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COVID-19Phase 3NCT04257656

A Trial of Remdesivir in Adults With Severe COVID-19

A Phase 3 study testing Remdesivir in people with COVID-19 and Remdesivir, run by Capital Medical University at 1 site in China.

Terminated

Stopped early. The study ended before it was planned to and will not resume.

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Trial summary

In December 2019, Wuhan, in Hubei province, China, became the center of an outbreak of pneumonia of unknown cause. In a short time, Chinese scientists had shared the genome information of a novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) from these pneumonia patients and developed a real-time reverse transcription PCR (real-time… Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
COVID-19, Remdesivir, SARS-CoV-2
What is being tested?
Remdesivir
Type of treatment
Injection or infusion
Could I receive a placebo?
Yes, some participants may receive a placebo
How many people
237 participants
Where
1 siteChina
Study dates
6 Feb 2020to 10 Apr 2020
Phase
Phase 3
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Age ≥18 years at time of signing Informed Consent Form
  • Laboratory (RT-PCR) confirmed COVID-19.
  • Lung involvement confirmed with chest imaging
  • Hospitalized with a SaO2/SPO2≤94% on room air or Pa02/Fi02 ratio <300mgHg
  • ≤12 days since illness onset
  • Willingness of study participant to accept randomization to any assigned treatment arm.
  • Must agree not to enroll in another study of an investigational agent prior to completion of Day 28 of study.

Who cannot join

  • Physician makes a decision that trial involvement is not in patients' best interest, or any condition that does not allow the protocol to be followed safely.
  • Severe liver disease (e.g. Child Pugh score ≥ C, AST>5 times upper limit)
  • Pregnant or breastfeeding, or positive pregnancy test in a predose examination
  • Patients with known severe renal impairment (estimated glomerular filtration rate ≤30 mL/min/1.73 m2) or receiving continuous renal replacement therapy, hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis
  • Will be transferred to another hospital which is not the study site within 72 hours.
  • Receipt of any experimental treatment for COVID-19 within the 30 days prior to the time of the screening evaluation.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

China1 site
  • Bin Cao

    Beijing, Beijing Municipality, 100029

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About this study

Official title: A Phase 3 Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled, Multicenter Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Remdesivir in Hospitalized Adult Patients With Severe COVID-19.

In December 2019, Wuhan, in Hubei province, China, became the center of an outbreak of pneumonia of unknown cause. In a short time, Chinese scientists had shared the genome information of a novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) from these pneumonia patients and developed a real-time reverse transcription PCR (real-time RT-PCR) diagnostic assay.

Given no specific antiviral therapy for COVID-19 and the ready availability of remdesvir as a potential antiviral agent, based on pre-clinical studies in SARS-CoV and MERS-CoV infections, this randomized, controlled, double blind trial will evaluate the efficacy and safety of remdesivir in patients hospitalized with severe COVID-19.

Read the detailed description

In December 2019, Wuhan, in Hubei province, China, became the center of an outbreak of pneumonia of unknown cause. In a short time, Chinese scientists had shared the genome information of a novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) from these pneumonia patients and developed a real-time reverse transcription PCR (real-time RT-PCR) diagnostic assay.

Whilst the outbreak is likely to have started from a zoonotic transmission event associated with a large seafood market that also traded in live wild animals, it soon became clear that person-to-person transmission was also occurring. The number of cases of infection with COVID-19 identified in Wuhan increased markedly over the later part of January 2020, with cases identified in multiple other Provinces of China and internationally. Mathematical models of the expansion phase of the epidemic suggested that sustained person-to-person transmission is occurring, and the R-zero is substantially above 1, the level required for a self-sustaining epidemic in human populations.

The clinical spectrum of COVID-19 illness appears to be wide, encompassing asymptomatic infection, a mild upper respiratory tract infection, and severe viral pneumonia with respiratory failure and even death. Although the per infection risk of severe disease remains to be determined, case-fatality risk of 11-14% has been reported in several initial studies of seriously ill patients and case-fatality has been estimated approximately at 2% overall. Also the large number of cases in Wuhan has resulted in a large number of patients hospitalised with pneumonia requiring supplemental oxygen and sometimes more advance ventilator support.

This new coronavirus, and previous experiences with SARS and MERS-CoV, highlight the need for therapeutics for human coronavirus infections that can improve clinical outcomes, speed recovery, and reduce the requirements for intensive supportive care and prolonged hospitalisation.

Given no specific antiviral therapy for COVID-19 and the ready availability of remdesvir as a potential antiviral agent, based on pre-clinical studies in SARS-CoV and MERS-CoV infections, this randomized, controlled, double blind trial will evaluate the efficacy and safety of remdesivir in patients hospitalized with severe COVID-19.

Being tested
Remdesivir, Remdesivir placebo
Medical subject headings
COVID-19

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • RemdesivirDrug

    Also called GS-5734

    RDV 200 mg loading dose on day 1 is given, followed by 100 mg iv once-daily maintenance doses for 9 days.

  • Remdesivir placeboDrug

    RDV placebo 200 mg loading dose on day 1 is given, followed by 100 mg iv once-daily maintenance doses for 9 days.

Study groups in NCT04257656
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Remdesivir groupExperimentalactive remdesivir
Receives: Drug: Remdesivir
Control groupPlacebo comparatorPlacebos matched remdesivir
Receives: Drug: Remdesivir placebo

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Time to Clinical Improvement (TTCI) [Censored at Day 28]

    The primary endpoint is time to clinical improvement (censored at Day 28), defined as the time (in days) from randomization of study treatment (remdesivir or placebo) until a decline of two categories on a six-category ordinal scale of clinical status (1 ꞊ discharged; 6 ꞊ death) or live discharge from hospital.

