Clinical trial NCT04743011
Conditions: Covid19
Keywords: COVID-19 Heparin Antiviral Agents Blood Coagulation Clinical Protocols
Sponsor: UPECLIN HC FM Botucatu Unesp
Start date: 2021-06-01; Completion date: 2021-12-31
Enrollment: 27 participants; Allocation: RANDOMIZED; Intervention model: PARALLEL

Brief summary:
Coronavirus 19 (COVID-19) is a viral respiratory disease that was identified in December 2019 after the first cases in China, spreading rapidly until reaching pandemic status, causing the collapse of numerous health systems and strong economic and social impact. By the end of April 2020, 3.08 million cases, and more than 214 thousand deaths were already recorded. The treatment so far has not been established and there are several clinical trials testing known drugs that have antiviral activity in vitro, due to the urgency that the global situation imposes. Medicines with specific actions can take years to be discovered, while a vaccine also takes a long time. Recently, it has been shown that the worsening of Coronavirus infection may be related to the formation of micro clots in blood vessels and anticoagulants have been used as adjuvants in the treatment. This study is justified by conducting a pilot study that showed an in vitro antiviral action (anti-COVID-19) of high molecular weight heparin. Methods: A phase I / II clinical trial will be conducted. 40 participants will be included in two arms. Participants allocated to Group 1 (control) will receive inhalation with 0.9% saline applied 4/4 hours, for 7 days. Participants allocated to Group 2 (intervention) will receive high molecular weight inhaled heparin (250ug / mL 0.9% SF), at a 4/4 hour dose, for 7 days. The outcomes of interest will be safety (absence of moderate or serious adverse events) and effectiveness (measured in a score of 7 points, with 1 absence of limitations and 7, death). Expected results: The development of a new therapeutic option for COVID-19 is expected, with the possibility of use in other serious coronavirus diseases, to be subsequently tested in phase III studies.

Detailed description:
In view of the enormous health, financial and social crisis resulting of the pandemic caused by SARS-Cov-2, it is justified to urgently conduct tests with possible antiviral drugs. The high molecular weight heparin (HMWH) (heparin enriched by ultrafiltration process) proposed by this study, has a potential inhibition activity over viral replication, demonstrated by preliminary in vitro tests, carried out in a model established in partnership with the Laboratory of Clinical and Molecular Virology (LVCM) of the Institute of Biomedical Sciences of the University of São Paulo (ICB-USP).

Along with the findings in the literature, such as the study carried out by Phelps, M.K. et al (2020), among others, the use of inhaled heparin presents adequate levels of safety to be used in a clinical trial. Taking into account that the dose of high molecular weight heparin (enriched by this study team) with antiviral activity in vitro is much lower than the doses currently presented in published clinical trials using inhaled UFH, we have the safety premise to carry out this study. The intentions of this study differ from what has been presented in the world literature so far, as it does not aim to induce anticoagulation, nor to effectively inhibit the formation of pulmonary fibrin, but rather, to act as an inhibitor of viral replication.

Also, as characteristics of the product to be tested, this heparin (HMWH) is presented in a buffered solution free of low-sulfated low-weight molecules, which is obtained in a sterile environment through ultrafiltration of the unfractionated solution of porcine origin available in Brazil (Hemofol - Cristália) using Centriprep-10kDa® centrifuge filter (Millipore ™) used as recommended by the manufacturer.

The high molecular weight heparin (HMWH) - enriched heparin - had two process patents filed, one under the description "HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT DEFINITION HEPARINE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS", BR 102014027804-4 A2 - granted by the Instituto Nacional de Propriedade Industrial (INPI) and another with the description "COMPOSITION OF HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT NON-FRACTIONAL HEPARINE FOR ANTIVIRAL ACTION ", BR 102020 011964-8 - deposited at INPI.

