COVID-19 PneumoniaPhase 2/3NCT05352347
Phase 2b/3 Trial of NuSepin® in COVID-19 Pneumonia Patients
A Phase 2/3 study testing NuSepin® 0.2 mg/kg and NuSepin® 0.4 mg/kg in people with COVID-19 Pneumonia, run by Shaperon at 1 site in South Korea.
Trial summary
A Randomized, Double-blinded, Placebo-controlled, Parallel-treatment Group, Adaptive Design, Multi-center, Phase 2b/3 Trial to Evaluate Efficacy and Safety of NuSepin® Intravenous Infusion in COVID-19 Pneumonia Patients Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 19 years and older
- Conditions the study is for
- COVID-19 Pneumonia
- What is being tested?
- NuSepin® 0.2 mg/kg and NuSepin® 0.4 mg/kg
- Could I receive a placebo?
- Yes, some participants may receive a placebo
- How many people
- 1,134 participants
- Where
- 1 siteSouth Korea
- Study dates
- 12 Apr 2022to 31 Dec 2024
- Phase
- Phase 2/3
- 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 19 years and older
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- An individual who or whose legally authorized representative has fully informed of all pertinent aspect of the trial and IMP, voluntarily decided to participate in the trial and adherence to the trial-related requirements, and provided a written informed consent
- An adult man or woman aged between 19 years (or age of majority in his/her country) and 80 years.
- A hospitalized patient with laboratory-confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection by PCR test within 10 days (240 hours) prior to randomization.
- At the time of randomization; whose clinical status is stage 4 (oxygenation by facial mask or nasal cannula) or 5 (non-invasive ventilation or high flow oxygen) on WHO 8-point ordinal scale
- Pneumonia that satisfies all the following criteria at the time of randomization
- Planned first dosing of the IMP not later than 2 days after the initiation of standard of care (SOC), when given in combination with SOC for severe Illness (according to NIH Clinical Spectrum of SARS-CoV-2 Infection)
- A score of 5 points or more ("think sepsis") on the NEWS 2 scale at the time of randomization
Who cannot join
- A patient whose clinical status is stage 3 or lower on the WHO 8-point ordinal scale (WHO 8-OS) at the time of randomization
- An individual who requires endotracheal intubation, mechanical ventilation (WHO 8-OS stage 6), or extracorporeal membrane oxygen therapy (stage 7) at the time of randomization
- A patient with multiorgan failure, shock, acute respiratory syndrome (ARDS)
- A patient with renal dysfunction defined by eGFR less than 30mL/min/1.73m², or the use of hemodialysis or hemofiltration
- Cholestatic liver disease (example: biliary obstruction, cholangitis, etc.) or hepatic dysfunction
- Any of the following laboratory test results at the time of screening:
- An individual with HIV-positive results or who requires antiviral treatments against active hepatitis (HBV, HCV) and etc.
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
South Korea1 site, 1 recruiting
- Recruiting
Gachon University Gil Medical Center
Incheon, Namdong-gu, 21565
Joong-Sik Eom, 386js@naver.com
About this study
Official title: A Randomized, Double-blinded, Placebo-controlled, Parallel-treatment Group, Adaptive Design, Multi-center, Phase 2b/3 Trial to Evaluate Efficacy and Safety of NuSepin® Intravenous Infusion in COVID-19 Pneumonia Patients
A Randomized, Double-blinded, Placebo-controlled, Parallel-treatment Group, Adaptive Design, Multi-center, Phase 2b/3 Trial to Evaluate Efficacy and Safety of NuSepin® Intravenous Infusion in COVID-19 Pneumonia Patients
- Conditions
- COVID-19 Pneumonia
- Being tested
- NuSepin® 0.2 mg/kg, NuSepin® 0.4 mg/kg, Placebo
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
NuSepin® 0.2 mg/kgDrug
NuSepin® 0.2 mg/kg in 100mL NS bid
NuSepin® 0.4 mg/kgDrug
NuSepin® 0.4 mg/kg in 100mL NS bid
PlaceboDrug
Normal saline (NS) 100mL bid
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| NuSepin® 0.2 mg/kg | Active comparator | NuSepin® 0.2 mg/kg in 100mL NS bid Receives: Drug: NuSepin® 0.2 mg/kg |
| NuSepin® 0.4 mg/kg | Active comparator | NuSepin® 0.4 mg/kg in 100mL NS bid Receives: Drug: NuSepin® 0.4 mg/kg |
| Placebo | Placebo comparator | Normal saline (NS) 100mL bid Receives: Drug: Placebo |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Time to improvement of at least 2 categories relative to the first dosing date of the Investigational Medicinal Product (randomization date) on an 8-point ordinal scale (WHO 8-point ordinal scale) of clinical status up to day 29 [Phase 2b]
Measured: Day 29
Time to discharge relative to the first dosing date of the IMP (randomization date) [Phase 3]
Measured: Day 29
Secondary outcomes (10)
WHO 8-point ordinal scale
The proportion of subjects with categories of 2 or less (outpatient condition); and 3 or less (hospitalized, no oxygen treatment) at day 8, 15 and 29 and etc.
