Trial to Evaluate Efficacy and Safety of Nitazoxanide in the Treatment of Mild or Moderate COVID-19

Phase 3

Completed

Conditions: COVID-19

Interventions: Drug: Nitazoxanide
Drug: Placebo
Dietary Supplement: Vitamin Super B-Complex

Registration Number: NCT04486313

Lead Sponsor: Romark Laboratories L.C.

Brief Summary: Trial to Evaluate Efficacy and Safety of Nitazoxanide in the Treatment of Mild or Moderate COVID-19

Detailed Description: Phase 3, Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial to Evaluate Efficacy and Safety of Nitazoxanide in the Treatment of Mild or Moderate COVID-19

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: COMPLETED

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 935

Inclusion Criteria

Male or female outpatients at least 12 years of age
Presence of clinical signs and/or symptoms consistent with worsening or stable mild or moderate COVID-19 (one of the following is required):
1. Presence of at least two respiratory symptom domains (head, throat, nose, chest, cough) with a score of ≥2 as determined by Screening FLU-PRO OR
2. Presence of at least one respiratory symptom domain (head, throat, nose, chest, cough) with a score of ≥2 as determined by Screening FLU-PRO with pulse rate ≥90 OR
3. Presence of at least one respiratory symptom domain (head, throat, nose, chest, cough) with a score of ≥2 as determined by Screening FLU-PRO with respiratory rate ≥16

AND patient reported assessment that symptoms are present, the symptoms are not consistent with the subject's usual health, the symptoms interfere with daily activities, and the symptoms have worsened or remained the same relative to the previous day, as confirmed by responses to questions in the Screening FLU-PRO.

Onset of symptoms no more than 72 hours before enrollment in the trial. Onset of symptoms is defined as the earlier of the first time at which the subject experienced subjective fever or any respiratory symptom (head, throat, nose, chest, or cough symptoms).
Willing and able to provide written informed consent (including assent by legal guardian if under 18 years of age) and comply with the requirements of the protocol, including completion of the subject diary and all protocol procedures.

Exclusion Criteria

Persons with any clinical sign or symptoms suggestive of severe systemic illness with COVID-19, including the following:
1. shortness of breath at rest,
2. resting pulse ≥125 beats per minute,
3. resting respiratory rate ≥30 breaths per minute, or
4. SpO2 ≤ 93% on room air at sea level.
Subjects who experienced a previous episode of acute upper respiratory tract infection, otitis, bronchitis or sinusitis or received antibiotics for these conditions within two weeks prior to and including study day 1.
Severely immunodeficient persons including:
1. Subjects with immunologic disorders or receiving immunosuppressive therapy (e.g., for organ or bone marrow transplants, immunomodulatory therapies for certain autoimmune diseases)
2. Subjects with untreated human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection or treated human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection with a CD4 count below 350 cells/mm3 in the last six months
3. Subjects actively undergoing systemic chemotherapy or radiotherapy treatment for malignancy
4. Subjects using steroids as maintenance therapy for chronic conditions
Subjects with active respiratory allergies or subjects expected to require anti- allergy medications during the study period for respiratory allergies.
Females of childbearing potential who are either pregnant or sexually active without the use of birth control. Female subjects of child-bearing potential that are sexually active must have a negative baseline pregnancy test and must agree to continue an acceptable method of birth control for the duration of the study and for 1 month post-treatment. A double barrier method, oral birth control pills administered for at least 2 monthly cycles prior to study drug administration, an intrauterine device (IUD), or medroxyprogesterone acetate administered intramuscularly for a minimum of one month prior to study drug administration are acceptable methods of birth control for inclusion into the study. Female subjects are considered of childbearing potential unless they are postmenopausal (absence of menstrual bleeding for 1 year - or 6 months if laboratory confirmation of hormonal status), or have had a hysterectomy, bilateral tubular ligation or bilateral oophorectomy.
Subjects with a history of COVID-19 or known to have developed anti-SARS- CoV-2 antibodies.
Subjects residing in the same household with another subject participating in the study.
Treatment with any investigational drug or vaccine therapy within 30 days prior to screening and willing to avoid them during the course of the study.
Receipt of any dose of nitazoxanide within seven days prior to screening.
Known sensitivity to nitazoxanide or any of the excipients comprising the study medication.
Subjects unable to swallow oral tablets or capsules.
Subjects with known severe heart, lung, neurological or other systemic disease that the Investigator believes could preclude safe participation.
Subjects likely or expected to require hospitalization unrelated to COVID-19 during the study period.
Subjects taking medications considered to be major CYP2C8 substrates.
Subjects who, in the judgment of the Investigator, will be unlikely to comply with the requirements of this protocol including completion of the subject diary.

Study & Design

Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL

Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Nitazoxanide	Nitazoxanide	Two nitazoxanide 300 mg tablets orally twice daily for 5 days
Nitazoxanide	Vitamin Super B-Complex	Two nitazoxanide 300 mg tablets orally twice daily for 5 days
Placebo	Placebo	Two placebo tablets orally twice daily for 5 days
Placebo	Vitamin Super B-Complex	Two placebo tablets orally twice daily for 5 days

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Time to Sustained Clinical Recovery	Up to 21 days	Time to Sustained Clinical Recovery is the time in days from the first dose of study medication to the first time at which the subject reports a decrease in total FLU-PRO score from the previous diary with assessment that symptoms are at least "somewhat better than yesterday", no oral temperature ≥100.4 F in the prior 24 hours, and no future increase in any of the FLU-PRO domains except within validated background levels.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Proportion of Subjects Progressing to Severe COVID-19	Up to 21 days	Analysis of proportions of subjects with progression to severe COVID-19 illness defined as subject-reported shortness of breath at rest and blood oxygen saturation ≤93% on room air