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Pirfenidone in Adult Hospitalized Patients With COVID-19

Phase 3
Completed
Conditions
COVID-19 Pneumonia
Interventions
Registration Number
NCT05713292
Lead Sponsor
Capital Medical University
Brief Summary

This center intends to conduct a multicenter, randomized, placebo-controlled study to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of Nintedanib ethanesulfonate soft capsule in the treatment of pulmonary fibrosis in patients with moderate to severe COVID-19.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
168
Inclusion Criteria
  • Subjects Age ≥ 18 Willing and able to provide written informed consent
  • SARS-CoV-2 infection confirmed by PCR test/antigen dectection or positive serologies
  • Time of illness onset ≥8 days
  • Have findings consistent with interstitial lung disease found on CT scan
  • Willing not use other investigational agents of anti-fibrosis
Exclusion Criteria
  • Pre-existing severe liver disease
  • Pre-existing severe chronic kidney disease
  • Pre-existing interstitial lung disease
  • Pre-existing severe COPD or other structural lung disease
  • Receiving invasive mechanical ventilation
  • Currently Pregnant or Breast Feeding
  • Poor baseline health conditoin
  • Disability to complete lung function test
  • Receiving pirfenidone wthin half-year

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
PlaceboPirfenidone placeboPirfenidone placebo 200mg tid for first week; subsequently, 400mg tid for 2 months
PirfenidonePirfenidone Oral ProductPirfenidone 200mg tid for first week; subsequently, 400mg tid for 2 months
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
To investigate the effect of pirfenidone on fibrotic signs induced by COVID19 infection1 month

1. Change of total lung lesion volume on Chest CT from enrollment to 1 month follow up

2. DLCO% pred at 1 month follow up

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
difference of DLCO between two groupsat the 3 months follow-up vist

the difference of actual and predicted value between intervention group and placebo group

incidence of adverse eventwithin 2 months after enrollment

the difference of adverse event frequency between intervention group and placebo group

difference of total lung capacity (TLC) between two groupsat the 1 month and 3 months follow-up vist

the difference of actual and predicted value between intervention group and placebo group

Medical Research Council (mMRC) dyspnoea scaleat the 1 month and 3 months follow-up vist

the difference of mMRC score between intervention group and placebo group

distance walked in 6 Minutes (6MWD)at the 1 month and 3 months follow-up vist

the difference between intervention group and placebo group

the EuroQol five-dimension five-level (EQ-5D-5L)at the 1 month and 3 months follow-up vist

the difference between intervention group and placebo group

difference of forced vital capacity (FVC) between two groupsat the 1 month and 3 months follow-up vist

the difference of actual and predicted value between intervention group and placebo group

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

China-Japan Friendship Hospital

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Beijing, Beijing, China

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