Arms: arm 1: Participants will receive inhalation with 5mL 0.9% saline solution (placebo), 4/4h, during the day period (5 doses). arm 2: Participants will receive inhalation with 5mL 0.9% saline solution + 2,5mg of high molecular weight heparin - enriched heparin, 4/4h, during the day period (5 doses).
Interventions: intervention 1: Heparin sodium intervention 2: Placebo
Intervention descriptions: intervention 1: Nebulized inhalation of 5 mL of a solution containing high molecular weight heparin - enriched heparin - 2.5mg/mL and 0.9% saline solution, every 4 hours for 7 days, except during the nighttime (5 doses/day) intervention 2: Nebulized inhalation of 5 mL of 0.9% saline solution, every 4 hours for 7 days, except during the nighttime (5 doses/day)

Protocol documents:
Prot_SAP_000.pdf: 
Official ClinicalTrials.gov Title:
Nebulized Enriched Heparin to Treat no Critical Patients With Sars-Cov-2 -
Triple Blind Clinical Trial
Brief Title:
Enriched Heparin Anti COVID-19 Trial (EnHanCed)
NCT Number: NCT04743011
Document Date: November 23, 2021
Upload Date: October 06, 2024


Background
The first cases of coronavirus in humans were initially identified in 1937 and their particular crown-like form was
demonstrated in 1965.1 A new coronavirus was discovered in December 2019, after the first cases were diagnosed in
Wuhan, China, being called severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) causing coronavirus
disease (Covid-19).2 The disease spread rapidly throughout the country of origin and internationally, reaching
pandemic status. A portion of these more severe cases evolved with severe respiratory failure related to COVID-19
and can quickly progress to the need for assisted mechanical ventilation.3 The severity of the cases and the need for
highly complex medical and hospital resources, associated with a large number of cases due to the high infectivity of
the virus, has led numerous health systems to their maximum support capacity, which caused the collapse of
countless health services, in addition to a strong socioeconomic impact related to health policies and social isolation
imposed in order to decrease the speed of spread of the disease.


Rationale
Heparins are natural polydisperse and heterogeneous acidic polysaccharides belonging to the group of
glycosaminoglycans.4 It is being used as an anticoagulant for over 80 years, with characteristics of well-established
safety, stability, bioavailability, and pharmacokinetics. Heparins have other clinical applications that are not
completely explored, including antiviral activity against flavivirus,5, 6 herpes,7 influenza8 and HIV,9, 10 and, more
recently, evidenced action antiviral against the current SARS-CoV-2.11
The interactions that occur between viral surface proteins and host cell receptors are the way for viral
transmissibility12. SARS-COV-2 expresses the surface glycoprotein S1, which contains a receptor binding domain
(RBD) that interacts with the angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2), enabling the onset of infection.13 Previous
studies demonstrated that heparin and its analogues are able to bind to the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein and block
SARS-CoV-2 infection using therapeutic relevant concentrations. Such inhibition is likely to be caused by
overlapping heparin / HS binding sites on S1 RBD restricting binding with the angiotensin-converting enzyme 2.14
We have developed a method to enrich commercially available unfractionated heparin through simple
filtration. Unfractionated heparin, containing chains of molecular weight between ~5,000 Da and ~30,000 Da,15 is
filtered (Amicon-10 kDa® centrifuge - Millipore™) to obtain an enriched heparin preparation that possesses higher
amounts of chains of molecular weight greater than 10.000 Da.
This enriched heparin showed antiviral action in vitro (data not shown), using standardized cell-based
assays in the VERO cells infected with a clinical isolate SARS-CoV-2/SP02/human/2020/BRA (GenBank access n°
MT126808.1). Upon heparin treatment, there was a variable decrease in viral load up to 100% with no observed
cytotoxicity in the tested doses (62.5μg/mL to 250μg/mL). Together with widespread evidence that heparin molecular
weight affects its anti-SARS-CoV-2 infectivity, we envisage that this enriched heparin preparation can be more
effective in viral inhibition.
Inhaled Heparin
The mechanism of nebulized heparin has been tested in several clinical studies in the last two decades,
mainly for the treatment of acute airway inflammation caused by smoke inhalation and severe acute respiratory
diseases.16 As it is a systemic anticoagulant, the administration of heparin by inhalation presents an initial concern
regarding the risk of bleeding during treatment. However, it is known that the systemic absorption of heparin by this
route is minimal.
A study carried out by Bendstrup, et al (2002),17 evaluated the effects of the inhibition of systemic
coagulation through nebulized unfractionated heparin at doses up to 64 mg and identified that there is a dose-
dependent effect for factor Xa inactivation, inducing minimal changes in aPTT, and it is safe for clinical or research
purposes, without increasing the risk of bleeding.18


