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COVID-19 severe or critically meta-analysis

Jamaati
 
IRCT20151227025726N1
RCTdexamethasonestandard of careCOVID-19 severe or criticallysome concern
25/25 suggested
  • inconclusive 19 % increase in deaths,death D28 (PE) with a moderate degree of certainty due to some concern in risk of bias
  • inconclusive 38 % increase in mechanical ventilation (PE) with a moderate degree of certainty due to some concern in risk of bias
  • suggested 3.9-fold increase in radiologic improvement (14-day) with a moderate degree of certainty due to some concern in risk of bias
CODEX (Tomazini)
 
NCT04327401
RCTdexamethasonestandard of careCOVID-19 severe or criticallysome concern
151/148 inconclusive
    DEXA-COVID19
     
    NCT04325061
    RCTdexamethasonestandard of careCOVID-19 severe or criticallylow
    7/12 inconclusive
      Edalatifard
       
      IRCT20200404046947N1
      RCTmethylprednisolonestandard of careCOVID-19 severe or criticallyhigh
      34/34 suggested
      • suggested 71 % decrease in deaths,deaths (time to event analysis only) but with a low degree of certainty due to high risk of bias
      • suggested 11.0-fold increase in clinical improvement but with a low degree of certainty due to high risk of bias
      REMAP-CAP, fixed 7-day course
       
      NCT02735707
      RCTHydrocortisonestandard of careCOVID-19 severe or criticallyhigh
      143/108 safety concern
      • inconclusive 43 % increase in clinical improvement (PE) but with a low degree of certainty due to high risk of bias
      • statistically significant 1.7-fold increase in death or ventilation but with a low degree of certainty due to high risk of bias
      REMAP-CAP, shock-dependent course
       
      NCT02735707
      RCTcorticosteroidsstandard of careCOVID-19 severe or criticallyhigh
      152/108 inconclusive
      • inconclusive 22 % increase in clinical improvement (PE) but with a low degree of certainty due to high risk of bias
      Steroids-SARI
       
      NCT04244591
      RCTmethylprednisolonestandard of careCOVID-19 severe or criticallysome concern
      24/23 inconclusive
        2 studies excluded by filtering options (0 RCT / 2 OBS)

        PE: primary endpoint; (a): to be demonstrated a result must be statistically significant on a primary endpoint (with multiplicity adjustment if necessary);
        Study risk of bias assessed for the study primary endpoint(s) or the main endpoints in case of no formally defined primary endpoint(s).