Critical Care Results of SARS-CoV-2 ARDS by Dapsone and Standard COVID-19 Treatment

Purpose

Abstract Background: Clinicians in pulmonary critical care medicine and critical care medicine considered dapsone administration to treat SARS-CoV-2 inflammasome. Dapsone is useful in the molecular regulation of Nod-like receptor family pyrin domain-containing 3 (NLRP3). Objective: To study the targeting of NLRP3 itself or up-/downstream factors of the NLRP3 inflammasome by dapsone must be responsible for its observed preventive effects, functioning as a competitor. Methods: Patients who were on standard COVID-19 therapy are also after obtaining off label uses and explanation of side effects are started on dapsone 100-200 mg daily along with Cimetadine 400 mg three times daily.

Conditions

  • SARS-CoV-2
  • Hypoxia
  • ARDS

Eligibility

Eligible Ages
Between 18 Years and 100 Years
Eligible Genders
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No

Inclusion Criteria

  1. All, PCR confirmed cases of COVID-19

Exclusion Criteria

  1. Only consenting consenting patients -

Study Design

Phase
Early Phase 1
Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
N/A
Intervention Model
Single Group Assignment
Intervention Model Description
Addition of dapsone to COVID19 patient treated with standard treatment
Primary Purpose
Treatment
Masking
None (Open Label)

Arm Groups

ArmDescriptionAssigned Intervention
Other
Intervention
  • Drug: Dapsone 100 MG
    Dapsone 100-200 md orally daily, along with Cimetadine 400 mg PO TID

Recruiting Locations

Hunt Regional Medical Center
Greenville, Texas 75401
Contact:
Badar Kanwar
469-422-8931
BKANWAR2@YAHOO.COM

More Details

NCT ID
NCT04918914
Status
Unknown status
Sponsor
Hunt Regional Medical Center

Study Contact

Kanwar
4694228931
bkanwar2@yahoo.com

Detailed Description

We are investigating in prospective ongoing non-randomized case study effects of addition of dapsone 100-200 mg daily in addition to standardized recommended treatment versus a a cohort of patient admitted at our institution since October 2020 versus a group that only received standardized treatment. Our primary out comes are decrease in FIO2 requirement leading to discharge from hospital and decrease in over all mortality between group treated with only standardized recommended treat versus group with addition of dapsone and cimetadine. An objective criteria of improvement, was used for effectiveness of therapy. A. a reduction in the FIO2 requirement and B. a decrease in the progression of hypoxia. We treated the patients with standard COVID-19 ARDS treatment with dapsone 100 mg to target NLRP3 inflammasomes.