Phelps, et al (2020),19 carried out a systematic review on the use of UFH inhalation for the treatment of
inhalation injury caused by heat in burn patients and concluded that nebulized heparin did not demonstrate an
increase in the risk of bleeding rates and decreased the duration of mechanical ventilation.
For COVID-19, the heparin anti-viral effect is expected to be related to the fact that heparin blocks viral
interaction with host receptors thereby inhibiting virus interaction with the cell and, consequently, viral invasion.20, 21
To this moment, some studies indicate that treatment with systemic heparin reduced hospital mortality in patients
with COVID-1922 and a previous study that strongly supported the clinical investigation of heparin as a potential
treatment for patients with COVID-19,23, 24 justifies further investigation to prove these clinical effects.
Objectives
Primary objectives assessment
Safety: related to the use of nebulized enriched heparin by patients with SARS-CoV-2 through the assessment of
hemorrhagic events of any nature, alteration of the coagulation testing, like prolonged activated partial
thromboplastin time (aPTT), indicated by an increase in aPTT>1.5, and heparin-induced thrombocytopenia;
Efficacy: related to the proposed treatment, through analysis of the SARS-CoV-2 viral load of the participants treated
by the sequential assessment of reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) in the nasal swab.
Secondary objectives assessment
Safety measured by respiratory, clinical, laboratorial and tomographic findings as follows, in number of patients, and
hospitalization days:
Supplemental oxygen therapy needed;
Mechanical pulmonary ventilation needed;
Renal failure development;
Development of major cardiovascular events such as pulmonary embolism and acute myocardial infarction;
Demand for intensive care unit (ICU) treatment;
Secondary pulmonary bacterial infections (bacterial pneumonia);
Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) through Doppler ultrasonography assessment;
Pancreatitis characterized by increase in amylase >200 U/L;
Demand for corticosteroid therapy such as hydrocortisone, dexamethasone and other corticosteroids duo to
inflammatory pulmonary disease;
Death;
Increase in white blood cell count (>10.000 cells/mm³);
Increase in C reactive protein test (CRP) (>3.00mg/L);
Deterioration of arterial blood gas paO2/pFiO2 ratio (<200);


Altered sodium (< 135mEq/L or > 145mEq/L);
Altered potassium (< 3,5mEq/L or > 5,5mEq/L);
Worsening of pulmonary area compromised (%) by inflammation or infection through tomographic assessment.
Method
EnHanCed study design
The present protocol refers to a phase I / II, prospective, randomized, parallel, triple blind clinical trial. This design is
justified by the lack of a drug-specific cost-efficient treatment for SARS-CoV-2 patients. The use of a therapeutic
drug justifies the need for a placebo control group. A minimum number of participants will be allocated to this study,
as the main intention will be to evaluate the safety of the treatment. Triple blind clinical studies have the lowest levels
of bias and, therefore, the highest level of evidence for a clinical study. It is understood that there is no need for a
purely phase I study based on the literature data previously presented.
The study will be carried out at the São Paulo State University (UNESP) Clinical Hospital of the Botucatu Medical
School, Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil.
Dosage and administration
Considering the pulmonary water loss of 8 to 10mL during the gas exchange in 30 minutes (of inhalation)
and compensating the dilution of the solution in the pulmonary fluids, we opted for the dose of 2.5 mg heparin in
10mL of 0.9% saline solution, aiming the effective mean tested doses (62.5μg/mL to 250μg/mL), nebulized 4/4 hours,
except the nebulization that would be administered between 12 pm and 6 am. The treatment will be administered for
7 days because it will be assumed that the reduction in viral load promoted by enriched heparin will have a significant
impact during the first 14 days of the infectious process. Considering that the patient has already had the disease for
at least seven days when admitted and that the viral load tends to reduce spontaneously after the referred period, it is
known that complications persist due to other factors such as inflammatory response.
Individual vials containing 10 mL of enriched heparin (250ug/mL, that will be adjusted after the filtration
process based on the result of biochemical analysis) or placebo (adding to the same total volume of 0.9% saline
solution) will be prepared by the pharmacist, stored in a freezer at -30º Celsius, and delivered to the research team in
a blind character. After receiving the preparation (enriched heparin or placebo), it must be inserted into the nebulizer
cup and administered in a source of oxygen or compressed air (5L/min or according to the patient's need) in isolated
rooms, a process that spend 30 minutes. Nebulization therapy will be performed after isolation of the patient and with
support from the hospital infection control committee, so that there will be no greater risk of spreading the virus.
Eligibility criteria
Sign and agree to the free and informed consent form;
Both sexes, of any ethnic origin, aged between 18 and 90 years;


