A Study of N-acetylcysteine in Patients With COVID-19 Infection
Running, not enrolling · Phase 2
Conditions studied: Covid-19
In brief
The study researchers think that a medication called N-acetylcysteine can help fight the COVID-19 virus by boosting a type of cell in your immune system that attacks infections. By helping your immune system fight the virus, the researchers think that the infection will get better, which could allow the patient to be moved out of the critical care unit or go off a ventilator, or prevent them from moving into a critical care unit or going on a ventilator. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved N-acetylcysteine to treat the liver side effects resulting from an overdose of the anti-inflammatory medication Tylenol® (acetaminophen). N-acetylcysteine is also used to loosen the thick mucus in the lungs of people with cystic fibrosis or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). This study is the first to test N-acetylcysteine in people with severe COVID-19 infections.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT04374461
- Run by
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
- People needed
- 48
- Starts
- 2020-05-01
- Expected to finish
- 2027-05-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2026-05-01
Who can join
Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Documented COVID-19 infection (either performed on site or documented external report)
- Age ≥ 18
- Arm A:
- Admission to an intensive care unit at MSK (M-11) and/or receiving mechanical ventilation
- Absolute lymphocyte count ≤ 1.0/mm3
- As the ALC of patients with lymphoid malignancies is unreliable, they may be enrolled at the discretion of the treating physician after review of their blood work.
- Arm B:
- Arm B:Requiring 2L or more of supplemental oxygen by nasal cannula or higher to maintain SpO2 of 95%
You may not qualify if…
- Arm B:
- requiring mechanical ventilation or admission to an intensive care unit at MSK (M11)
Where it is running
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center — New York, New York, United States
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