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NCT number NCT00705406
Other study ID # BCX1812-212
Secondary ID HHS 010020070003
Status Completed
Phase Phase 2
First received June 24, 2008
Last updated February 12, 2015
Start date July 2008
Est. completion date October 2009

Study information

Verified date February 2015
Source BioCryst Pharmaceuticals
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority United States: Food and Drug AdministrationAustralia: Department of Health and Ageing Therapeutic Goods AdministrationAustralia: National Health and Medical Research CouncilNew Zealand: MedsafeSouth Africa: Medicines Control Council
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether peramivir is safe and effective in the treatment of uncomplicated seasonal influenza.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Completed
Enrollment 405
Est. completion date October 2009
Est. primary completion date April 2009
Accepts healthy volunteers No
Gender Both
Age group 18 Years and older
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria:

- Male and non-pregnant female subjects age =18 years.

- A positive Influenza A or B Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) performed with a commercially available test kit on an adequate anterior nasal specimen, in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions. A negative initial RAT should be repeated within one hour.

- Presence of fever at time of screening of =38.0 ºC (=100.4 ºF) taken orally, or =38.5 ºC (=101.2 ºF) taken rectally. A subject self-report of a history of fever or feverishness within the 24 hours prior to screening will also qualify for enrollment in the absence of documented fever at the time of screening.

- Presence of at least one respiratory symptom (cough, sore throat, or nasal symptoms) of at least moderate severity.

- Presence of at least one constitutional symptom (myalgia [aches and pains], headache, feverishness, or fatigue) of at least moderate severity.

- Onset of symptoms no more than 36 hours before presentation for screening.

- Written informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria:

- Women who are pregnant or breast-feeding.

- Presence of clinically significant signs of acute respiratory distress

- History of severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) or severe persistent asthma.

- History of heart failure or angina requiring daily pharmacotherapy with symptoms consistent with New York Heart Association Class III or IV functional status within the past 12 months.

- Screening ECG which suggests acute ischemia or presence of medically significant dysrhythmia.

- History of chronic renal impairment requiring hemodialysis and/or known or suspected to have moderate or severe renal impairment (actual or estimated creatinine clearance <50 mL/min).

- Clinical evidence of worsening of any chronic medical condition (temporally associated with the onset of symptoms of influenza) which, in the investigator's opinion, indicates that such finding(s) could represent complications of influenza.

- Current clinical evidence, including clinical signs and/or symptoms consistent with otitis, bronchitis, sinusitis and/or pneumonia, or active bacterial infection at any body site that requires therapy with oral or systemic antibiotics.

- Presence of immunocompromised status due to chronic illness, previous organ transplant, or use of immunosuppressive medical therapy which would include oral or systemic treatment with > 10 mg prednisone or equivalent on a daily basis within 30 days of screening.

- Currently receiving treatment for viral hepatitis B or viral hepatitis C.

- Presence of known HIV infection with a CD4 count <350 cell/mm3.

- Current therapy with oral warfarin or other systemic anticoagulant.

- Receipt of any doses of rimantadine, amantadine, zanamivir, or oseltamivir in the 7 days prior to screening.

- Immunized against influenza with live attenuated virus vaccine (FluMist®) in the previous 21 days.

- Immunized against influenza with inactivated virus vaccine within the previous 14 days.

- Receipt of any intramuscular injection with the previous 7 days.

- History of alcohol abuse or drug addiction within 1 year prior to admission in the study.

- Participation in a previous study of intramuscular or intravenous peramivir or previous participation in this study.

- Participation in a study of any investigational drug or device within the last 30 days.

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Investigator), Primary Purpose: Treatment


Related Conditions & MeSH terms


Intervention

Drug:
Peramivir
600 mg peramivir administered as bilateral 2-mL intramuscular injection
Placebo
Placebo (buffered diluent) administered as bilateral 2-mL intramuscular injection.

