A Study to Test BI 767551 in People With Mild to Moderate Symptoms of COVID-19

A Phase II/III Seamless, Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled, Parallel-group, Group-sequential Study to Evaluate Efficacy, Safety and Tolerability of BI 767551 for the Treatment of Symptomatic, Non-hospitalized Adults With Mild to Moderate COVID-19.

This study is open to adults with mild to moderate symptoms of COVID-19 (coronavirus disease). The purpose of this study is to find out whether a medicine called BI 767551 helps people with COVID-19. BI 767551 is an antibody against the coronavirus.

The study has 2 parts.

Part 1 wants to find out the best dose of BI 767551 given as infusion into a vein. It also tests how BI 767551 is taken up by the body when taken via an inhaler. Participants are put into 4 groups by chance. Participants get BI 767551 or placebo once.

• 1 group gets a high dose of BI 767551 as an infusion into a vein
• 1 group gets a low dose of BI 767551 as an infusion into a vein
• 1 group gets BI 767551 via an inhaler
• 1 group gets placebo both as an infusion into a vein and via an inhaler

The placebo infusion and inhaler look like the BI 767551 infusion and inhaler but do not contain any medicine.

Doctors check how BI 767551 reduces the amount of coronavirus. Once the best dose of BI 767551 is found, part 2 of the study tests BI 767551 in a larger group of people. Also, in part 2, the participants get BI 767551 or placebo as an infusion into a vein once. In this part, doctors will check how many people need to be treated in a hospital or die. The results will be compared between the groups.

For each part, participants are in the study for about 13 weeks. During this time, they visit the study site about 8 times and get about 3 remote visits.

The doctors also regularly check participants' health and take note of any unwanted effects of BI 767551.

Study Overview

• Status: Terminated
• Conditions: COVID-19
• Intervention / Treatment: Drug: Placebo intravenous; Drug: Placebo inhaled; Drug: BI 767551 intravenous; Drug: BI 767551 inhaled

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 5
• Phase: Phase 2; Phase 3

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Spain
  • Madrid, Spain, 28031
    • Hospital Universitario Infanta Leonor
• United States
  • Florida
    • Miami Springs, Florida, United States, 33166
      • Ocean Blue Medical Research Center, Inc.
  • Texas
    • Amarillo, Texas, United States, 79109
      • PharmaTex Research
    • Houston, Texas, United States, 77027
      • Advanced Surgeons and Physicians Network
    • Victoria, Texas, United States, 77904
      • Crossroads Clinical Research

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 16 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion criteria phase II and III:

• ≥ 18 years old, males and females
• Signed and dated written informed consent in accordance with International Council on Harmonisation - Good Clinical Practice (ICH-GCP) and local legislation prior to admission to the trial
• Documentation of laboratory-confirmed Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection, as determined by a molecular test (antigen or nucleic acid) from any respiratory tract specimen (nasopharyngeal (NP) or nasal swab or saliva) collected no more than 72 hours prior to start of treatment
• Patients experienced mild to moderate Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)-related symptoms or measured fever for no more than 5 days prior to start of treatment where symptoms are defined by fever, feeling feverish, fatigue, cough, shortness of breath at rest or during activity, sore throat, body pain or muscle pain/ aches, chills, headache, nasal obstruction or congestion, loss of smell or taste, nausea, diarrhea, vomiting, or dysgeusia
• One or more of the following signs/symptoms present on day of start of treatment: fever, feeling feverish, fatigue, cough, shortness of breath at rest or during activity, sore throat, body pain or muscle pain/ aches, chills, headache, nasal obstruction or congestion, loss of smell or taste, nausea, diarrhea, vomiting, or dysgeusia
• Women of childbearing potential (WOCBP) and men able to father a child must be ready and able to use highly effective methods of birth control per ICH M3 (R2) that result in a low failure rate of less than 1% per year when used consistently and correctly

Exclusion criteria phase II and III:

• Body weight of less than 40 kg

• Severe or critical COVID-19 including at least one of

  • Oxygen saturation (SpO2) ≤ 93 % on room air or on their usual level of oxygen supplementation in case of chronic oxygen use
  • Ratio of arterial oxygen partial pressure (PaO2 in millimeters of mercury) to fractional inspired oxygen (FiO2) < 300 (in case arterial blood sample was taken)
  • History of hospitalization for COVID-19
  • Current or imminent need for hospitalization or immediate medical attention in the clinical opinion of the site investigator. Does not include patients hospitalized for isolation only
• Receipt of intravenous immunoglobulin within 12 weeks prior to Visit 2
• Receipt of COVID-19 convalescent plasma treatment at any time prior to Visit 2
• Receipt of any SARS-CoV-2 monoclonal antibody treatment at any time prior to Visit 2
• Receipt of SARS-CoV-2 vaccine at any time prior to Visit 2
• Receipt of an investigational product for COVID-19 within 5 half-lives prior to Visit 2
• Receipt of systemic steroids (e.g. prednisone, dexamethasone) within 4 weeks prior to Visit 2 unless used for chronic condition Further exclusion criteria apply.

