Carbohydrate ProLectin M, a Gelectin-3 Antagonist to block SARS-CoV2 Activity
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: B972- Coronavirus as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2022/03/040757
- Lead Sponsor
- Dr Surender Reddy
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 30
1. Male or Female patient of >=â??18 years of age, willing and able to
provide written informed consent for participation in the study
and ready to comply with the study procedures and schedule.
2. Patient having a positive diagnosis for presence of SARS-CoV-
2, obtained from a recently performed rRT-PCR (<= 3 days) with
any 1 of the following:
i. Ct value <= 25
ii. Hospitalized for having classical (CDC defined)
symptoms of COVID-19 (onset <= 5 days)
iii. High risk category of COVID-19: blood group
type A-positive type 2 diabetes, or other chronic
disease known to have higher morbidity risk with
SARS-CoV-2 infection.
3. Patient has the ability to take oral medication and be willing to
adhere to the trial protocol regimen of repeated swab
collections and frequent follow up for 29 days.
4. Females of child bearing potential who has been using a highly
effective contraception for at least 1 month prior to screening
and agrees to continue using it during the study
Oxygen Saturation levels (SpO2) <= 94% on room air.
6. Female patients who are pregnant or breastfeeding.
7. Patients with any active malignancy or undergoing active
chemotherapy.
8. Patients who are currently receiving or have received any
investigational treatment for COVID-19 within 30 days prior to
screening.
9. In the opinion of the Investigator, the participation of the patient
in the study is not in the patientâ??s best interest, or the patient
has any medical condition that does not allow the study
protocol to be followed safely.
10. Patients with known allergies to any of the components used in
the formulation of the interventions.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Time to non-detection of viral shedding in outpatient swab, <br/ ><br>detecting quantitative SARS-CoV-2 in nasopharynx <br/ ><br> <br/ ><br>Proportion of patients who show <br/ ><br>improvement will be compared between the two groups <br/ ><br>Timepoint: baseline at 0 day, day 3, 5,7, 14 and 28 post recruitment
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Among patients admitted in hospital / healthcare facility /makeshift camp / isolated inside homeTimepoint: 7, 14, 21, 29 days