Сlinical Trial of Efficacy and Safety of Prospekta in the Treatment of Post-COVID-19 Asthenia.

Design: the multicenter, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group, randomized clinical trial.

The study will enroll adult patients of either gender aged 18 to 65 years after new coronavirus infection of 2019 (COVID-19) with symptoms of asthenia that appeared during or after an acute coronavirus infection (COVID-19) and persisting 4 to 12 weeks from the onset of coronavirus infection.

After the patient signs the patient information sheet and the informed consent form for participation in the study, complaints, medical history, physical examination, registration of vital signs are collected, the patient fills in the Fatigue Severity Scale (FSS) and Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS). A six-minute walk test (6MWT) is carried out. The physician evaluates the severity of asthenia with FSS scale and records concomitant medications, co-morbidities and concurrent conditions.

If a patient meets all inclusion criteria and does not have any of the exclusion criteria at Visit 1 (Day 1), he/she is randomized to one of two groups: Group 1 - patients receive Prospekta at a dose of 1 tablet twice daily for 4 weeks; Group 2 - patients receive placebo on the study drug regimen.

The trial will use electronic patient diaries (EPD). The patient should record any possible deterioration (if applicable) in the EPD. At Visit 1 (Day 1), the physician will provide guidance on how to work with EPD, so that the patient can use it independently in the future.

At Visit 2 (Week 4 ± 3 days), the physician will collect patient's complaints, record physical examination data and vital signs as well as any changes in concurrent diseases and conditions. The patient fills out the FSS and HADS scales. A 6MWT is carried out. The physician monitors the prescribed treatment and use of concomitant medications, evaluates the safety of the study treatment and patient's compliance, filling out the diary.

The patient stops taking the study drug. At the end of the study treatment period, the patient is monitored for 4 weeks (follow-up period).

At Visit 3 (final visit, Week 8 ± 3 days), the physician collects patient's complaints, records physical examination data and vital signs, changes in concomitant diseases and conditions. The patient fills in the FSS and HADS scales. A 6MWT is carried out. The physician evaluates the safety of the study treatment, checks the completion of the diary.

During the study the patients are allowed to take medications for their chronic conditions, except for medicines listed as "Prohibited concomitant treatment".

Inclusion criteria

• Adults of either gender aged 18 to 65 years inclusive.
• Patients within 4-12 weeks of the confirmed COVID-19 onset .
• Symptoms of asthenia that appeared during or after an acute new coronavirus infection (COVID-19), persisting from 4 to 12 weeks from the onset of coronavirus infection.
• Presence of asthenia (≥36 on the FSS scale).
• Patients who agreed to use a reliable method of contraception during the study (for men and women with reproductive potential).
• Presence of a signed information sheet and informed consent form for participation in a clinical trial.

Exclusion criteria

• History / suspicion of cancer of any localization (with the exception of benign neoplasms).
• More than 75% of lung tissue damage during the period of COVID-19 disease (CT 4).
• Cerebrovascular diseases with the development of moderate to severe cognitive impairments.
• Uncontrolled arterial hypertension characterized by the following blood tension values: systolic blood pressure > 180 mm Hg and/or diastolic blood pressure > 110 mm Hg.
• Myocardial infarction, stroke in the previous 6 months.
• Nervous system disorders with persistent neurological impairment.
• Autoimmune diseases.
• Decompensated diseases of the cardiovascular system, liver, kidney, gastrointestinal tract, and metabolic, respiratory, endocrine or hematological diseases, peripheral vascular disorders.
• Any severe comorbidity which, in the opinion of the investigator, may affect patient participation in the clinical trial.
• Hypersensitivity to any of the components of the study drug.
• Hereditary lactose intolerance, lactose malabsorption, including congenital or acquired lactase or other disaccharidase deficiency, galactosemia.
• Pregnancy, breast-feeding; childbirth less than 3 months prior to the inclusion in the trial, unwillingness to use contraceptive methods during the trial (for men and women with reproductive potential).
• Patients, who, from the investigator's point of view, will not comply with study observation requirements or study drug administration procedures..
• Prior history of mental illness, alcoholism or drug abuse, that the investigator's opinion, will interfere with successful study procedures.
• Use of any medications listed in "Prohibited concomitant treatment" within 1 week before enrollment.
• Participation in other clinical studies within 3 months prior to enrollment in the study.
• Patients who are related to any of the on-site research personnel directly involved in the conduct of the trial or are an immediate relative of the study investigator. "Immediate relative" means husband, wife, parent, son, daughter, brother, or sister (regardless of whether they are natural or adopted).
• Participants who work for OOO "NPF "MATERIA MEDICA HOLDING" (i.e. the company's employees, temporary contract workers, designated officials responsible for carrying out the research or any immediate relatives of the aforementioned).