Exclusion criterion phase III only:

- Previous enrolment in this trial. Patients participating in Phase II are not eligible for Phase III. Re-screening is allowed once, for repeat of Quantitative Reverse Transcription Polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) or antigen SARS-CoV-2 test, if required. The test method used for initial screening (RT-qPCR or antigen) should be used for re-screening.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: Quadruple

Number of Arms

6

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Placebo Comparator: Phase II, Arm 1: Placebo intravenous (i.v.) + placebo inhaled; Single dose of sterile normal saline (NaCl 0.9%) used as placebo for intravenous (i.v.) was administered as intravenous infusion over a period of 60 minutes plus a single inhaled of solvent for dilution of BI 767551 used as placebo for inhalation administered via inhalation through a mouthpiece (Aerogen® Ultra) using a mesh nebulizer (Aerogen® Solo) on Day 1, followed by a 90-day follow-up period. The inhalation procedure was to start approximately 25 min after the start of infusion.	Drug: Placebo intravenous; Placebo intravenous; Drug: Placebo inhaled; Placebo inhaled
Experimental: Phase II, Arm 2: BI 767551 10 milligrams (mg)/kilogram (kg) intravenous (i.v.) + placebo inhaled	Drug: Placebo inhaled; Placebo inhaled; Drug: BI 767551 intravenous; BI 767551 intravenous
Experimental: Phase II, Arm 3: BI 767551 40 mg/kg intravenous (i.v.) + placebo inhaled	Drug: Placebo inhaled; Placebo inhaled; Drug: BI 767551 intravenous; BI 767551 intravenous
Experimental: Phase II, Arm 4: Placebo intravenous (i.v.) + BI 767551 250 mg inhaled; Single dose of sterile normal saline (NaCl 0.9%) used as placebo for intravenous (i.v.) was administered as intravenous infusion over a period of 60 minutes plus a single inhaled of 250 milligrams (mg) of BI 767551 administered via inhalation through a mouthpiece (Aerogen® Ultra) using a mesh nebulizer (Aerogen® Solo) on Day 1, followed by a 90-day follow-up period. The inhalation procedure was to start approximately 25 min after the start of infusion.	Drug: Placebo intravenous; Placebo intravenous; Drug: BI 767551 inhaled; BI 767551 inhaled
Experimental: Phase III, Arm 1: BI 767551 (medium or high dose infusion) or low dose inhalation	Drug: BI 767551 intravenous; BI 767551 intravenous
Placebo Comparator: Phase III, Arm 2: Placebo	Drug: Placebo intravenous; Placebo intravenous

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Phase II: Time-weighted Change From Baseline in Viral Shedding Over 8 Days in Site Collected Nasopharyngeal (NP) Swabs by Quantitative Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-qPCR)	Time-weighted change from baseline in viral shedding over 8 days in site collected nasopharyngeal (NP) swabs by Quantitative Reverse Transcription Polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR), defined as a absolute change from baseline in log10 viral load, is reported.	Up to 8 days
Phase II: Time-weighted Change From Baseline in Viral Shedding Over 29 Days in Site Collected Nasopharyngeal (NP) Swabs by Quantitative Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-qPCR)	Time-weighted change from baseline in viral shedding over 29 days in site collected nasopharyngeal (NP) swabs by Quantitative Reverse Transcription Polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR), defined as a absolute change from baseline in log10 viral load, is reported.	Up to 29 days

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Phase II: Number of Participants With Loss of Detection of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Ribonucleic Acid (SARS-CoV-2 RNA) by Site Collected NP Swab at Day 4, 8, 15, 22 and 29	Number of participants with loss of detection of Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 ribonucleic acid (SARS-CoV-2 RNA) by site collected NP swab at Day 4, 8, 15, 22 and 29 is report. The "Yes" = loss of detection of SARS-CoV-2 RNA; "No" = SARS-CoV-2 RNA detected; "Missing" = not evaluable.	At Day 4, Day 8, Day 15, Day 22, and Day 29

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Boehringer Ingelheim

Publications and helpful links

General Publications

• Kreuzberger N, Hirsch C, Chai KL, Tomlinson E, Khosravi Z, Popp M, Neidhardt M, Piechotta V, Salomon S, Valk SJ, Monsef I, Schmaderer C, Wood EM, So-Osman C, Roberts DJ, McQuilten Z, Estcourt LJ, Skoetz N. SARS-CoV-2-neutralising monoclonal antibodies for treatment of COVID-19. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2021 Sep 2;9(9):CD013825. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD013825.pub2.

Helpful Links

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Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): April 21, 2021
• Primary Completion (Actual): July 2, 2021
• Study Completion (Actual): October 4, 2021

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: March 29, 2021
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: March 29, 2021
• First Posted (Actual): March 30, 2021

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): July 28, 2022
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: July 25, 2022
• Last Verified: July 1, 2022

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Coronavirus Infections; Coronaviridae Infections; Nidovirales Infections; RNA Virus Infections; Virus Diseases; Infections; Respiratory Tract Infections; Respiratory Tract Diseases; Pneumonia, Viral; Pneumonia; Lung Diseases; COVID-19
• Other Study ID Numbers: 1487-0001; 2020-005588-29 (EudraCT Number)

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: Yes

IPD Plan Description

After the study is completed and the primary manuscript is accepted for publishing, researchers can use this following link https://www.mystudywindow.com/msw/datasharing to request access to the clinical study documents regarding this study, and upon a signed "Document Sharing Agreement". Also, researchers can use the following link https://www.mystudywindow.com/msw/datasharing to find information in order to request access to the clinical study data, for this and other listed studies, after the submission of a research proposal and according to the terms outlined in the website.

The data shared are the raw clinical study data sets.

• IPD Sharing Time Frame: After all regulatory activities are completed in the United States (US) and European Union (EU) for the product and indication, and after the primary manuscript has been accepted for publication.
• IPD Sharing Access Criteria: For study documents - upon signing of a 'Document Sharing Agreement'. For study data - 1. after the submission and approval of the research proposal (checks will be performed by both the independent review panel and the sponsor, including checking that the planned analysis does not compete with sponsor's publication plan); 2. and upon signing of a 'Data Sharing Agreement'.
• IPD Sharing Supporting Information Type: Study Protocol; Statistical Analysis Plan (SAP); Clinical Study Report (CSR)

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: Yes
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No