Study: COVID-19 convalescent plasma unlikely to benefit certain ED patients
The National Institutes of Health has halted a clinical trial evaluating the effectiveness of COVID-19 convalescent plasma in emergency department patients with mild-to-moderate COVID-19 symptoms and at least one risk factor for severe COVID-19 after an independent board concluded from the data that the treatment was unlikely to help such patients.
Forty-seven U.S. hospital EDs were participating in the study, which found no significant difference in outcomes for participants who received COVID-19 convalescent plasma or a placebo.
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