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NCT Number: NCT05060705

"Efesovir" (FS-1) for COVID-19, Phase 2

Study of the efficacy and safety of the new drug "Efesovir" in comparison with the drug "Remdesivir" in the treatment of patients hospitalized with COVID-19.

The hypothesis of clinical study is the clinical efficacy of new drug "Efesovir" is 10% to 30% higher than of "Remdesivir".

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Key information

Age range

18 year–59 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 2

Primary location

Semey Medical University

Semey, East Kazakhstan, 071407, Kazakhstan

Location contact

Asel Zh Baibusinova, PhD

CONTACT

[email protected]

+7 (702)725-07-96

Asel Zh Baibusinova, PhD

SUB_INVESTIGATOR

Maukaeva B Saule, PhD

CONTACT

[email protected]

+7(7052)-529-66-75

Raikhan E Tuleutaeva, kandidate of medical science

PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Saule B Maukaeva, PhD

SUB_INVESTIGATOR

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • polymerase chain reaction (PCR) confirmed coronavirus infection (COVID-19) in hospitalized patients with severe risk factors in age from 18 years to 59 years, of both sexes, irrespective of national or ethnic origin
  • the duration of the COVID-19 disease is no more than 10 days
  • informed concent to participate in clinical trials
  • informed concent to to use reliable contraceptive methods while participating in a clinical trial

Exclusion criteria

  • age less than 18 years old and over 59 years old
  • pregnancy or breastfeeding
  • hypersensitivity, allergy, intolerance to iodine, iodine-containing medicines
  • hypersensitivity to Remdesivir or its components
  • impaired consciousness, causing the impossibility of oral administration
  • conditions or circumstances that, in the opinion of the investigator, may affect the patient's safety or the quality of the results obtained
  • participation in another clinical trial, including in the period up to 2 months before this study
  • signs of multiple organ failure
  • alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST) is 5 or more times higher than normal
  • thrombocytopenia below 100 * 10^9/ l
  • decrease in glomerular filtration rate (GFR) less than 30 ml / min by 1.73 m2
  • chronic heart failure with reduced ejection fraction
  • liver failure
  • coagulopathy
  • mechanical ventilation for 48 hours or more
  • extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO)
  • disseminated intravascular coagulation

Treatment and study plan

Efesovir

Drug

Antiviral therapy of COVID19 with Efesovir oral solution in dose 0.125 ml / kg two times per day. Duration of treatment is 5 - 10 days, depending on the severity of the disease.

Other names: FS-1

Primary outcomes

  1. Clinical Response Rate

    Time frame: 21 days

    Clinical Response Rate is calculated as the number of trial subjects with effective treatment over the total number of subjects multiplied by 100. It is calculated in each study group.

    Measured in percents. The outcome is estimated among randomized subjects completed clinical study with the protocol requirements (per protocol population (PPP)).

    Clinical response is evaluated as effective treatment if: all signs and symptoms of COVID19 are resolved or improved with no worsening or appearance of new signs and symptoms; there is no requirement for additional antiviral of antibacterial therapy; chest roentgenograms (CT scans) are improved. The outcome is assessed in day 21 from the start of Study Drug treatment (visits 13).

Secondary outcomes

  1. Early Clinical Response Rate

    Time frame: 72 hours (3 days) of study drug treatment

    Early clinical response rate defined as complete resolution or significant improvement of at least 2 of 4 leading baseline signs and symptoms within 72 hours after the start of Study (Referent) Drug treatment. It is estimated in the Intent to Treat (ITT) population. The outcome is measured in percents.

  2. Early Clinical Response Rate in pneumonia

    Time frame: 72 hours (3 days) of study drug treatment

    The outcome is estimated in patients with pneumonia due to coronavirus infection (modified ITT population). It is defined as complete resolution or significant improvement of at least 2 of 4 main clinical symptoms of pneumonia (cough, shortness of breath, chest pain, sputum) within 72 hours after the start of Study (or Referent) Drug treatment. The outcome is measured in percents. The percentage of subjects with an early clinical response to pneumonia in the compared groups is statistically estimated.

  3. Percentage of clinically stable patients

    Time frame: 72 hours (3 days) of study drug treatment

    Percentage of patients at Day 3 who are clinically stable.

    Clinical stability defined as:

    • Blood oxygen saturation >= 93%
    • Temperature <=38.0°C
    • Heart rate <=100 beats per minute
    • Respiratory rate <=25 per minute
    • Systolic blood pressure ≥90 mm Hg
    • Ability to maintain oral intake
    • Normal mental status (oriented to person, place or time) A patient is considered to be clinically stable if all stability criteria are met. The outcome is assessed in ITT population. The difference between groups in the percentage of clinically stable patients from the total number of study subjects in the group is statistically evaluated.
  4. Survival rate

    Time frame: 21 days

    Percentage of participants surviving at day 21. The indicator is calculated as the number of live subjects at the last visit (day 21) divided by the total number of study subjects in the group multiplied by 100.

    The outcome is estimated among subjects who completed the study in compliance with the protocol (per protocol population (PPP)).

  5. Clinical Status Change

    Time frame: 7 days

    The clinical status is determined by the ordinal scale:

    • Not hospitalized, no limitations on activities
    • Not hospitalized, limitation on activities and/or requiring home oxygen
    • Hospitalized, not requiring supplemental oxygen - no longer requires ongoing medical care
    • Hospitalized, not requiring supplemental oxygen - requiring ongoing medical care
    • Hospitalized, requiring supplemental oxygen
    • Hospitalized, on non-invasive ventilation or high flow oxygen devices
    • Hospitalized, on invasive mechanical ventilation or Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
    • Death

    Clinical status is assessed in ITT population. The outcome is recorded at all visits, starting from the day of randomization. A decrease in points indicates the effectiveness of treatment. When the indicator changes during the day, the worst score of the day is recorded. Statistical analysis is performed on the Day 7 from the start Study Drug treatment, comparing with the score at randomization.

  6. Adverse Events (AE)

    Time frame: up to 21 days

    The safety of Study Drug (Referent Drug) will be assessed by adverse event and serious adverse event monitoring.

  7. Thyroid gland function

    Time frame: Day 21

    Changes in laboratory parameters of thyroid gland function (hormones) at the last visit in comparison with the baseline data (thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH), free triiodothyronine (FT3)).

Study contacts

Contact information is provided by the study sponsor or research team.

Gulshara Akhmetova, PhD

CONTACT

[email protected]

+77085348842

Marina Lankina, PhD

CONTACT

[email protected]

+77057064410

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Scientific Center for Anti-infectious Drugs, Kazakhstan

Industry

Registry information

Official study title

Randomized Controlled Open Study of Safety and Preliminary Efficiency of the Drug "Efesovir" (Oral Solution) for Coronavirus Infection (COVID-19)

Important dates

Study start
2025
Primary completion
2026
Study completion
2026
First posted
Sep 29, 2021
Registry last updated
Apr 17, 2024

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