhaled heparin Nebulised heparin Unfractionated heparin SARS-CoV-2 Respiratory failure Pandemic Randomised trial Meta-trial Intubation Mortality |
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Inhaled nebulised unfractionated heparin (UFH) has a strong rationale as a treatment for severe respiratory infections, including COVID-19, due to its antiviral, anti-inflammatory, and anti-coagulant properties, which may prevent viral entry, lung injury progression, and pulmonary thrombosis. We aimed to evaluate the efficacy of inhaled nebulised UFH to prevent intubation or death in hospitalised COVID-19 patients. In this prospective, a priori set up and defined, collaborative meta-trial of six randomised clinical studies, adult hospitalised but not intubated COVID-19 patients were randomly assigned to inhaled nebulised UFH on top of standard of care or standard of care alone. The dose and method of nebulisation was specific to each study. The primary outcome was intubation or death, assessed at the longest follow-up after randomisation. The meta-trial was registered at ID . Between June 2020 and December 2022, 478 patients from 10 hospitals in six countries (Argentina, Brazil, Egypt, Indonesia, Ireland and USA) were enrolled. The odds ratio (OR) for intubation or death was 0.43 (0.26-0.73, p = 0.001); the OR for in-hospital mortality was 0.26 (0.13-0.54, p. <0.001) with inhaled nebulised UFH compared to standard of care alone. There were no safety issues reported, including no instances of pulmonary or systemic bleeding in the nebulised UFH group. Interpretation: In patients hospitalised but not intubated for COVID-19, inhaled nebulised UFH prevented intubation and reduced mortality, without causing pulmonary or systemic bleeding. |
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