NEW DELHI : The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has sought participation of researchers for conducting clinical trial of convalescent plasma therapy to treat critically ill Covid-19 patients and floated a protocol for it. “Convalescent Plasma is an experimental procedure for COVID-19 patients.

Hospitals and Institutions planning to provide this modality of treatment should do so in a clinical trial with protocols which are cleared by the Institutional Ethics Committee," ICMR said in a release issued on Sunday.

The primary objective of the treatment will be to assess the safety and efficacy of convalescent plasma in treating COVID-19 patients.

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