Measured: Day 29
NEWS 2
Time to normalization of vital signs that lasts 24 hours or more (score 0 on NEWS2 that lasts 24 hours or more) and etc.
Measured: Day 29
the use of ventilatory assistance
The proportion of subjects undergoing a ventilatory assistance (facial mask, low-flow oxygen cannula, high-flow oxygen cannula, Non-invasive ventilation, Invasive Mechanical Ventilation/ECMO) at day 8, day 15, and day 29; and the days of each ventilatory assistance since the first dosing date of IMP (randomization date) up to day 29
Measured: Day 29
Hospitalization and ICU Admission
Proportion of subjects transferred to ICU and the duration of ICU admission (date of admission to ICU ~ discharge date) since the first dosing date of IMP (randomization date) up to day 29 and etc.
Measured: Day 29
Survival
All-cause mortality; follow-up until discharge, or up to 60 days for patients who are still hospitalized at day 29 of the first IMP dosing (randomization date)
Measured: Day 29
biomarkers
Proportions of subjects whose inflammatory-related biomarkers at baseline, day 4, day 8, day 15, day 29 are within the normal range (① TNF-α, ② IL-1β, ③ IL-6, ④ IL-8 ⑤ IL-18 ⑥ CRP) and etc.
Measured: Day 29
Cytokine release syndrome
The proportion of subjects with a decrease of at least 1 category according to an ASTCT Consensus Grading step for Cytokine Release Syndrome
Measured: Day 29
Viral burden
Proportion of patients who become negative for viral titer at each assessment time point since the first dosing date of IMP and etc.
Measured: Day 29
Compliance
Compliance of the study drugs (days of dosing with the study drugs and total dose administered)
Measured: Day 29
Safety Endpoints
The incidence and characteristics of adverse events after administration of IMP and etc.
Measured: Day 29
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted28 Apr 2022
- Study start12 Apr 2022
- Primary completion30 Nov 2024 (estimated)
- Study completion31 Dec 2024 (estimated)
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for COVID-19 PneumoniaStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
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 2/3
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Double blind
- Who is masked
- Participant, Investigator
- Enrolment
- 1,134 participants (estimated)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Shaperon
- Sponsor type
- Industry (pharma, biotech, devices)
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
- Investigators
- Seung-Yong Seong, Dr., Study chair, Shaperon Inc.
