Treatment With Pirfenidone for COVID-19 Related Severe ARDS

Covid19 Clinical Trial

Official title:

Treatment With Pirfenidone for COVID-19 Related Severe ARDS An Open Label Pilot Trial

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT04653831
• Other study ID #: SCRC20007
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: November 8, 2020
• Est. completion date: December 31, 2022

Study information

• Verified date: May 2023
• Source: Soroka University Medical Center
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

A randomized, open label, two arm, pilot trial of Pirfenidone 2,403 mg administered per nasogastric tube or orally as 801mg TID for 4 weeks in addition to Standard of Care (SoC), compared to SoC alone, in a population of COVID-19 induced severe ARDS. Patients will be randomized according to 1:1 ratio to one of the trial arms: Pirfenidone (intervention arm) or SoC (control arm).

Description:

The objective of the trial is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of treatment with Pirfenidone vs SoC in COVID-19 induced severe Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) requiring mechanical ventilation.

Following initial diagnosis of COVID-19, severe ARDS patient will be admitted to a dedicated intensive care unit (ICU) at Soroka University Medical Center (Day 0). Upon admission, patients will be randomized according to 1:1 ratio to one of the trial arms and receive either Pirfenidone 2,403mg administered through nasogastric tube as 801mg TID (intervention arm) plus SoC or only SoC treatment (control arm).

Patients' vital signs (temperature, blood pressure, pulse rate per minute, breath rate per minute, oxygen saturation) urine output, ventilation settings, and respiratory parameters will be monitored according to SoC. Symptom will be captured daily from patients as well as adverse events (AEs) assessment and recording of the need for any supportive care during the period of ICU admission.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 26
• Est. completion date: December 31, 2022
• Est. primary completion date: December 31, 2022
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 80 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Men and women between the ages 18-80 years

• Diagnosis of COVID19 with severe ARDS (PaO2/FIO2 <150mmHg)

• Admission to the ICU and in need of mechanical ventilation

• Able to give informed consent according to local regulations. If the patient is unable to give written informed consent, the form will be read to them and their verbal consent will be documented. If the patient is sedated, an impartial ICU physician will approve eligibility.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Previous use of nintedanib or pirfenidone

• Administration of fluvoxamine 7 days prior to admission to ICU

• Severe hepatic impairment (liver enzymes and bilirubin>2 of normal upper limit, at day 0) or end stage liver disease

• Severe renal impairment (CrCl <30 ml/min) or end stage renal disease requiring dialysis

• Pregnancy

• Participation in any other clinical trial 30 days prior to enrollment

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• ARDS
• COVID-19
• Covid19

Intervention

Drug:
• Pirfenidone
Treatment with Pirfenidone as mentioned in the experimental arm description.

Other:
• Standard of care
Treatment with SoC as mentioned in the control arm description.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Israel	Soroka Medical Center	Be'er Sheva

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Soroka University Medical Center	Roche Pharma AG

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Israel, 

References & Publications (20)

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Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Ventilation free days to day 28 (VFD28)	Measured in number of days	Up to 28 days from admission to ICU
Primary	Severe adverse events (SAEs) rate	Number of SAEs divided to number of patients	Through study completion, an average of 1 year
Secondary	Mortality	Includes all cause mortality, mortality in the ICU, 28 days mortality, 60 days mortality, in-hospital mortality, and ARDS related mortality. Measured in number of days.	Through study completion, an average of 1 year
Secondary	ICU length of stay	Measured in number of days	Through study completion, an average of 1 year
Secondary	Lung compliance	Part of mechanical ventilation parameters, calculated as tidal volume divided by the difference between plateau pressure and PEEP. Daily average will be assessed until extubation. Units are mL/cmH2O.	Through study completion, an average of 1 year
Secondary	Tidal Volume	Part of mechanical ventilation parameters, it is the lung volume representing the volume of air displaced between normal inhalation and exhalation. Measured continuously by the ventilator, calculated and represented as area under the curve after omitting extreme values <5 and >95 percentiles. Measured in mL.	Through study completion, an average of 1 year
Secondary	Positive End Expiratory Pressure (PEEP)	Part of mechanical ventilation parameters, it is the pressure in the lungs above atmospheric pressure that exists at the end of expiration. It is set by the treating physicians according to the clinical situation of the patient, and will be documented daily until extubation. Measured in cmH2O.	Through study completion, an average of 1 year
Secondary	Driving Pressure	Part of mechanical ventilation parameters, it is the difference between plateau pressure and PEEP. Measured continuously by the ventilator, calculated and represented as area under the curve after omitting extreme values <5 and >95 percentiles.	Through study completion, an average of 1 year
Secondary	Quality of life questionnaire	Assessed by St George Respiratory Questionnaire (SGRQ). Scoring range from 0 to 100, with higher scored indicating more limitation.	on admission and 6 months after discharge
Secondary	Vital Capacity (VC)	Part of pulmonary function tests, it is the maximum amount of air a person can expel from the lungs after a maximum inhalation. Measured on a spirometer in mL.	On admission (if possible) and 6 months after discharge
Secondary	Forced Vital Capacity (FVC)	Part of pulmonary function tests, it is the vital capacity that results from a maximally forced expiratory effort. Measured on a spirometer in mL.	On admission (if possible) and 6 months after discharge
Secondary	Forced Expiratory Volume at first second (FEV1)	Part of pulmonary function tests, it is the volume of air exhaled at the end of the first second of forced expiration. Measured on a spirometer in mL.	On admission (if possible) and 6 months after discharge
Secondary	Diffusing Capacity for Carbon Monoxide (DLCO)	Part of pulmonary function tests, it is the extent to which oxygen passes from the air sacs of the lungs into the blood. Measured on a spirometer in mL/min/kPa.	On admission (if possible) and 6 months after discharge
Secondary	6 minutes walking test	The distance covered over a time of 6 minutes, measured in meters.	6 months after discharge from hospital

External Links

•   A Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Pirfenidone With Novel Coronavirus Infection
•   St. George's respiratory questionnaire original english version