At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic there were no approved treatments, consequently an international clinical trial was designed to identify a range of potential treatments.
One outcome of the trial showed that steroids reduce the number of deaths in ventilated patients hospitalised with suspected or confirmed COVID-19.
The collection of patient and other treatment data is global and ongoing. As of 30 July 2021, over 41,460 participants had been recruited to the trial.
Finding Treatments for COVID-19
How are effective treatments discovered to help improve outcomes for patients with COVID-19 ?
This work uses data provided by patients and collected by the health professionals as part of the care and support provided.