NCT04338841

Brief Summary

COVID-19 pandemic has developed worldwide in less than 4 months. The clinical presentations are variable widely, ranging from simple rhinitis to major lung damage that can lead to death. In many countries involved in the ongoing health disaster due to SARS-CoV-2 infection, hospital are overloaded. In this context, the decision to hospitalize or to manage COVID-19 patients at home is crucial and defining reliable and consensual criteria is a major issue. HOME-CoV study is a multicentre quasi-experimental interventional study, before and after implementation of a help-decision making rule (HOME-CoV rule), developed via the Delphi method. Our main hypothesis is that a strategy based on the consensual HOME-CoV rule compared to current practice is at least as safe as regards the 7-day-rate of adverse events (safety criterion) and more effective as regards the rate of patients eventually managed as outpatients (efficacy criterion).

Trial Health

90
On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
3,133

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for not_applicable

Timeline
Completed

Started Apr 2020

Shorter than P25 for not_applicable

Geographic Reach
3 countries

29 active sites

Status
completed

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Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

April 5, 2020

Completed
3 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

April 8, 2020

Completed
1 day until next milestone

Study Start

First participant enrolled

April 9, 2020

Completed
2 months until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

June 17, 2020

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

June 17, 2020

Completed
Last Updated

September 23, 2020

Status Verified

April 1, 2020

Enrollment Period

2 months

First QC Date

April 5, 2020

Last Update Submit

September 22, 2020

Conditions

Keywords

covid-19outpatientexpert consensusdecision-making

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

  • the composite rate of adverse outcomes

    Adverse outcomes include intubation with mechanical ventilation requirement and death (Stage ≥ 6 on "Ordinal Scale for Clinical Improvement" of the World Health Organization) within 7 days after inclusion.

    day 7

  • The rate of hospitalization

    The rate of patients hospitalized after admission to the emergency room including patients discharged home more than 24 hours after admission. It will be analyzed in a hierarchical approach, only if first primary objective is positive i.e. non-inferiority of HOME-CoV strategy versus current practice on the rate of adverse outcomes.

    24 hours

Study Arms (2)

Phase1: Before HOME-CoV rule implementation

NO INTERVENTION

Observational assessment of current practices: no recommendation is performed. Patients consulting Emergency Departments with suspected or probable COVID-19 are evaluated for potential inclusion. Clinical, biological and imaging data that may be involved in decision-making about hospitalization are collected as well as the physician final decision (hospitalization or outpatient management) and its main determinants. A phone-call follow-up is performed and the clinical status according to the Ordinal Scale for Clinical Improvement of COVID-19 from the World Heath Organization is collected on day 7 and day 28 following inclusion.

Phase 2: After HOME-CoV rule implementation

EXPERIMENTAL

Observational assessment of practices after implementation of the rule: physicians are recommended to apply the HOME-CoV rule but still free to use other determinants in their decision. Patients consulting Emergency Departments with suspected or probable COVID-19 are evaluated for potential inclusion. Clinical, biological and imaging data that may be involved in decision-making about hospitalization are collected as well as the physician final decision (hospitalization or outpatient management) and its main determinants. A phone-call follow-up is performed and the clinical status according to the Ordinal Scale for Clinical Improvement of COVID-19 from the World Heath Organization is collected on day 7 and day 28 following inclusion.

Other: HOME-CoV rule implementation

Interventions

HOME-CoV rule is an easy-to-use clinical rule aiming to help emergency physicians in hospitalisation or outpatient management decision making. The definition of the rule is performed using the Delphi method to reach a consensus of a large panel of experts. Between before and after period, educational lectures, posters, and pocket cards showing and explaining HOME-CoV rule are communicated to participating Emergency Departments.

