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Covid19NCT04653831

Treatment With Pirfenidone for COVID-19 Related Severe ARDS

A study testing Pirfenidone in people with Covid19 and ARDS, run by Soroka University Medical Center at 1 site in Israel.

Completed

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

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Trial summary

A randomized, open label, two arm, pilot trial of Pirfenidone 2,403 mg administered per nasogastric tube or orally as 801mg TID for 4 weeks in addition to Standard of Care (SoC), compared to SoC alone, in a population of COVID-19 induced severe ARDS. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 80 years
Conditions the study is for
Covid19, ARDS
What is being tested?
Pirfenidone
Type of treatment
Pill or oral medicine
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
26 participants
Where
1 siteIsrael
Study dates
8 Nov 2020to 31 Dec 2022
Phase
Interventional
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 to 80 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Men and women between the ages 18-80 years
  • Diagnosis of COVID19 with severe ARDS (PaO2/FIO2 <150mmHg)
  • Admission to the ICU and in need of mechanical ventilation
  • Able to give informed consent according to local regulations. If the patient is unable to give written informed consent, the form will be read to them and their verbal consent will be documented. If the patient is sedated, an impartial ICU physician will approve eligibility.

Who cannot join

  • Previous use of nintedanib or pirfenidone
  • Administration of fluvoxamine 7 days prior to admission to ICU
  • Severe hepatic impairment (liver enzymes and bilirubin>2 of normal upper limit, at day 0) or end stage liver disease
  • Severe renal impairment (CrCl <30 ml/min) or end stage renal disease requiring dialysis
  • Pregnancy
  • Participation in any other clinical trial 30 days prior to enrollment

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Israel1 site
  • Soroka Medical Center

    Beersheba

Other trials in Israel

About this study

Official title: Treatment With Pirfenidone for COVID-19 Related Severe ARDS An Open Label Pilot Trial

A randomized, open label, two arm, pilot trial of Pirfenidone 2,403 mg administered per nasogastric tube or orally as 801mg TID for 4 weeks in addition to Standard of Care (SoC), compared to SoC alone, in a population of COVID-19 induced severe ARDS. Patients will be randomized according to 1:1 ratio to one of the trial arms: Pirfenidone (intervention arm) or SoC (control arm).

Read the detailed description

The objective of the trial is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of treatment with Pirfenidone vs SoC in COVID-19 induced severe Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) requiring mechanical ventilation.

Following initial diagnosis of COVID-19, severe ARDS patient will be admitted to a dedicated intensive care unit (ICU) at Soroka University Medical Center (Day 0). Upon admission, patients will be randomized according to 1:1 ratio to one of the trial arms and receive either Pirfenidone 2,403mg administered through nasogastric tube as 801mg TID (intervention arm) plus SoC or only SoC treatment (control arm).

Patients' vital signs (temperature, blood pressure, pulse rate per minute, breath rate per minute, oxygen saturation) urine output, ventilation settings, and respiratory parameters will be monitored according to SoC. Symptom will be captured daily from patients as well as adverse events (AEs) assessment and recording of the need for any supportive care during the period of ICU admission.

Conditions
Covid19, ARDS
Being tested
Pirfenidone, Standard of care
Keywords
Covid-19, ARDS, Pirfenidone
Medical subject headings
COVID-19

What participants receive

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

  • PirfenidoneDrug

    Also called Intervention Arm

    Treatment with Pirfenidone as mentioned in the experimental arm description.

  • Standard of careOther

    Also called Control Arm

    Treatment with SoC as mentioned in the control arm description.

Study groups in NCT04653831
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Standard of Care - ControlOtherStandard of care (Soc) according to current guidelines and the discretion of treating physician.
Receives: Other: Standard of care
Pirfenidone TreatmentExperimentalIn addition to SoC, Pirfenidone 2,403 mg administered orally or per nasogastric tube as 801mg TID, for 4 weeks. Pirfenidone dose will be 2,403mg daily, from day one of admission to the ICU, titrated over 3 days: Day 1 - 801mg x 1/d (801mg) Day 2 - 801mg x 2/d (1,602 mg) Day 3 - 801mg x 3/d (2,403 mg) Feeding and medication delivery will be upon the discretion of the treating physician according to tolerability. Powdered 801mg tablets will be administered through the nasogastric tube: Each tablet will be crushed and dissolved in 20cc of water. The nasogastric tube will be flushed afterwards to avoid obstruction.. If the patient is able to swallow and the nasogastric tube is removed, pirfenidone will continue to be delivered orally.
Receives: Drug: Pirfenidone

What is being measured

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

  1. Ventilation free days to day 28 (VFD28)

    Measured in number of days

    Measured: Up to 28 days from admission to ICU

  2. Severe adverse events (SAEs) rate

    Number of SAEs divided to number of patients

    Measured: Through study completion, an average of 1 year

Secondary outcomes (12)
  1. Mortality

    Includes all cause mortality, mortality in the ICU, 28 days mortality, 60 days mortality, in-hospital mortality, and ARDS related mortality. Measured in number of days.