Locations

Country Name City State
Australia Athelstone Medical Clinic Adelaide
Australia Rivercity Private Hospital Specialist Auchenflower Queensland
Australia Pacific Medical Centre Blacktown Blacktown New South Wales
Australia Trialworks Clinical Research Services Brisbane
Australia Dr Doongs Surgery Burwood
Australia Caboolture Clinical Research Centre Caboolture Queensland
Australia Health Services -University of Melbourne Carlton Victoria
Australia East Sydney Doctors Darlinghurst New South Wales
Australia Holdsworth House Medical Practice Darlinghurst
Australia Symbion Pathology Hurtsville New South Wales
Australia Peninsula Specialist Centre Kpparing Queensland
Australia Doctors of Ivanhoe, Melbourne
Australia Lung Institute of Western Australia, Nedlands
Australia Pitt Street Merrylands Medical Centre Sydney
Australia Peninsula Medical Centre Umina New South Wales
New Zealand Greenhithe Medical Centre Auckland
New Zealand Southern Clinical Trials Ltd Christchurch
New Zealand St George's Hospital Christchurch
New Zealand Caversham Medical Centre Dunedin
New Zealand Bairds Road Family Health Care Rotorua
New Zealand Dr. Gillies Rotorua
New Zealand Hinemoa House Family Health Centre Rotorua
South Africa Dr. van Rensburg Amanzimtoti
South Africa Benmed Park Clinic Benoni
South Africa Jsha Research Bloemfontein
South Africa Quinta-Research Bloemfontein Free State
South Africa Armansis Medical Centre Brits
South Africa NHC Medical Centre Bryanston Gauteng
South Africa Cape Clinical Trial, Bishop Lavis Day Hospital Cape town
South Africa First House Cape Town
South Africa Kaapzicht Centre Cape Town W. Cape
South Africa Syzygy SMO Intercare Medical and Dental Centre Cape Town W. Cape
South Africa Dr. Janari Durban
South Africa Synapta Clinical Research Centre Durban
South Africa Vawda, Z.FA Durban KZ-Natal
South Africa Nortje, MD Goodwood Capetown
South Africa Greenbury Medical Centre Greenbury Durban
South Africa Dr. Makan Johannesburg
South Africa Newgate Centre Johannesburg
South Africa le Clus, MD Kempton Park Pretoria
South Africa R. Dulabh, MD Klipspruit West Gauteng
South Africa DJW Navorsing Noordheuwel Krugersdorp
South Africa GCT Trials, Mercantile Hospital no 9 Port Elizabeth
South Africa Dr. de Bruin Pretoria
South Africa Dr. Nel Pretoria
South Africa Emmed Research Pretoria
South Africa Westmed Clinical Trial Centre, Pretoria West Medicross Building Pretoria
South Africa Wilhase, AC Reigerpark Gauteg
South Africa Dr. Fouche Roodepoort
South Africa Dr. de Villiers Scottburgh
South Africa Sebastian, MD Silverglen Durban
South Africa Dr. Bhorat Soweto
South Africa Sunnyside Medi-Clinic Sunnyside Pretoria Pretoria
South Africa Pillay, MD Verulam Kwa Zulu Natal
South Africa Clinical Project Research SA (Pty) Ltd. Worcester W. Cape
South Africa Clinical Projects Research SA Ltd Worcester
United States Integrated Medical Research, PC Ashland Oregon
United States Acadia Clinical Research Bangor Maine
United States Gulf Coast Research, LLC Baton Rouge Louisiana
United States Northwest Clinical Research Center Bellevue Washington
United States Impact Clinical Trials Beverly Hills California
United States Greystone Medical Research, LLC Birmingham Alabama
United States West Alabama Research, Inc. Birmingham Alabama
United States Dr. Arthur Davida Bloomingdale Illinois
United States Alpine Research Center Boulder Colorado
United States Bozeman Urgent Care Center Bozeman Montana
United States Holston Medical Group Bristol Tennessee
United States Miray Medical Center Brockton Massachusetts
United States DiscoveResearch, Inc. Bryan Texas