Phase 2: After HOME-CoV rule implementation

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years+
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • Adult patient (≥ 18 years old)
  • Admitted for COVID-19 infection confirmed by a positive SARS-CoV2 RT-PCR or considered probable by the physician in charge of the patient.
  • Not requiring care in intensive care unit or resuscitation unit or
  • No subject of a limitation decision of active therapies,
  • Free informed express consent to participate in the study orally given or signed by the patient according to local legislation,
  • Insurance cover according to local legislation;

You may not qualify if:

  • Patient whose main diagnostic hypothesis in the emergency room is not a SARS-CoV-2 infection but another differential diagnosis,
  • Patient admitted to the emergency room for 18 hours or more,
  • Patient whose follow-up on D28 is impossible, whatever the reason,
  • Patient with a poor understanding of the French language,
  • Patient already included in the study,
  • Person deprived of their liberty by judicial or administrative decision,
  • Person under psychiatric care under duress,
  • Person subject to a legal protection measure,
  • Person unable to express consent.

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (29)

Clinique Universitaire Saint-Luc

Brussels, Belgium

Location

CHU de Liège

Liège, Belgium

Location

Ch Argenteuil

Argenteuil, France

Location

CH Cholet

Cholet, France

Location

CHU Clermont Ferrand

Clermont-Ferrand, France

Location

Ch Colmar

Colmar, France

Location

CH Alpes Lemant

Contamine-sur-Arve, France

Location

CHU Dijon

Dijon, France

Location

CH Le Mans

Le Mans, France

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CH Libourne

Libourne, France

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CH Limoges

Limoges, France

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Ch Longjumeau

Longjumeau, France

Location

Chu Montpellier

Montpellier, France

Location

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nantes

Nantes, France

Location

CH Niort

Niort, France

Location

Hopital Paris Saint Joseph

Paris, France

Location

Hopital Saint Antoine

Paris, France

Location

Hôpital Bichat

Paris, France

Location

Hôpital Lariboisière

Paris, France

Location

CHU de Poitiers

Poitiers, 86000, France

Location

CH Reims

Reims, France

Location

Ch Remiremont

Remiremont, France

Location

Chu Rennes

Rennes, France

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CHU de Rouen

Rouen, France

Location

CH de Saint-Brieuc

Saint-Brieuc, France

Location

CHU de St Etienne

Saint-Etienne, 42000, France

Location

Ch Troyes

Troyes, France

Location

CH VICHY

Vichy, France

Location

CH Princesse Grace

Monaco, Monaco

Location

Related Publications (2)

  • Douillet D, Penaloza A, Mahieu R, Morin F, Chauvin A, Gennai S, Schotte T, Montassier E, Thiebaud PC, Ghuysen Francois A, Dall'acqua D, Benhammouda K, Bissokele P, Violeau M, Joly LM, Andrianjafy H, Soulie C, Savary D, Riou J, Roy PM; Hospitalization or Outpatient Management of Patients With SARS-CoV-2 Infection Study Group. Outpatient Management of Patients With COVID-19: Multicenter Prospective Validation of the Hospitalization or Outpatient Management of Patients With SARS-CoV-2 Infection Rule to Discharge Patients Safely. Chest. 2021 Oct;160(4):1222-1231. doi: 10.1016/j.chest.2021.05.008. Epub 2021 May 15.

  • Douillet D, Mahieu R, Boiveau V, Vandamme YM, Armand A, Morin F, Savary D, Dubee V, Annweiler C, Roy PM; HOME-CoV expert group. Outpatient management or hospitalization of patients with proven or suspected SARS-CoV-2 infection: the HOME-CoV rule. Intern Emerg Med. 2020 Nov;15(8):1525-1531. doi: 10.1007/s11739-020-02483-0. Epub 2020 Sep 4.

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Coronavirus InfectionsCOVID-19

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Coronaviridae InfectionsNidovirales InfectionsRNA Virus InfectionsVirus DiseasesInfectionsPneumonia, ViralPneumoniaRespiratory Tract InfectionsLung DiseasesRespiratory Tract Diseases

Study Officials

  • Delphine DOUILLET

    University Hospital, Angers

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
NON RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
SEQUENTIAL
Model Details: Quasi-experimental before and after multicentre prospective study
Sponsor Type
OTHER GOV
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

April 5, 2020

First Posted

April 8, 2020

Study Start

April 9, 2020

Primary Completion

June 17, 2020

Study Completion

June 17, 2020

Last Updated

September 23, 2020

Record last verified: 2020-04

Data Sharing

IPD Sharing
Will not share

Locations