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A Clinical Study to Test the Use of Capsule Molnupiravir in Adult Patients with COVID 19 with Lung Involvement

Phase 2/3
Not yet recruiting
Conditions
Coronavirus as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere,
Registration Number
CTRI/2021/05/033736
Lead Sponsor
Hetero Labs Limited
Brief Summary

This is a randomized, multicentric, parallel, open-label, phase II/III clinicaltrial for evaluating the efficacy and safety of Molnupiravir combined withstandard of care compared to standard of care alone in adult Indian patientswith moderate Coronavirus Disease of 2019 (COVID-19). This is a parallel study in which eligible patients will be randomized 1:1ratio into Test: Reference arm. Patients in Test arm will receive Molnupiravir800 mg (4 capsules of200 mg) plus standard of care while the reference armwill receive standard of care alone. Study will be Conducted in Two parts: PartI – Initial phase of the study will be conducted in 100 patients and interimanalysis will be done for primary endpoint assessments. Part II – Study will be continued to completeenrolment of 1282 patients.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Not Yet Recruiting
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
1282
Inclusion Criteria
  • Patients aged ≥18 and ≤60 years and voluntarily willing to provide signed and dated informed consent.
  • Patients with laboratory confirmed COVID-19 by SARS CoV2 positive RT-PCR test (within 48 hours prior to enrollment) 3.
  • Patients with moderate COVID-19 disease i.e., pneumonia with no signs of severe disease 4.
  • For female subjects: evidence of post-menopause, or, for pre-menopause subjects, negative pretreatment serum or urine pregnancy test and agree to take effective contraceptive measures (barrier methods or abstinence) with his/her partner during the study period and for at least 28 days following the last study treatment.
Exclusion Criteria
  • Patients contraindicated or with history/evidence of hypersensitivity to Molnupiravir administration or any of the components of formulation.
  • Patients with severe disease 3.
  • Severe liver disease: underlying liver cirrhosis or alanine aminotransferase (ALT)/aspartate aminotransferase (AST) elevated over 5 times the ULN 4.
  • Patients currently taking nucleos(t)ide analogues/ immunosuppressive treatments within 30 days 5.
  • Patients with a history of acute pancreatitis within 3 months 6.
  • Severe renal impairment [creatinine clearance (CrCl) <30 mL/min] 7.
  • Having used Molnupiravir or participated in any other interventional clinical study within 30 days.

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Proportion of patients with clinical improvementDay 14
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Proportion of patients with clinical improvementDay 28
Rate of SARS-CoV2 RT-PCR negativity in nasopharyngeal and/or oropharyngeal swabEnd of treatment, Day 10, Day 14 and Day 28
Mortality rateDay 28
Incidence and severity of TEAEs (clinical and laboratory)All Visits
Proportion of patients discontinued the study drug due to adverse eventsAll Visits

Trial Locations

Locations (15)

ACSR Government Medical College & Hospital

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Nellore, ANDHRA PRADESH, India

All India Institute of Medical Science

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Raipur, CHHATTISGARH, India

Down Town Hospital

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Golaghat, ASSAM, India

Gandhi Hospital

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Hyderabad, TELANGANA, India

GMERS Medical College &Hospital

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Vadodara, GUJARAT, India

Government Medical College & Govt. General Hospital (Old RIMSGGH)

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Srikakulam, ANDHRA PRADESH, India

Jawahar Lal Nehru Medical College

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Ajmer, RAJASTHAN, India

Medical College and Hospital

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Kolkata, WEST BENGAL, India

MLB Medical College

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Jhansi, UTTAR PRADESH, India

Narayana Medical College and Hospital

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Nellore, ANDHRA PRADESH, India

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ACSR Government Medical College & Hospital
🇮🇳Nellore, ANDHRA PRADESH, India
Dr SK Noushad Ali
Principal investigator
9494828694
mddbnoal@gmail.com

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