    Measured: Through study completion, an average of 1 year

  2. ICU length of stay

    Measured in number of days

    Measured: Through study completion, an average of 1 year

  3. Lung compliance

    Part of mechanical ventilation parameters, calculated as tidal volume divided by the difference between plateau pressure and PEEP. Daily average will be assessed until extubation. Units are mL/cmH2O.

    Measured: Through study completion, an average of 1 year

  4. Tidal Volume

    Part of mechanical ventilation parameters, it is the lung volume representing the volume of air displaced between normal inhalation and exhalation. Measured continuously by the ventilator, calculated and represented as area under the curve after omitting extreme values <5 and >95 percentiles. Measured in mL.

    Measured: Through study completion, an average of 1 year

  5. Positive End Expiratory Pressure (PEEP)

    Part of mechanical ventilation parameters, it is the pressure in the lungs above atmospheric pressure that exists at the end of expiration. It is set by the treating physicians according to the clinical situation of the patient, and will be documented daily until extubation. Measured in cmH2O.

    Measured: Through study completion, an average of 1 year

  6. Driving Pressure

    Part of mechanical ventilation parameters, it is the difference between plateau pressure and PEEP. Measured continuously by the ventilator, calculated and represented as area under the curve after omitting extreme values <5 and >95 percentiles.

    Measured: Through study completion, an average of 1 year

  7. Quality of life questionnaire

    Assessed by St George Respiratory Questionnaire (SGRQ). Scoring range from 0 to 100, with higher scored indicating more limitation.

    Measured: on admission and 6 months after discharge

  8. Vital Capacity (VC)

    Part of pulmonary function tests, it is the maximum amount of air a person can expel from the lungs after a maximum inhalation. Measured on a spirometer in mL.

    Measured: On admission (if possible) and 6 months after discharge

  9. Forced Vital Capacity (FVC)

    Part of pulmonary function tests, it is the vital capacity that results from a maximally forced expiratory effort. Measured on a spirometer in mL.

    Measured: On admission (if possible) and 6 months after discharge

  10. Forced Expiratory Volume at first second (FEV1)

    Part of pulmonary function tests, it is the volume of air exhaled at the end of the first second of forced expiration. Measured on a spirometer in mL.

    Measured: On admission (if possible) and 6 months after discharge

  11. Diffusing Capacity for Carbon Monoxide (DLCO)

    Part of pulmonary function tests, it is the extent to which oxygen passes from the air sacs of the lungs into the blood. Measured on a spirometer in mL/min/kPa.

    Measured: On admission (if possible) and 6 months after discharge

  12. 6 minutes walking test

    The distance covered over a time of 6 minutes, measured in meters.

    Measured: 6 months after discharge from hospital

Timeline

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

  1. First posted4 Dec 2020
  2. Study start8 Nov 2020
  3. Primary completion31 Dec 2022
  4. Study completion31 Dec 2022

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 N/A
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Model description
Following initial diagnosis of COVID-19, severe ARDS patient will be admitted to a dedicated intensive care unit (ICU) at Soroka University Medical Center (Day 0). Upon admission, patients will be randomized according to 1:1 ratio to one of the trial arms and receive either Pirfenidone 2,403mg administered through nasogastric tube as 801mg TID (intervention arm) plus SoC or SoC alone (control arm).
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
26 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT04653831
Sponsor's protocol ID
SCRC20007
Status last verified
May 2023
First submitted
27 Oct 2020
Last updated
23 May 2023
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No

Publications

  • Koh Y. Update in acute respiratory distress syndrome. J Intensive Care. 2014 Jan 3;2(1):2. doi: 10.1186/2052-0492-2-2. eCollection 2014.

    PubMed 25520820
  • Bernard GR, Artigas A, Brigham KL, Carlet J, Falke K, Hudson L, Lamy M, Legall JR, Morris A, Spragg R. The American-European Consensus Conference on ARDS. Definitions, mechanisms, relevant outcomes, and clinical trial coordination. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 1994 Mar;149(3 Pt 1):818-24. doi: 10.1164/ajrccm.149.3.7509706.

    PubMed 7509706
  • ARDS Definition Task Force; Ranieri VM, Rubenfeld GD, Thompson BT, Ferguson ND, Caldwell E, Fan E, Camporota L, Slutsky AS. Acute respiratory distress syndrome: the Berlin Definition. JAMA. 2012 Jun 20;307(23):2526-33. doi: 10.1001/jama.2012.5669.

    PubMed 22797452
  • Combes A, Hajage D, Capellier G, Demoule A, Lavoue S, Guervilly C, Da Silva D, Zafrani L, Tirot P, Veber B, Maury E, Levy B, Cohen Y, Richard C, Kalfon P, Bouadma L, Mehdaoui H, Beduneau G, Lebreton G, Brochard L, Ferguson ND, Fan E, Slutsky AS, Brodie D, Mercat A; EOLIA Trial Group, REVA, and ECMONet. Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Severe Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome. N Engl J Med. 2018 May 24;378(21):1965-1975. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1800385.