COVID-19 infected, diagnosed by reverse-transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) or with a strong
suspicion of COVID-19 through compatible clinical and radiological findings;
Time of disease evolution less than 10 days;
Radiological diagnosis of grade IIA pneumonia, with gas exchange ratio>200 in blood gas analysis (paO2 / pFiO2),
characterizing mild hypoxemia;
Indication of hospital treatment regime, provided that the period of hospitalization before inclusion is not more than
24 hours;
Demand for supplemental oxygen therapy (O2) less than 5 L/min.
Exclusion criteria
Disagree with the terms of the study;
Moderate or severe respiratory failure requiring ICU admission requiring invasive mechanical ventilation or positive
pressure non-invasive ventilation (NIV);
Pregnancy or puerperium;
Hematological diseases;
Coagulation disorders;
Previous use of anticoagulants in therapeutic dosages for more than 72 hours;
Previous heparin-induced allergy or thrombocytopenia or current thrombocytopenia with a count of less than 50,000
platelets/mm3.
Discontinuation criteria
Participants can withdraw from the study, if they wish, at any time and regardless of the reason, without consent of
the research team. Any type of severe adverse events, according to the rules of the Common Terminology Criteria for
Adverse Events (CTC-AE 5.0)25 will be considered criteria for discontinuation.
The reasons for discontinuing treatment will be properly documented by the research team and, in case the study is
closed, the researchers will ensure the continuity of the medical and hospital assistance to the participant.
If COVID-19 is not confirmed by RT-PCR within 72 hours of the inclusion, the patient will be withdrawn from the
study.
Randomization and study arms
Participants will be divided in two groups and randomized 1:1. In this way, they will receive a sequential inclusion
number from an electronically drawn number table and will receive the treatment according to the allocation in one of
the groups:
Group 1 - Control: Nebulization with 10mL of 0.9% saline solution, administered every 4 hours for 7 days, except the
nebulization that would be administered between 12pm and 6 am (5 inhalations per day).


Group 2 - Experimental: Nebulization with enriched heparin (250μg/mL diluted in 10mL of 0.9% saline solution),
administered every 4 hours, for 7 days, except the nebulization that would be administered between 12 pm and 6 am
(5 inhalations per day).
The randomization list will be prepared by an independent statistician, using Stat Trek, a program to construct
random number tables, available at http://stattrek.com/Tables/Random.aspx. Fifty positions will be drawn in a
random and consecutive manner. The envelope containing the randomization will be kept in possession of an
independent professional (pharmacist), so that the members of the study team will not know the order of allocation.
Blinding
The clinical trial will be triple-blind. Participants, researchers, the data and statistical analysis team will not have
access to the allocation numbers. A pharmacist will produce the heparin and the placebo and will assign a researcher
of the team to distribute the product to each participant, according to the randomization list. In addition, presentation
of the preparation to the control and experimental group will be identical, since enriched heparin is colorless and
odorless to the human eye and nose, as well as the saline solution. The blinding code will not be broken until all
research participants have completed the study and the database is closed, that is, it will not undergo further changes.
In an emergency, and if necessary, members of the data and security monitoring committee can request a blinding
break, only for the participant at risk.
Sample size, recruiting and statistical analysis
The total recruitment size will be 50 participants, aiming at 40 patients followed during the study period. The sample
was estimated considering the number of patients diagnosed as COVID-19 at the São Paulo State University (UNESP)
Clinical Hospital that met the study's eligibility criteria.
The sample calculation of 40 patients took into account two independent study arms, with an estimated proportion in
the viral load reduction rate of 30% for group 1, that will receive placebo, and 75% for group 2 that will be treated
with enriched nebulized heparin as proposed in this study, considering 80% test power and a 5% significance level
for a bilateral test.
Categorical variables will be evaluated with Fisher's exact test, continuous variables will be compared with non-
parametric methods such as Mann-Whitney test or U test, paired comparisons will be evaluated with the Wilcoxon
test, multivariate analyzes will be evaluated with regression Cox analysis and long-term clinical analyzes will be
compiled on Kaplan-Meir curves.


