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Covid19Phase 2NCT04596839

Antiviral Activity and Safety of Remdesivir in Bangladeshi Patients With Severe Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19)

A Phase 2 study testing Remdesivir in people with Covid19, run by Dr. Md. Alimur Reza at 1 site in Bangladesh.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

Background - A novel coronavirus, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), was first identified in December 2019 as the cause of a respiratory illness COVID-19 in Wuhan City, China. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Covid19
What is being tested?
Remdesivir
Type of treatment
Injection or infusion
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
60 participants
Where
1 siteBangladesh
Study dates
4 Sep 2020to 30 Apr 2021
Phase
Phase 2
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
  • Hospitalized with diagnosed COVID-19 confirmed by RT-PCR test ≤ 7 days before randomization with any one following criteria
  • Respiratory distress (≥30 breaths/min);
  • Finger oxygen saturation ≤93% at rest;
  • Arterial partial pressure of oxygen (PaO2)/fraction of inspired oxygen (FiO2) ≤300mmHg
  • 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 (Alanine Transaminase (ALT) or Aspartate Transaminase (AST) > 5 times the upper limit of normal)
  • Estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) < 30 ml/min (including patients receiving hemodialysis or hemofiltration).
  • Mechanically ventilated (including V-V ECMO) ≥ 5 days, or any duration of V-A ECMO.
  • Known hypersensitivity to the Remdesivir, the metabolites, or formulation excipient
  • Pregnancy or breast feeding.
  • Anticipated discharge from the hospital or transfer to another hospital which is not a study site within 72 hours.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Bangladesh1 site

  • Combined Military Hospital

    Dhaka, 1206

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About this study

Official title: Antiviral Activity and Safety of Remdesivir in Bangladeshi Patients With Severe Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19): An Open Label, Multi-Center, Randomized Controlled Trial

Background - A novel coronavirus, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), was first identified in December 2019 as the cause of a respiratory illness COVID-19 in Wuhan City, China. WHO declared a public health emergency outbreak of this virus on 30 January 2020 and declared COVID-19 a global pandemic on 11 March, 2020. Bangladesh reported its first case on March 8, 2020 and first fatality on April 1, 2020. Bangladesh had shown a staggered course of COVID-19 transmission initially but a surge in cases was observed from April, 2020.

Remdesivir remains as the only potential therapy for the treatment of COVID-19 till date. Based on several pre-clinical studies in SARS-CoV and MERS-CoV infections, Animal trials in COVID-19 and data from human trials, this randomized, controlled, open label trial will evaluate the antiviral activity and safety of Remdesivir in Bangladeshi hospitalized patients with severe COVID-19.

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This study finding will provide knowledge if Remdesivir is effective enough to treat Bangladeshi COVID-19 hospitalized patients with adequate safety and tolerability. The result of this study will help the key opinion leaders regarding the matter, to take appropriate decision regarding usage of Remdesivir for the treatment of COVID-19 in Bangladesh.

Study Procedure - All patients will receive the standard medical care for COVID-19+ve at the respective hospitals. Vital signs will be recorded every 24 hrs for 1st 5 days then once in 2 days till discharge or as per the discretion of the attending physicians. After screening the COVID-19 confirmed patients will be randomized into 2 treatment arms.

Patient's safety assessment e. g. blood parameters (CBC, Creatinine, SGPT, RBS, Creatinine, Creatinine Clearance) will be done on screening, day 5 and day 14 or discharge; Chest X-ray and ECG on screening and day 14 or discharge. SARS-CoV-2 (viral load) will be looked in on day 5, day 10 and day 14 or at the time of discharge. In case any study patient deteriorates during the study period will be managed as per the guideline of that particular hospital and if needed will be shifted to ICU. Patients who will recover will be discharged as per the national guideline for the COVID-19 hospitalized patients. Patients will be contacted at 28 days either over phone or in person to get their health status since discharge.

Conditions
Covid19
Being tested
Remdesivir, Standard of Care
Keywords
Remdesivir
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

    Remdesivir INN 100 mg lyophilized powder for infusion

  • Standard of CareOther

    Standard of Care Treatment for COVID-19 Infection

Study groups in NCT04596839
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Remdesivir with Standard of Care Treatment for COVID-19 InfectionExperimentalParticipants will receive continued standard of care therapy together with RDV 200 mg on Day 1 followed by RDV 100 mg on Days 2, 3, 4, and 5.
Receives: Drug: Remdesivir
Standard of Care Treatment for COVID-19 InfectionOtherParticipants will receive continued standard of care therapy.
Receives: Other: Standard of Care

What is being measured

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

  1. Duration of hospital stay (Days)

    Measured: 28 Days

Secondary outcomes (6)

  1. Time to Clinical Improvement (TTCI)

    Time to clinical improvement (censored at Day 28), defined as the time (in days) from randomization of study treatment 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. Hospital discharge or meet discharge criteria
    2. Hospitalization, not requiring supplemental oxygen;
    3. Hospitalization, requiring supplemental oxygen (but not NIV/ HFNC);
    4. ICU/hospitalization, requiring NIV/ HFNC therapy;
    5. ICU, requiring ECMO and/or IMV;
    6. Death;

