Comparison of Remdesivir Versus Lopinavir/ Ritonavir and Remdesivir Combination in COVID-19 Patients

March 15, 2021 updated by: Ahmed Essam

Comparative Therapeutic Efficacy and Safety of Remdesivir Versus Lopinavir/ Ritonavir and Remdesivir Combination in COVID-19 Patients

Comparison outcomes of a large cohort of moderate and severe COVID-19 patients received remdesivir alone with patients who received remdesivir in combination with lopinavir/ ritonavir in addition to standard management.

Study Overview

Status

Unknown

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Aim of the study

  1. To assess the difference in patients' clinical status improvement between patients receiving remdesivir alone and patients receiving remdesivir and lopinavir/ ritonavir.
  2. To detect time to improvement in oxygenation among both groups.
  3. To detect duration of hospitalization and mortality rate in both groups.
  4. To detect incidence and duration of mechanical ventilation in both treatment arms.
  5. To monitor of adverse events of both drugs.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

90

Phase

  • Phase 4

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Egypt
      • Banī Suwayf, Egypt
        • Recruiting
        • Beni-Suef University
        • Contact:
          • Rania M Sarhan, PhD

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 80 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Hospitalized adult patients with pneumonia evidenced by chest CT scan.
  • Laboratory (RT-PCR) confirmed infection with 2019-nCoV or strongly suspected to be infected with SARS-COV2 with confirmation studies pending.

  • And at least one of the following:

    1. Respiratory frequency ≥30/min.
    2. Blood oxygen saturation ≤93% on room air (RA).
    3. Partial pressure of arterial oxygen to fraction of inspired oxygen ratio (PaO2/FiO2) <300.
    4. Worsening of lung involvement, defined as an increase in number and/or extension of pulmonary areas of consolidation, need for increased FiO2 to maintain stable O2 saturation, or worsening O2 saturation of >3% with stable FiO2.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Baseline elevation of alanine aminotransferase (ALT) or aspartate aminotransferase (AST) levels > 5-fold the upper limit of the normal range.
  • Pregnancy.
  • Known hypersensitivity to drugs or any component of the formulation.
  • Serious co-morbidity, including: Hepatic patients child Pugh class C.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Non-Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Placebo Comparator: control
Remdesivir will be administrated intravenously (IV) at a dose of 200 mg loading dose then 100 mg once daily for 5 days.
Drug: Remdesivir
Remdesivir will be administrated intravenously (IV) at a dose of 200 mg loading dose then 100 mg once daily.
Other Names:
  • control
Experimental: interventional
Remdesivir will be administrated intravenously (IV) at a dose of 200 mg loading dose then 100 mg once daily and Lopinavir / ritonavir at a dose of 400 /100 once daily for 5 days.
Drug: Lopinavir/ Ritonavir and Remdesivir combination
Remdesivir will be administrated intravenously (IV) at a dose of 200 mg loading dose then 100 mg once daily and Lopinavir / ritonavir at a dose of 400 /100 once daily for 5 days
Other Names:
  • intervention

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Proportion of cured patients in the interventional group versus the proportion of cured patients in the control group
Time Frame: "through study completion, an average of 3 months"

Clinical cure will be assessed after 5-7 days from starting treatment based on:

  1. Improvement in oxygenation (SpO2/FiO2 ratio).
  2. Time to improvement in oxygenation.
  3. Duration of hospitalization.
  4. Mortality rate.
"through study completion, an average of 3 months"

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Monitoring of adverse events.
Time Frame: "through study completion, an average of 3 months"
The occurrence of adverse events will be recorded on a daily basis, with a focus on: bacterial or fungal infections, elevation of AST or ALT level > 3x the upper limit of normal range.
"through study completion, an average of 3 months"

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Ahmed Essam

Collaborators

Beni-Suef University

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Rania M Sarhan, PhD, Beni-Suef University

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

November 1, 2020

Primary Completion (Anticipated)

March 28, 2021

Study Completion (Anticipated)

April 1, 2021

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

January 31, 2021

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 2, 2021

First Posted (Actual)

February 4, 2021

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

March 17, 2021

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 15, 2021

Last Verified

March 1, 2021

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • REC-H-PhBSU-21001

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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