Interventions and inpatient schedule
Intervention
Day 0
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
Day 5
Day 6
Day 7
Day 8
Informed consent form
X
Medical visit, patient
story and physical
examination
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Vital signs assessment
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Medications in use
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Inclusion and exclusion
criteria
X
COVID-19 viral load in
RT-qPCR
X
X
X
X
X
Complete blood count,
D-dimer, aPTT, urea,
creatinine, glucose,
reactive protein C,
blood gas and amylase
X
X
X
X
X
Computed thoracic
tomography
X
X
HMWH or placebo
administration
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Adverse events
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Discontinuation
criteria
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Table 1. Schedule for assessments and intervention. The participants will be followed up and evaluated on days 0, 1,
2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 days after randomization.
The closure assessment will be carried out on day 8. Extra data can be collected if the patient's clinical condition
changes. Randomization will be performed in up to 24 hours after admission. After the end of the study, the
participant will be referred and accompanied at the COVID-19 outpatient clinic São Paulo State University (UNESP)
Clinical Hospital.
Adverse events
Adverse effects related to the nebulized use of heparins will be tracked and analyzed according to the Common
Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTC-AE 5.0),25 and will be graded from 1 to 5, accordingly to the severity
of the event.
Grade
Description
Grade 1: Mild
Asymptomatic or mild symptoms; clinical or diagnostic
observations only; intervention not indicated.
Grade 2: Moderate
Minimal, local or noninvasive intervention indicated;
limiting age-appropriate instrumental activities of daily
life.
Grade 3: Severe or medically significant but not
immediately life-threatening
Medical hospitalization or prolongation of
hospitalization indicated; disabling; limiting self-care
activities of daily life.


Grade 4: Life-threatening consequences
Urgent intervention indicated.
Grade 5: Death
Death related to adverse effect.
Table 2. Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTC-AE) 5.0 classification.24
Adverse effects secondary to the use of heparins will cause the discontinuation of the study if graded 3 or more. All
severe adverse effects noted by the researchers will be reported to the independent data and security monitoring
committee.
The following data will be analyzed in case of an adverse event: the type of event or reaction, including predefined
events (major bleeding, pulmonary bleeding and heparin-induced thrombocytopenia); start date and time; date and
time of the most recent administration of heparin; the extent of any causal link to the enriched heparin; the severity of
the event.
The following adverse events and reactions will be considered severe:
Any event that is related to the use of enriched heparin and causes prolongation of hospital stay, disabling, limiting
self-care activities, urgent interventions needed and death; bleeding that results in death, that occurs in a critical area
or organ (intracranial, spinal, intraocular, retroperitoneal, intra-articular or intramuscular), that results in a drop in
hemoglobin of 20g/L or more or demands transfusion of two or more units of whole blood or red blood cells;
lungbleeding, which is the notable bleeding from the lungs, trachea or bronchi with repeated hemoptysis or which
requires repeated aspiration and is associated with acute deterioration of the respiratory state; heparin-induced
thrombocytopenia, which is an unexplained drop in platelet count and a positive heparin antibody test; any other
adverse event and reaction that, after evaluated by the independent data and security monitoring committee, are
considered not part of the expected clinical course and may be related to the study.