    PubMed 29791822
  • Meduri GU, Headley S, Kohler G, Stentz F, Tolley E, Umberger R, Leeper K. Persistent elevation of inflammatory cytokines predicts a poor outcome in ARDS. Plasma IL-1 beta and IL-6 levels are consistent and efficient predictors of outcome over time. Chest. 1995 Apr;107(4):1062-73. doi: 10.1378/chest.107.4.1062.

    PubMed 7705118
  • Papazian L, Doddoli C, Chetaille B, Gernez Y, Thirion X, Roch A, Donati Y, Bonnety M, Zandotti C, Thomas P. A contributive result of open-lung biopsy improves survival in acute respiratory distress syndrome patients. Crit Care Med. 2007 Mar;35(3):755-62. doi: 10.1097/01.CCM.0000257325.88144.30.

    PubMed 17255856
  • Keshari RS, Silasi-Mansat R, Zhu H, Popescu NI, Peer G, Chaaban H, Lambris JD, Polf H, Lupu C, Kinasewitz G, Lupu F. Acute lung injury and fibrosis in a baboon model of Escherichia coli sepsis. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol. 2014 Feb;50(2):439-50. doi: 10.1165/rcmb.2013-0219OC.

    PubMed 24066737
  • Burnham EL, Janssen WJ, Riches DW, Moss M, Downey GP. The fibroproliferative response in acute respiratory distress syndrome: mechanisms and clinical significance. Eur Respir J. 2014 Jan;43(1):276-85. doi: 10.1183/09031936.00196412. Epub 2013 Mar 21.

    PubMed 23520315
  • Wu Z, McGoogan JM. Characteristics of and Important Lessons From the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Outbreak in China: Summary of a Report of 72 314 Cases From the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention. JAMA. 2020 Apr 7;323(13):1239-1242. doi: 10.1001/jama.2020.2648. No abstract available.

    PubMed 32091533
  • Yang X, Yu Y, Xu J, Shu H, Xia J, Liu H, Wu Y, Zhang L, Yu Z, Fang M, Yu T, Wang Y, Pan S, Zou X, Yuan S, Shang Y. Clinical course and outcomes of critically ill patients with SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia in Wuhan, China: a single-centered, retrospective, observational study. Lancet Respir Med. 2020 May;8(5):475-481. doi: 10.1016/S2213-2600(20)30079-5. Epub 2020 Feb 24.

    PubMed 32105632
  • Ichikado K, Muranaka H, Gushima Y, Kotani T, Nader HM, Fujimoto K, Johkoh T, Iwamoto N, Kawamura K, Nagano J, Fukuda K, Hirata N, Yoshinaga T, Ichiyasu H, Tsumura S, Kohrogi H, Kawaguchi A, Yoshioka M, Sakuma T, Suga M. Fibroproliferative changes on high-resolution CT in the acute respiratory distress syndrome predict mortality and ventilator dependency: a prospective observational cohort study. BMJ Open. 2012 Mar 1;2(2):e000545. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2011-000545. Print 2012.

    PubMed 22382117
  • King TE Jr, Bradford WZ, Castro-Bernardini S, Fagan EA, Glaspole I, Glassberg MK, Gorina E, Hopkins PM, Kardatzke D, Lancaster L, Lederer DJ, Nathan SD, Pereira CA, Sahn SA, Sussman R, Swigris JJ, Noble PW; ASCEND Study Group. A phase 3 trial of pirfenidone in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. N Engl J Med. 2014 May 29;370(22):2083-92. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1402582. Epub 2014 May 18.

    PubMed 24836312
  • Conte E, Gili E, Fagone E, Fruciano M, Iemmolo M, Vancheri C. Effect of pirfenidone on proliferation, TGF-beta-induced myofibroblast differentiation and fibrogenic activity of primary human lung fibroblasts. Eur J Pharm Sci. 2014 Jul 16;58:13-9. doi: 10.1016/j.ejps.2014.02.014. Epub 2014 Mar 12.

    PubMed 24613900
  • Schaefer CJ, Ruhrmund DW, Pan L, Seiwert SD, Kossen K. Antifibrotic activities of pirfenidone in animal models. Eur Respir Rev. 2011 Jun;20(120):85-97. doi: 10.1183/09059180.00001111.

    PubMed 21632796
  • Liu Q, Lv H, Wen Z, Ci X, Peng L. Isoliquiritigenin Activates Nuclear Factor Erythroid-2 Related Factor 2 to Suppress the NOD-Like Receptor Protein 3 Inflammasome and Inhibits the NF-kappaB Pathway in Macrophages and in Acute Lung Injury. Front Immunol. 2017 Nov 9;8:1518. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2017.01518. eCollection 2017.

    PubMed 29163554

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Pirfenidone in people with Covid19 and ARDS, run by Soroka University Medical Center at 1 site in Israel.

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 4 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: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 23 May 2023. 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 Israel. 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.

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?

Ventilation free days to day 28 (VFD28) (time frame: Up to 28 days from admission to ICU). The study lists 2 primary outcomes in all. 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 NCT04653831, which also lists 20 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 23 May 2023.

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