United States Mercury Street Medical Group, PLLC Butte Montana
United States Community Medical Associates, LLC Canfield Ohio
United States Medcenter Carmichael California
United States 1st Allergy and Clinical Research Center Centennial Colorado
United States Clarksburg Medical Center Clarksburg Maryland
United States Southeast Regional Research Group Columbus Georgia
United States Clinical Research of South Florida Coral Gables Florida
United States Corpus Christi Family Wellness Center, Research Division Corpus Christi Texas
United States New England Center for Clinical Research, Inc. Cranston Rhode Island
United States Notheast Clinical Research Cumberland Rhode Island
United States Allergy/Immunology Research Center of North Texas Dallas Texas
United States Detroit Receiving Hospital, UHC 6G Detroit Michigan
United States Medical Associates Clinic Dubuque Iowa
United States Prairie Fields Family Medicine, P.C. Fremont Nebraska
United States Towngate Plaza Medical Center Garland Texas
United States Bland Clinic Greensboro North Carolina
United States Kentucky Lung Clinic Hazard Kentucky
United States West Houston Clinical Research Houston Texas
United States Idaho Falls Infectious Diseases Idaho Falls Idaho
United States Investigators Research Group, LLC Indianapolis Indiana
United States Jacksonville Center for Clinical Research Jacksonville Florida
United States Westside Center for Clinical Research Jacksonville Florida
United States United Medical Associates Johnson City New York
United States Clinical Partners, LLC Johnston Rhode Island
United States Clopton Clinic Jonesboro Arkansas
United States NEA Clinic Jonesboro Arkansas
United States Impact Clinical Trials, Las Vegas Las Vegas Nevada
United States North Central Arkansas Medical Associates Mountain Home Arkansas
United States Olive Branch Family Medical Center Olive Branch Mississippi
United States Dean Medical Center Oregon Wisconsin
United States Urgent Care of Green County, PLLC Owasso Oklahoma
United States Center for Clinical Trials, LLC Paramount California
United States University Clinical Research, Inc. Pembroke Pines Florida
United States NextCare Institute for Clinical Research Phoenix Arizona
United States DMI Research, Inc. Pinellas Park Florida
United States Health Concepts Rapid City South Dakota
United States Twelve Corners Internal Medicine Rochester New York
United States William Beaumont Hospital Royal Oak Michigan
United States J. Lewis Research, Inc., FirstMed Salt Lake City Utah
United States J. Lewis Research, Inc./FirstMed East Salt Lake City Utah
United States J. Lewis Research, Inc./Foothill Family Clinic South Salt Lake City Utah
United States J. Lewis Research, Inc./Foothill Family Clinic South Salt Lake City Utah
United States Texas Medical Research Associates, LLC San Antonio Texas
United States Coastal Medical Research Group, Inc. San Luis Obispo California
United States Southeast Regional Research Group Savannah Georgia
United States Heart of America Research Shawnee Kansas
United States Hillcrest Clinical Research, LLC Simpsonville South Carolina
United States Pivotal Clinical Research, LLC Souderton Pennsylvania
United States KMED Research St. Claire Shores Michigan
United States Wilker/Powers Center for Clinical Studies, d/b/a ProHealth Clinical Studies St. Cloud Florida
United States Advanced Health Care Services, Inc Thornville Ohio
United States Martin Diagnostic Clinic Tomball Texas
United States Omega Medical Research Warwick Rhode Island
United States The Kaufmann Clinic, Inc. Woodstock Georgia