Assessment forms
Epidemiological and personal antecedents form
Form Number:
Date:
Sex
F ◯
M ◯
Age (in years)
Color (self-declared) (Brazilian Institute of Geography and
Statistics terminology)34
White ◯
Black ◯
Indigenous
◯
Brown
◯
Asian ◯
Residency
Urban ◯
Rural ◯
Height (m)
Weight (kg)
Abdominal circumference (cm)
Diabetes
Yes ◯
No ◯
Hypertension
Yes ◯
No ◯
Heart disease
Yes ◯
No ◯
Dyslipidemia
Yes ◯
No ◯
Obesity
Yes ◯
No ◯
Sedentary lifestyle
Yes ◯
No ◯
Smoking
Yes ◯
No ◯
If smoker, smoking load (pack-year)
Alcoholism
Yes ◯
No ◯
Previous cardiovascular ischemic events
Yes ◯
No ◯
Previous cerebrovascular ischemic events
Yes ◯
No ◯
Previous venous thrombosis or pulmonary
thromboembolism
Yes ◯
No ◯
Neoplasia under treatment (<5 years)
Yes ◯
No ◯
Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
Yes ◯
No ◯
Autoimmune disease
Yes ◯
No ◯
Other diseases (report)
Figure 1. Epidemiological and personal antecedents form based o Brazilian epidemiology.


Clinical assessment and physical examination form
Form Number:
Date:
Diagnosis day
Time elapsed since diagnosis (days)
Time elapsed since start of treatment (days)
Time elapsed since star of symptoms (days)
Correct use of inhalation treatment
Yes ◯
No ◯
Symptomatic medications use
Yes ◯
No ◯
Supplementary oxygen use
Yes ◯
No ◯
Non-invasive ventilation use
Yes ◯
No ◯
Mechanical ventilation use
Yes ◯
No ◯
Bleeding
Yes ◯
No ◯
Type of bleeding (epistaxis, hematuria, upper / lower
digestive hemorrhage, others)
Bleeding start date (blank if not present)
Bleeding end date (blank if still present)
Fever
Yes ◯
No ◯
Fever start date (blank if not present)
Fever end date (blank if still present)
Dry cough
Yes ◯
No ◯
Dry cough start date (blank if not present)
Dry cough end date (blank if still present)
Tiredness
Yes ◯
No ◯
Tiredness start date (blank if not present)
Tiredness end date (blank if still present)
Osteomuscular aching and pain
Yes ◯
No ◯
Osteomuscular aching and pain start date (blank if not
present)
Osteomuscular aching and pain end date (blank if still
present)
Sore throat
Yes ◯
No ◯
Sore throat start date (blank if not present)
Sore throat end date (blank if still present)
Diarrhea
Yes ◯
No ◯
Diarrhea start date (blank if not present)


Diarrhea end date (blank if still present)
Conjunctivitis
Yes ◯
No ◯
Conjunctivitis start date (blank if not present)
Conjunctivitis end date (blank if still present)
Headache
Yes ◯
No ◯
Headache start date (blank if not present)
Headache end date (blank if still present)
Loss of smell
Yes ◯
No ◯
Loss of smell start date (blank if not present)
Loss of smell end date (blank if still present)
Loss of taste
Yes ◯
No ◯
Loss of taste start date (blank if not present)
Loss of taste end date (blank if still present)
Cutaneous rash
Yes ◯
No ◯
Cutaneous rash start date (blank if not present)
Cutaneous rash end date (blank if still present)
Cutaneous pallor
Yes ◯
No ◯
Cutaneous pallor start date (blank if not present)
Cutaneous pallor end date (blank if still present)
Cutaneous cyanosis
Yes ◯
No ◯
Cutaneous cyanosis start date (blank if not present)
Cutaneous cyanosis end date (blank if still present)
Dyspnea
Yes ◯
No ◯
Dyspnea start date (blank if not present)
Dyspnea end date (blank if still present)
Chest pain
Yes ◯
No ◯
Chest pain start date (blank if not present)
Chest pain end date (blank if still present)
Aphasia
Yes ◯
No ◯
Aphasia start date (blank if not present)
Aphasia end date (blank if still present)
Hyporexia
Yes ◯
No ◯
Hyporexia start date (blank if not present)
Hyporexia end date (blank if still present)
Heart rate (BPM)


Brachial systolic pressure (mmHg)
Brachial diastolic pressure (mmHg)
Peripheral oxygen saturation (%)
Axillary temperature (Celsius)
Paleness
Normal
◯
1+/4+
◯
2+/4+
◯
3+/4+
◯
4+/4+
◯
Cyanosis
Normal
◯
1+/4+
◯
2+/4+
◯
3+/4+
◯
4+/4+
◯
Oral cavity
Normal
◯
Altered
◯
Description
Pulmonary auscultation
Normal
◯
Altered
◯
Description
Cardiac auscultation
Normal
◯
Altered
◯
Description
Abdominal examination
Normal
◯
Altered
◯
Description
Limbs (pulses, edema, skin conditions)
Normal
◯
Altered
◯
Description
Figure 2. Clinical assessment and physical examination form based on SARS-CoV-2 most prevalent symptoms.


