ISARIC provides a collaborative platform through which global, patient‐oriented clinical studies can be developed, executed and shared.
Protocols addressing the most important questions between and during epidemics of severe acute respiratory infections and other rapidly emerging public health threats are undertaken in order to generate new knowledge, maximise the availability of clinical information, and thereby save lives.
In consultation with colleagues at WHO, we are reviewing the following protocols and data tools:
If you want to use these research tools or if you require further information, please contact the ISARIC team (gsc@isaric.org).
First results from a controlled trial in COVID-19 patients supports the case for larger trials The first results from a randomised controlled trial of a treatment for COVID-19 provide ...
This article discusses issues related to regions where critical care units might have limited or no capacity to provide mechanical ventilations. The difference in medical care availability will likely have ...
ISARIC associated paper and first study on COVID19 that analyses a number of patients to assess health characteristics that lead to death in hospitalised adults in Wuhan, China. See full ...
Researchers from the University of Oxford have launched a new clinical trial to test the effects of potential drug treatments for patients admitted to hospital with COVID-19. The first patients have now been recruited. Read more
Professor Peter Horby was interviewed by BBC Radio 4 on 8th March 2020 to comment on possible strategies to avoid and delay the spreading of corona virus. Read more
How can we be better prepared for a pandemic, from a global governance perspective? Bill Gates highlights what we should learn from COVID-19 and be prepared for a future pandemic. Read more
The Ministry of Health confirmed on this Wednesday, the 26th of February, the first case of a COVID-19 patient in São Paulo. The 61-year-old man, with a history of travel to Italy, Lombardy region, was admitted to Hospital Israelita Albert ... Read more
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