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
BioCryst Pharmaceuticals

Countries where clinical trial is conducted

United States,  Australia,  New Zealand,  South Africa, 

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Other Subject's Severity of Illness (Score*Hours) A subject's severity of illness (area under the symptom score curve, as measured in score-hours) was assessed using available symptom score data until the time of alleviation of symptoms.The score-hours were calculated as the product of the daily symptom score times the hours to alleviation. All available data until time of alleviation were utilized.
The daily symptom score was defined as the sum of the 7 symptoms of influenza recorded by the subject in the diary each day (cough; sore throat; nasal congestion; myalgia [aches and pains]; headache; feverishness; and fatigue), each graded on a 4-point severity scale [0, absent; 1, mild; 2, moderate; 3, severe]); for the composite score, individual scores were summed, with a range from 0 to 21.
Information collected predose on Day 1 and then once daily through Day 14 No
Other Time to Resolution of Fever Time to resolution of fever was defined as the number of hours from initiation of study drug until temperature was less than 37.2 °C (99.0 °F) and no antipyretic medication had been taken for at least 12 hours. Information collected twice daily beginning predose on Day 1 and through Day 9, then once daily through Day 14 No
Other Incidence of Influenza-related Complications Study personnel were provided with an IRC checklist in the CRF to evaluate the subject for the presence of clinical signs and/or symptoms of the following IRCs: sinusitis, otitis, bronchitis, and pneumonia. Subjects with clinical signs and/or symptoms consistent with these conditions at Screening were not eligible for enrollment in this study. 14 days No
Other Baseline Influenza Virus A (H1N1) Susceptibility to Neuraminidase Inhibitors (Mean IC50) Baseline value of influenza virus susceptibility to neuraminidase inhibitors was assessed using virology laboratory tests. Virology laboratory tests included phenotypic characterizations of influenza virus recovered (hemagglutinin and neuraminidase) and viral susceptibility to zanamivir, oseltamivir, and peramivir, as well as genotyping of virus isolates. Baseline No
Other Change in Influenza Virus A (H1N1) Susceptibility to Neuraminidase Inhibitors (Fold Change From Baseline in IC50) Change from Baseline to last positive value of influenza virus susceptibility to neuraminidase inhibitors was assessed using virology laboratory tests. Virology laboratory tests included phenotypic characterizations of influenza virus recovered (hemagglutinin and neuraminidase) and viral susceptibility to zanamivir, oseltamivir, and peramivir, as well as genotyping of virus isolates. These analyses were presented separately by treatment group and viral subtype. Baseline and up to 14 days No
Other Baseline Influenza Virus B Susceptibility to Neuraminidase Inhibitors (Mean Baseline IC50) Baseline value of influenza virus susceptibility to neuraminidase inhibitors was assessed using virology laboratory tests. Virology laboratory tests included phenotypic characterizations of influenza virus recovered (hemagglutinin and neuraminidase) and viral susceptibility to zanamivir, oseltamivir, and peramivir, as well as genotyping of virus isolates. Baseline was defined as the last non-missing value occuring prior to the initiation of study drug. Baseline and up to 14 days No
Other Change in Influenza Virus B Susceptibility to Neuraminidase Inhibitors (Mean Baseline IC50 and Fold Change From Baseline in IC50) Change from Baseline to last positive value of influenza virus susceptibility to neuraminidase inhibitors was assessed using virology laboratory tests. Virology laboratory tests included phenotypic characterizations of influenza virus recovered (hemagglutinin and neuraminidase) and viral susceptibility to zanamivir, oseltamivir, and peramivir, as well as genotyping of virus isolates. These analyses were presented separately by treatment group and viral subtype. Baseline was defined as the last non-missing value occuring prior to the initiation of study drug. Baseline and up to 14 days No
Primary Time to Alleviation of Symptoms (Kaplan-Meier Estimate) The primary efficacy endpoint was the time to alleviation of symptoms calculated as the number of hours from initiation of study drug until the start of the time period in which all 7 symptoms of influenza were either absent or present at a level no greater than mild for at least 21.5 (24 hours - 10%) hours. Subjects with missing diary data were excluded and those who did not experience alleviation of symptoms were censored at the last observed symptom assessment. Information collected twice daily beginning predose on Day 1 and through Day 9, then once daily through Day 14 No
Secondary Change in Influenza Virus Shedding Changes from Baseline in log10 TCID50/mL through Days 3, 4, and 9 were presented by treatment group for subjects with positive viral titers at Baseline (log10 TCID50/mL >0.5). Baseline and Days 3, 4, 9 No