Laboratory results and tomographic findings form
Form Number:
Date:
RT-qPCR
Positive
◯
Negative
◯
RT-qPCR quantitative viral load
Blood count
Normal
◯
Altered
◯
Hemoglobin (g / dL)
Hematocrit (%)
Mean corpuscular volume (fL)
Red cell distribution width (%)
Platelets count (103 / µL)
White cell count (103 / µL)
Neutrophils (%)
Lymphocytes (%)
Bands (%)
Arterial gas
Normal
◯
Altered
◯
pH
pCO2 (mmHg)
PaO2 / FiO2
HCO3 (mEq / L)
SO2 (%)
Base Excess
D-Dimer (µg / mL)
aPTT
Normal
◯
Altered
◯
Prothrombin time (PT)
International normalized ratio (INR)
Activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT)
Normalized aPTT Ratio
Renal function
Normal
◯
Altered
◯
Urea (mg / dL)
Creatinine (mg / dL)


Fasted glucose (mg / dL)
C reactive protein (CRP) (mg / L)
Amylase (U / L)
Thoracic tomography description
Figure 3. Laboratory and tomographic findings form based on SARS-CoV-2 inpatient laboratorial routine.


Adverse events form
Form Number:
Date:
Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura
Grade 1
◯
Grade 2
◯
Grade 3
◯
Grade 4
◯
Grade 5
◯
Time between event and last dose administered (hours)
Disseminated intravascular coagulation
Grade 1
◯
Grade 2
◯
Grade 3
◯
Grade 4
◯
Grade 5
◯
Time between event and last dose administered (hours)
Hemorrhage
Grade 1
◯
Grade 2
◯
Grade 3
◯
Grade 4
◯
Grade 5
◯
Site of hemorrhage
Time between event and last dose administered (hours)
Anaphylaxis
Grade 1
◯
Grade 2
◯
Grade 3
◯
Grade 4
◯
Grade 5
◯
Time between event and last dose administered (hours)
Hypophysitis
Grade 1
◯
Grade 2
◯
Grade 3
◯
Grade 4
◯
Grade 5
◯
Time between event and last dose administered (hours)
Ischemia
Grade 1
◯
Grade 2
◯
Grade 3
◯
Grade 4
◯
Grade 5
◯
Site of Ischemia
Time between event and last dose administered (hours)
Other adverse events (description)
Grading
Grade 1
◯
Grade 2
◯
Grade 3
◯
Grade 4
◯
Grade 5
◯
Time between event and last dose administered (hours)
Other adverse events (description)
Grading
Grade 1
◯
Grade 2
◯
Grade 3
◯
Grade 4
◯
Grade 5
◯
Time between event and last dose administered (hours)
Other adverse events (description)
Grading
Grade 1
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Time between event and last dose administered (hours)
Figure 4. Adverse events form based on frequency of observation of heparin induced adverse events and categorized
according to the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTC-AE) 5.0.25


Ethics and dissemination
The EnHanCed clinical trial will be conducted in accordance with all applicable Brazilian national laws and
international guidelines; in accordance with the ethical principles defined in the 18th World Medical Assembly,
Helsinki, 1964, and all applicable amendments; following the International Council for Harmonization (ICH)
guidelines for Good Clinical Practice (GCP).
EnHanCed is registered on several Brazilian and international platforms under the following registration IDs:
World Health Organization (WHO) International Clinical Trials Registry Platform (ICTRP) Universal Trial Number
(UTN): U1111-1264-8253, under the Brazilian Clinical Trials Registry (ReBEC) approval.
National Institute of Health (NIH) United States National Library of Medicine ClinicalTrials.gov platform ID:
NCT04743011.
Ethics approval
Brazilian National Health Council’s “Plataforma Brasil”: CAEE 39872920.0.0000.5411, under the São Paulo State
University (UNESP) Medical School research ethics committee approval number 4.436.447.
Acknowledgments
EnHanCed clinical trial group: Fábio Florença Cardoso, Angelo José Magro, Edson Luiz Durigon, Cristiane
Rodrigues Guzzo Carvalho, Rafael, Marcelo Andrade de Lima, Helena Bonciani Nader, Leonardo Nazario de Moraes,
Maria Inês de Moura Campos Pardini.