    Six-category ordinal scale:

    1. Death; 5. ICU, requiring ECMO and/or IMV; 4. ICU/hospitalization, requiring NIV/ HFNC therapy; 3. Hospitalization, requiring supplemental oxygen (but not NIV/ HFNC); 2. Hospitalization, not requiring supplemental oxygen;
    2. Hospital discharge or meet discharge criteria (discharge criteria are defined as clinical recovery, i.e. fever, respiratory rate, oxygen saturation return to normal, and cough relief).

    Abbreviation: IMV, invasive mechanical ventilation; NIV, non-invasive mechanical ventilation; HFNC, High-flow nasal cannula.

    Measured: up to 28 days

Secondary outcomes (10)
  1. Clinical status

    Clinical status, assessed by the ordinal scale at fixed time points (days 7, 14, 21, and 28).

    Measured: days 7, 14, 21, and 28

  2. Time to Hospital Discharge OR NEWS2 (National Early Warning Score 2) of ≤ 2 maintained for 24 hours.

    Time to Hospital Discharge OR NEWS2 (National Early Warning Score 2) of ≤ 2 maintained for 24 hours.

    Measured: up to 28 days

  3. All cause mortality

    Measured: up to 28 days

  4. Duration (days) of mechanical ventilation

    Measured: up to 28 days

  5. Duration (days) of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation

    Measured: up to 28 days

  6. Duration (days) of supplemental oxygenation

    Measured: up to 28 days

  7. Length of hospital stay (days)

    Measured: up to 28 days

  8. Time to 2019-nCoV RT-PCR negativity in upper and lower respiratory tract specimens

    Measured: up to 28 days

  9. Change (reduction) in 2019-nCoV viral load in upper and lower respiratory tract specimens as assessed by area under viral load curve.

    Measured: up to 28 days

  10. Frequency of serious adverse drug events

    Measured: up to 28 days

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted6 Feb 2020
  2. Study start6 Feb 2020
  3. Primary completion30 Mar 2020
  4. Study completion10 Apr 2020

Why it stopped: The epidemic of COVID-19 has been controlled well in China, no eligible patients can be enrolled at present.

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 3
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
Quadruple blind
Who is masked
Participant, Care provider, Investigator, Outcomes assessor
Enrolment
237 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT04257656
Sponsor's protocol ID
CAP-China remdesivir 2
Status last verified
Apr 2020
First submitted
31 Jan 2020
Last updated
15 Apr 2020
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
Undecided

Publications

  • Grundeis F, Ansems K, Dahms K, Thieme V, Metzendorf MI, Skoetz N, Benstoem C, Mikolajewska A, Griesel M, Fichtner F, Stegemann M. Remdesivir for the treatment of COVID-19. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2023 Jan 25;1(1):CD014962. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD014962.pub2.

    PubMed 36695483
  • Ansems K, Grundeis F, Dahms K, Mikolajewska A, Thieme V, Piechotta V, Metzendorf MI, Stegemann M, Benstoem C, Fichtner F. Remdesivir for the treatment of COVID-19. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2021 Aug 5;8(8):CD014962. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD014962.

    PubMed 34350582
  • Wang Y, Zhou F, Zhang D, Zhao J, Du R, Hu Y, Cheng Z, Gao L, Jin Y, Luo G, Fu S, Lu Q, Du G, Wang K, Lu Y, Fan G, Zhang Y, Liu Y, Ruan S, Liu W, Jaki T, Hayden FG, Horby PW, Cao B, Wang C. Evaluation of the efficacy and safety of intravenous remdesivir in adult patients with severe COVID-19: study protocol for a phase 3 randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicentre trial. Trials. 2020 May 24;21(1):422. doi: 10.1186/s13063-020-04352-9.

    PubMed 32448345
  • Wang Y, Zhang D, Du G, Du R, Zhao J, Jin Y, Fu S, Gao L, Cheng Z, Lu Q, Hu Y, Luo G, Wang K, Lu Y, Li H, Wang S, Ruan S, Yang C, Mei C, Wang Y, Ding D, Wu F, Tang X, Ye X, Ye Y, Liu B, Yang J, Yin W, Wang A, Fan G, Zhou F, Liu Z, Gu X, Xu J, Shang L, Zhang Y, Cao L, Guo T, Wan Y, Qin H, Jiang Y, Jaki T, Hayden FG, Horby PW, Cao B, Wang C. Remdesivir in adults with severe COVID-19: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicentre trial. Lancet. 2020 May 16;395(10236):1569-1578. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(20)31022-9. Epub 2020 Apr 29.

    PubMed 32423584

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 3 study testing Remdesivir in people with COVID-19 and Remdesivir, run by Capital Medical University at 1 site in China.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 7 inclusion and 6 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: stopped early, as of the sponsor's last update on 15 Apr 2020. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in China. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. Some participants in this study may receive a placebo. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 3 studies compare the treatment with the current standard treatment or a placebo in a large group, to confirm how well it works and watch for side effects.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

The study was stopped early (reason given: The epidemic of COVID-19 has been controlled well in China, no eligible patients can be enrolled at present.). Results are not available in the source record.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Time to Clinical Improvement (TTCI) [Censored at Day 28] (time frame: up to 28 days). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT04257656, which also lists 4 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 15 Apr 2020.

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