A Phase 2, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Multicenter Study Evaluating the Efficacy and Safety of Two Doses of Favipiravir in Adult Patients With Uncomplicated Influenza
Overview
- Phase
- Phase 2
- Intervention
- Favipiravir
- Conditions
- Influenza
- Sponsor
- MDVI, LLC
- Enrollment
- 530
- Locations
- 227
- Primary Endpoint
- Clinical Efficacy of 2 Dose Regimens of Favipiravir Compared With Placebo in Treating Patients With Influenza
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 10 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
This is a Phase 2, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled multicenter study evaluating the efficacy and safety of two doses of favipiravir in adult patients with uncomplicated influenza.
Detailed Description
This is a Phase 2, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicenter study designed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of a 5-day regimen of favipiravir in influenza patients aged 20-80 years. Enrolled patients will be randomly assigned to 1 of 3 parallel treatment dose groups:Placebo; Low-dose favipiravir (1000 mg favipiravir BID for 1 day, followed by 400 mg favipiravir BID for 4 days); High-dose favipiravir (1200 mg favipiravir BID for 1 day, followed by 800 mg favipiravir BID for 4 days).
Investigators
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Patients who test positive for influenza A or B by a commercially available Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) of the nasopharynx. A patient with a negative RAT result may still enroll if the sponsor and investigator agree that there is a known influenza outbreak circulating in the community.
- •Patients ≥ 20 but \< 65 years of age with a temperature (oral) of 100.4°F (38.0°C) or more; patients ≥ 65 years of age with a temperature (oral) of 100.0°F (37.8°C) or more at the first visit, or in the 6 hours prior if antipyretics were taken.
- •Patients with 2 or more of the following symptoms (moderate to severe in intensity) at the time of enrollment:
- •Sore throat
- •Nasal congestion
- •Feeling feverish
- •Body aches and pains
- •Fatigue (tiredness)
Exclusion Criteria
- •Patients who have had influenza symptoms or fever (i.e., one of the symptoms listed under the inclusion criteria) for 36 hours or more prior to study screening.
- •Patients who have underlying chronic respiratory disease (e.g., chronic obstructive pulmonary disease \[COPD\], chronic bronchitis, diffuse panbronchiolitis, bronchiectasis, pulmonary emphysema, pulmonary fibrosis, bronchial asthma, or old tuberculosis).
- •Patients who at the beginning of the study are suspected of having bacterial respiratory infection (i.e., expectoration of purulent or mucopurulent sputum and/or infiltrate in lung in a chest x-ray, etc.).
- •Patients who have serious chronic diseases. For example, patients with HIV, cancer (i.e., requiring chemotherapy within the preceding 6 months), cirrhosis (end-stage), and/or unstable renal, cardiac, pulmonary, neurologic, vascular, or endocrinologic disease states requiring medication dose adjustments within the last 30 days.
Arms & Interventions
1: Experimental
Low-dose favipiravir regimen: 1000 mg favipiravir twice a day (BID) x 1 day, and 400 mg favipiravir BID x 4 days
Intervention: Favipiravir
2: Experimental
High-dose favipiravir regimen: 1200 mg favipiravir BID x 1 day, and 800 mg favipiravir BID x 4 days
Intervention: Favipiravir
Placebo
Placebo
Intervention: Placebo comparator
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Clinical Efficacy of 2 Dose Regimens of Favipiravir Compared With Placebo in Treating Patients With Influenza
Time Frame: 22 weeks
Overall time required from first study drug administration to alleviation of the 6 primary influenza symptoms and for temperature (oral) measurements to be less than 38.0°C for patients aged 20 to less than 65 years and less than 37.8°C for patients aged 65 years or older. "Alleviated" was defined as all 6 symptom scores had to be decreased to 1 or below and the decrease remain unchanged for 21.5 hours.