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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Autores: 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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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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spelling 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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an investigator-initiated international meta-trial of randomised clinical studies
title Efficacy of inhaled nebulised unfractionated heparin to prevent intubation or death in hospitalised patients with COVID-19
spellingShingle 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
title_short Efficacy of inhaled nebulised unfractionated heparin to prevent intubation or death in hospitalised patients with COVID-19
title_full Efficacy of inhaled nebulised unfractionated heparin to prevent intubation or death in hospitalised patients with COVID-19
title_fullStr Efficacy of inhaled nebulised unfractionated heparin to prevent intubation or death in hospitalised patients with COVID-19
title_full_unstemmed Efficacy of inhaled nebulised unfractionated heparin to prevent intubation or death in hospitalised patients with COVID-19
title_sort Efficacy of inhaled nebulised unfractionated heparin to prevent intubation or death in hospitalised patients with COVID-19
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv 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
author van Haren, Frank M.P.|||0000-0001-8037-4229
author_facet 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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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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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv COVID-19
ARDS
Inhaled heparin
Nebulised heparin
Unfractionated heparin
SARS-CoV-2
Respiratory failure
Pandemic
Randomised trial
Meta-trial
Intubation
Mortality
topic COVID-19
ARDS
Inhaled heparin
Nebulised heparin
Unfractionated heparin
SARS-CoV-2
Respiratory failure
Pandemic
Randomised trial
Meta-trial
Intubation
Mortality
description 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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