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT05352347
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- ShaperonC002
- Status last verified
- Apr 2022
- First submitted
- 22 Apr 2022
- Last updated
- 21 Mar 2023
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 21 Mar 2023. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- A Randomized, Double-blinded, Placebo-controlled, Parallel-treatment Group, Adaptive Design, Multi-center, Phase 2b/3 Trial to Evaluate Efficacy and Safety of NuSepin® Intravenous Infusion in COVID-19 Pneumonia Patients
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT05352347
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- ShaperonC002
- Conditions
- COVID-19 Pneumonia
- Phase
- Phase 2/3
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Unknown status
- Enrolment
- 1,134 participants (estimated)
- Lead sponsor
- ShaperonIndustry (pharma, biotech, devices)
- Study start
- 12 Apr 2022 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 30 Nov 2024 (estimated)
- Study completion
- 31 Dec 2024 (estimated)
- First posted
- 28 Apr 2022 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
A Randomized, Double-blinded, Placebo-controlled, Parallel-treatment Group, Adaptive Design, Multi-center, Phase 2b/3 Trial to Evaluate Efficacy and Safety of NuSepin® Intravenous Infusion in COVID-19 Pneumonia Patients
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Double blind (participant, investigator)
- Number of arms
- 3
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| NuSepin® 0.2 mg/kg | Active comparator | Drug: NuSepin® 0.2 mg/kgNuSepin® 0.2 mg/kg in 100mL NS bid |
| NuSepin® 0.4 mg/kg | Active comparator | Drug: NuSepin® 0.4 mg/kgNuSepin® 0.4 mg/kg in 100mL NS bid |
| Placebo | Placebo comparator | Drug: PlaceboNormal saline (NS) 100mL bid |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 19 years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (7 listed)
- An individual who or whose legally authorized representative has fully informed of all pertinent aspect of the trial and IMP, voluntarily decided to participate in the trial and adherence to the trial-related requirements, and provided a written informed consent
- An adult man or woman aged between 19 years (or age of majority in his/her country) and 80 years.
- A hospitalized patient with laboratory-confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection by PCR test within 10 days (240 hours) prior to randomization.
- At the time of randomization; whose clinical status is stage 4 (oxygenation by facial mask or nasal cannula) or 5 (non-invasive ventilation or high flow oxygen) on WHO 8-point ordinal scale
- Pneumonia that satisfies all the following criteria at the time of randomization
Key exclusion criteria (7 listed)
- A patient whose clinical status is stage 3 or lower on the WHO 8-point ordinal scale (WHO 8-OS) at the time of randomization
- An individual who requires endotracheal intubation, mechanical ventilation (WHO 8-OS stage 6), or extracorporeal membrane oxygen therapy (stage 7) at the time of randomization
- A patient with multiorgan failure, shock, acute respiratory syndrome (ARDS)
- A patient with renal dysfunction defined by eGFR less than 30mL/min/1.73m², or the use of hemodialysis or hemofiltration
- Cholestatic liver disease (example: biliary obstruction, cholangitis, etc.) or hepatic dysfunction
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| NuSepin® 0.2 mg/kgNuSepin® 0.2 mg/kg in 100mL NS bid | Drug | NuSepin® 0.2 mg/kg |
| NuSepin® 0.4 mg/kgNuSepin® 0.4 mg/kg in 100mL NS bid | Drug | NuSepin® 0.4 mg/kg |
| PlaceboNormal saline (NS) 100mL bid | Drug | Placebo |
Primary outcome
Time to improvement of at least 2 categories relative to the first dosing date of the Investigational Medicinal Product (randomization date) on an 8-point ordinal scale (WHO 8-point ordinal scale) of clinical status up to day 29 [Phase 2b]
Time frame: Day 29
Time to discharge relative to the first dosing date of the IMP (randomization date) [Phase 3]
Time frame: Day 29
10 secondary outcomes
WHO 8-point ordinal scale
Time frame: Day 29
NEWS 2
Time frame: Day 29
the use of ventilatory assistance
Time frame: Day 29
Hospitalization and ICU Admission
Time frame: Day 29
Survival
Time frame: Day 29
biomarkers
Time frame: Day 29
Cytokine release syndrome
Time frame: Day 29
Viral burden
Time frame: Day 29
Compliance
Time frame: Day 29
Safety Endpoints
Time frame: Day 29
Results and safety
Results are not available in the source record.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 21 Mar 2023.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: No
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Seung-Yong Seong, Dr. study chair
Shaperon Inc.
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A Phase 2/3 study testing NuSepin® 0.2 mg/kg and NuSepin® 0.4 mg/kg in people with COVID-19 Pneumonia, run by Shaperon at 1 site in South Korea.
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: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 21 Mar 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 South Korea. 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 combined 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.
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?
Results are not available in the source record.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
Each site lists its own contact: choose the nearest one under Trial locations. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Time to improvement of at least 2 categories relative to the first dosing date of the Investigational Medicinal Product (randomization date) on an 8-point ordinal scale (WHO 8-point ordinal scale) of clinical status up to day 29 [Phase 2b] (time frame: Day 29). 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?
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 21 Mar 2023.