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ICF_001.pdf: 
Official ClinicalTrials.gov Title:
Nebulized Enriched Heparin to Treat no Critical Patients With Sars-Cov-2 - Triple
Blind Clinical Trial
Brief Title:
Enriched Heparin Anti COVID-19 Trial (EnHanCed)
NCT Number: NCT04743011
Document Date: November 23, 2021
Upload Date: October 06, 2024


ENGLISH TRANSLATION FORM (LITERAL TRANSLATION)
FREE AND INFORMED CONSENT FORM
BRAZILIAN RESOLUTION NUMBER 466/2012
I INVITE you to participate in the Research Project entitled “HIGH MOLECULAR
WEIGHT NEBULISED HEPARIN FOR THE TREATMENT OF SARS-COV-2” which
will be developed by me, Professor Matheus Bertanha, (Vascular Surgeon) and
Professor Carlos Magno Castelo Branco Fortaleza, both from the São Paulo State
University – UNESP. I am studying the SARS-COV-2 disease, also known as
coronavírus. In order to find a new effective treatment for it. To have a result at this
point, I need to perform laboratory tests with the collection of 10ml samples of your
blood, which will be the following tests (Full Blood Test, D-Dimer, Coagulogram, Urea,
Creatinine, Total Proteins and Fractions, Blood Glucose, C-Reactive Protein), in
addition to performing a rapid test for COVID-19 (IgG and IgM) by collecting a drop of
blood from the fingertip, RT-qPCR test requiring nasal swab collection and computed
tomography (without contrast) . The risk with blood collection and other tests will be
minimal, and a small purple spot may appear at the puncture site, which will disappear
very quickly.
I request your consent to consult your medical record in order to collect other
information contained therein, such as laboratory exams and images. In addition, you
will answer a questionnaire that will take about 15 minutes.
Patients will be divided into two groups, one of the groups will receive the treatment
proposed by our research group, with the medication "High Molecular Weight Heparin"
by inhalation, while the other group will receive inhalation of saline only, also known as
a “control group”, this saline solution will not have any negative effect on the patient.
The disease SARS-COV-2, "coronavirus", can progress to severe forms, even in the
presence of the best treatments available, including the treatments proposed to the
participants in this study. Any symptoms of aggravation of the disease will be evaluated
by the health professionals of the Clinical Hospital of Botucatu, where they will receive
all the necessary support in accordance with the treatment protocols for severe forms of
the infection.
Your benefit of participating will be the possibility of receiving a promising new
treatment for SARS-COV-2, by inhalation. Since at this time, as it is a recent disease,
there is still no effective treatment or well-established alternative methods and this
treatment may help you and others in the future. We hope, with the research, to establish
the safety and effectiveness of this new treatment as a benefit to society.
Please be aware that your participation in this study is voluntary and that even after you
have given your consent to participate in the research, you can withdraw it at any time,
without any prejudice to the continuity of your treatment.


You will be guaranteed the right to full and free assistance in case of any damages
arising from participation in this research and for as long as necessary, including after
the end of the study, with follow-up via the infectology ambulatory until cure and total
remission of symptoms. You are entitled to seek compensation for any damages arising
from this research.
This Informed Consent Form will be prepared in 2 copies of equal content, which 1
copy will be delivered to you, duly initialed, and it is essential that you keep it in your
files, with the guarantee that a new copy will be sent by the to the participant, if
requested, and the other copy will be filed and kept by the researchers for a period of 5
years after the end of the research. All personal information will be confidential and the
participant's privacy will be guaranteed.
If you have any additional questions, you can contact the Research Ethics Committee
through the telephone numbers +55 (14) 3880-1608 or 3880-1609, which is open from
Monday to Friday from 8:00 am to 12:00 pm and from 1:30 pm to 5:00 pm, at Chácara
Butignolli s/nº in Rubiao Junior – Botucatu – Sao Paulo.