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The Use of Amantadine in the Prevention of Progression and Treatment of COVID-19 Symptoms

Phase 3
Conditions
SARS-CoV-2
COVID-19
Interventions
Registration Number
NCT04854759
Lead Sponsor
Independent Public Clinical Hospital No. 4 in Lublin
Brief Summary

The use of amantadine in the prevention of progression and treatment of COVID-19 symptoms in patients infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Multicenter randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, non-commercial clinical trial

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
UNKNOWN
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
200
Inclusion Criteria
  • Men and women aged 18 and over
  • Can give informed consent
  • Confirmed positive result for SARS-CoV-2 within 72 hours from the date the result was issued (according to the laboratory report)
  • Patient presently symptomatic with one or more of the following symptoms: fever, cough, myalgia, mild dyspnoea, chest pain, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, anosmia, lack of taste, sore throat, nasal congestion
  • At initial screening, the subject will report at least one and no more than 3 of the following risk factors for clinical worsening: age ≥40, obesity, hypertension, diabetes, pulmonary disease (e.g., asthma, COPD), and immune disorders (e.g. rheumatoid arthritis, lupus), neurological diseases: e.g. after a distant stroke or trauma to the brain, multiple sclerosis, dementia and other neurodegenerative diseases)
  • Patients hospitalized due to meeting the above criteria and requiring observation in a hospital or outpatient setting.
Exclusion Criteria
  • Disease severe enough to meet the study's primary endpoint of clinical worsening (eg, current O2 saturation <92% with patient exposure to room air, current use of supplemental oxygen to maintain O2 saturation ≥ 92%).
  • WHO score ≥4 (requires oxygen therapy during hospitalization)
  • Concomitant diseases which, in the opinion of the attending physician, prevent the patient from participating in the study, such as: decompensated cirrhosis, active ulcer disease, epilepsy and symptomatic convulsions, untreated angle-closure glaucoma determined on the basis of the patient's interview and / or medical documentation . In addition, immunocompromised patients (solid organ transplant, BMT, AIDS, renal failure (patients with renal impairment may develop drug poisoning) or other diseases not mentioned and other diseases treated with biological, immunological and / or steroids in high doses will not be eligible for the study. doses (> 20 mg prednisone daily).
  • Hypersensitivity to any component of the preparation, severe congestive heart failure, cardiomyopathy, myocarditis, II-III degree AV block, bradycardia, clinically significant prolongation of the QT interval, or a family history of congenital long QT syndrome, severe ventricular arrhythmias (including torsade de pointes), concomitant use of drugs that prolong the QT interval, hypokalaemia, hypomagnesaemia,
  • Pregnancy, the period of breastfeeding.
  • Parallel intake of memantine or other drugs acting on the CNS (neuroleptics, anxiolytics, antiepileptic drugs, antidepressants).
  • Other neurological conditions with agitation or confusion, delirium syndromes or psychoses.
  • Receipt of a partial or full vaccination schedule against SARS-CoV-2 is also an exclusion criterion from the study.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Study groupAmantadine Hydrochloride-
Control groupPlacebo-
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Development of clinical deteriorationUp to day 15 from randomization

Defined as dyspnoea - physical examination - doctor's assessment

Clinical deterioration occursUp to day 15 from randomization

Defined as achievement of ≥4 points on the WHO \[OSCI-WHO\] scale (7-point clinical status assessment scale)

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Time to clinical deteriorationDay 15, 30 complementary visit-optional, 90, 150, 210
Survival timeDay 15, 30 complementary visit-optional, 90, 150, 210
General Health Scale (PROMIS® Global Health Scale)Day 15, 30 complementary visit-optional, 90, 150, 210

Mean Global Health scores for each arm at day 15, 30 complementary visit-optional, 90, 150, 210. PROMIS® instruments are scored using item-level calibrations. This method of scoring uses "response pattern scoring," which uses responses to each item for each participant.

The neurological assessmentDay 15, 30 complementary visit-optional, 90, 150, 210

will include the assessment of neurological functions based on:

1. scales for fatigue,

2. depression,

3. disorders of smell and taste,

4. sleep disorders,

5. quality of life.

Trial Locations

Locations (8)

Samodzielny Publiczny Szpital Kliniczny Nr 4 w Lublinie

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Lublin, Poland

Centralny Szpital Kliniczny Ministerstwa Spraw Wewnętrznych i Administracji w Warszawie

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Warszawa, Poland

Oddział Obserwacyjno-Zakaźny SPSz Woj. Im. Jana Bożego Lublin

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Lublin, Poland

Regionalny Szpital Specjalistyczny im. dr Władysława Biegańskiego Oddział Neurologii i Neuroimmunologii Klinicznej

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Grudziądz, Poland

Samodzielny Publiczny Zakład Opieki Zdrowotnej w Kalwarii Zebrzydowskiej

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Kalwaria Zebrzydowska, Poland

Klinika Chorób Wewnętrznych Nefrologii i Endokrynologii Klinicznego Szpitala Wojewódzkiego nr 2 im. Św. Jadwigi Królowej

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Rzeszów, Poland

Uniwersyteckie Centrum Kliniczne Warszawskiego Uniwersytetu Medycznego Szpital Kliniczny Dzieciątka Jezus

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Warszawa, Poland

Oddział Kardiologiczny Samodzielny Publiczny Zespół Zakładów Opieki Zdrowotnej w Wyszkowie

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Wyszków, Poland

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