    Measured: 28 Days

  2. All causes mortality

    Measured: 28 Days

  3. Duration (days) of mechanical ventilation

    Measured: 28 Days

  4. Duration (days) of supplemental oxygenation

    Measured: 28 Days

  5. Time to 2019-nCoV RT-PCR negativity in Nasopharyngeal Swab

    Measured: 28 Days

  6. Frequency of serious adverse drug events

    Measured: 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 posted22 Oct 2020
  2. Study start4 Sep 2020
  3. Primary completion30 Apr 2021
  4. Study completion30 Apr 2021

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 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
60 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT04596839
Sponsor's protocol ID
BEX-06001
Status last verified
Aug 2021
First submitted
20 Oct 2020
Last updated
10 Aug 2021
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No

Publications

  • Helmy YA, Fawzy M, Elaswad A, Sobieh A, Kenney SP, Shehata AA. The COVID-19 Pandemic: A Comprehensive Review of Taxonomy, Genetics, Epidemiology, Diagnosis, Treatment, and Control. J Clin Med. 2020 Apr 24;9(4):1225. doi: 10.3390/jcm9041225.

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  • Agostini ML, Andres EL, Sims AC, Graham RL, Sheahan TP, Lu X, Smith EC, Case JB, Feng JY, Jordan R, Ray AS, Cihlar T, Siegel D, Mackman RL, Clarke MO, Baric RS, Denison MR. Coronavirus Susceptibility to the Antiviral Remdesivir (GS-5734) Is Mediated by the Viral Polymerase and the Proofreading Exoribonuclease. mBio. 2018 Mar 6;9(2):e00221-18. doi: 10.1128/mBio.00221-18.

    PubMed 29511076

  • Brown AJ, Won JJ, Graham RL, Dinnon KH 3rd, Sims AC, Feng JY, Cihlar T, Denison MR, Baric RS, Sheahan TP. Broad spectrum antiviral remdesivir inhibits human endemic and zoonotic deltacoronaviruses with a highly divergent RNA dependent RNA polymerase. Antiviral Res. 2019 Sep;169:104541. doi: 10.1016/j.antiviral.2019.104541. Epub 2019 Jun 21.

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  • Sheahan TP, Sims AC, Graham RL, Menachery VD, Gralinski LE, Case JB, Leist SR, Pyrc K, Feng JY, Trantcheva I, Bannister R, Park Y, Babusis D, Clarke MO, Mackman RL, Spahn JE, Palmiotti CA, Siegel D, Ray AS, Cihlar T, Jordan R, Denison MR, Baric RS. Broad-spectrum antiviral GS-5734 inhibits both epidemic and zoonotic coronaviruses. Sci Transl Med. 2017 Jun 28;9(396):eaal3653. doi: 10.1126/scitranslmed.aal3653.

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  • Wang M, Cao R, Zhang L, Yang X, Liu J, Xu M, Shi Z, Hu Z, Zhong W, Xiao G. Remdesivir and chloroquine effectively inhibit the recently emerged novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) in vitro. Cell Res. 2020 Mar;30(3):269-271. doi: 10.1038/s41422-020-0282-0. Epub 2020 Feb 4. No abstract available.

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    PubMed 32054787

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  • Grein J, Ohmagari N, Shin D, Diaz G, Asperges E, Castagna A, Feldt T, Green G, Green ML, Lescure FX, Nicastri E, Oda R, Yo K, Quiros-Roldan E, Studemeister A, Redinski J, Ahmed S, Bernett J, Chelliah D, Chen D, Chihara S, Cohen SH, Cunningham J, D'Arminio Monforte A, Ismail S, Kato H, Lapadula G, L'Her E, Maeno T, Majumder S, Massari M, Mora-Rillo M, Mutoh Y, Nguyen D, Verweij E, Zoufaly A, Osinusi AO, DeZure A, Zhao Y, Zhong L, Chokkalingam A, Elboudwarej E, Telep L, Timbs L, Henne I, Sellers S, Cao H, Tan SK, Winterbourne L, Desai P, Mera R, Gaggar A, Myers RP, Brainard DM, Childs R, Flanigan T. Compassionate Use of Remdesivir for Patients with Severe Covid-19. N Engl J Med. 2020 Jun 11;382(24):2327-2336. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2007016. Epub 2020 Apr 10.

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Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2 study testing Remdesivir in people with Covid19, run by Dr. Md. Alimur Reza at 1 site in Bangladesh.

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 7 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: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 10 Aug 2021. 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 Bangladesh. 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. 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 2 studies give the treatment to a larger group to see whether it has the intended effect and to keep checking safety.

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 is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

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?

Duration of hospital stay (Days) (time frame: 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 NCT04596839, which also lists 17 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 10 Aug 2021.

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