Clinical Trial of Favipiravir Treatment of Patients With COVID-19

SARS-CoV-2 Infection Clinical Trial

Official title:

An Investigation of the Efficacy and Safety of Favipiravir in COVID-19 Patients With Mild Pneumonia - An Open-label Randomized Controlled Study -

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT04600999
• Other study ID #: HUN-AVI-01
• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 3
• Start date: October 7, 2020
• Est. completion date: December 28, 2020

Study information

• Verified date: October 2022
• Source: University of Pecs
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

To verify that the efficacy of favipiravir exceeds that of the actual supportive care (symptomatic therapy) in SARS-CoV-2 infected patients (COVID-19 patients) with mild pneumonia, using the time required to improve clinical symptoms as the primary endpoint.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 14
• Est. completion date: December 28, 2020
• Est. primary completion date: December 28, 2020
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 74 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Age 18 to 74 years (at the time of informed consent)

2. Male or female

3. Patients who meet all of the following three criteria at the time of enrolment:

1. SARS-CoV-2-positive patients as measured by rtPCR by nasopharyngeal sampling

2. Moderate patients with radiological evidence of pneumonia in the lung at the time of enrolment (RTG, CT, or UH), clearly described by the radiologist following the imaging examination. (The diagnosis of the finding should clearly include the presence of pneumonia to any extent, localization, and extent)

3. Body temperature 37,5°C or more

4. Patient requires hospitalization during the treatment period (obligation to stay in the hospital for whole treatment period, 14 days)

4. For premenopausal females, patients who have been confirmed to be negative on a pregnancy test before administration of the study drug

5. Signed informed consent by the patient or by the legal representative -

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Body temperature of 37.5 °C or higher for more than 10 days after the onset of elevated body temperature

2. Patients with SpO2 less than 95%

3. Patient requires supportive oxygen therapy

4. Patients who show increased procalcitonin levels before the start of the study drug administration and are suspected to have concurrent bacterial infection

5. Patients with proven concomitant systematic fungal infection prior to initiation of study drug.

6. Patients with concurrent congestive heart failure (NYHA III-IV)

7. Patients with severe hepatic impairment equivalent to Grade C on Child-Pugh classification

8. Patient with renal impairment requiring dialysis.

9. Patients with disturbed consciousness such as disturbed orientation.

10. Pregnant or possibly pregnant patients.

11. Female patients who are woman of childbearing potential and unable to consent to the use of dual contraception from the start of favipiravir administration to 30 days after the end of favipiravir administration. Dual contraception is a combination of two of the following: Barrier method of contraception: condoms (male or female) with or without a spermicidal agent, diaphragm or cervical cap with spermicide; IUD; Hormone-based contraceptive; Tubal ligation

12. Male patients whose are unable to consent to the use of the barrier method of contraception (condom) from the start of favipiravir administration to 90 days after the end of favipiravir administration. Male patients who are planning to donate sperm from the start up until 90 days after the end of favipiravir administration.

13. Female patients who intend to breastfeed from the start of favipiravir administration until 14 days after discontinuation of favipiravir administration

14. Patients with herditary xanthinuria

15. Patients who have hyperuricemia (> 1 mg/dL) or xanthine urinary calculi

16. Patients with a history of gout or on treatment for gout or hyperuricemia

17. Patients receiving immunosuppressants

18. Patients who received interferon-alpha or drugs with reported antiviral activity against SARS-CoV-2 (hydroxychloroquine sulfate, chloroquine phosphate, lopinavir-ritonavir combination, ciclesonide, nafamostat mesylate, camostat mesylate, remdesivir, etc.) within 9 days after fever onset (37.5°C or more)

19. Patients in whom this episode of infection is a recurrence or a reinfection with the SARS-CoV-2 infection

20. Patients who have previously been treated with favipiravir (T-705a)

21. Other patients judged ineligible by the investigator, sub-investigator, or assigned physician. -

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• COVID-19
• SARS-CoV-2 Infection

Intervention

Drug:
• Favipiravir
Name: AVIGAN Generic name: Favipiravir Content: T-705a tablets [200]

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Hungary	Department of Pulmonology Semmelweis University	Budapest
Hungary	National Korányi Institute for Pulmonology	Budapest
Hungary	Institute of Infectology, University of Debrecen	Debrecen
Hungary	1st Department of Medicine, University of Pécs	Pécs
Hungary	First Department of Internal Medicine, University of Szeged	Szeged

Sponsors (3)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University of Pecs	HECRIN Consortium, Hungarian Ministry of Innovation and Technology

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Hungary, 

References & Publications (5)

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Mendenhall M, Russell A, Smee DF, Hall JO, Skirpstunas R, Furuta Y, Gowen BB. Effective oral favipiravir (T-705) therapy initiated after the onset of clinical disease in a model of arenavirus hemorrhagic Fever. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2011 Oct;5(10):e1342. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0001342. Epub 2011 Oct 11. — View Citation

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Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Time to improvement in body temperature		9 month
Primary	Time to improvement in SpO2		9 month
Primary	Time to improvement in chest imaging findings		9 month
Primary	Time to improvement in negative SARS-CoV-2		9 month
Secondary	(1) Changes in patient status on a 5-point scale	Name of the scale is: Patient Status Score. 1:A condition in which the patient can be discharged; 5:A condition requiring ECMO or invasive oxygen therapy and ICU management	9 month
Secondary	(2) Changes in the level of SARS-CoV-2 viral genome		9 month
Secondary	(3) SARS-CoV-2 virus genome clearance rate		9 month
Secondary	(4) Duration of pyrexia		9 month
Secondary	(5) Changes in clinical symptoms	Changes in clinical symptoms, including: Patient's condition; Coughing, Sore throat, Headache, Muscle or joint pain, Nasal congestion or Nasal discharge, Chills or sweating, Malaise or fatigue, Chest pain, dehydration, cyanosis, pleural effusion, Thoracic rales, Conscious state.	9 month
Secondary	(6) Changes in NEWS (National Early Warning Score)	Changes in NEWS (unabbreviated scale title: National Early Warning Score). Calculate the total value from the clinical symptoms and findings (consciousness) and vital signs (SpO2, body temperature, blood pressure, pulse rate, respiratory rate). 0 is normal	9 month
Secondary	(7) Changes in chest imaging findings on Days 4,7,10,13,16,19,22,25,28.		Changes in chest imaging findings will be collected and checked on Days 4,7,10,13,16,19,22,25,28, the data will be analyzied at 9. month.
Secondary	(8) Percentage of patients requiring adjuvant oxygen therapy		9 month
Secondary	(8) Adjuvant oxygen therapy average duration		9 month
Secondary	(9) Percentage of patients requiring mechanical ventilation therapy		9 month
Secondary	(9)Adjuvant oxygen therapy average durationduration		9 month

External Links

•   Report of Clinical Course of 4 Patients with Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Who Required Oxygen Administration