Dose-Finding Study of Favipiravir in the Treatment of Uncomplicated Influenza
A Phase 2, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Multicenter Study Evaluating the Efficacy and Safety of Two Doses of Favipiravir in Adult Patients With Uncomplicated Influenza
1 other identifier
interventional
530
7 countries
228
Brief Summary
This is a Phase 2, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled multicenter study evaluating the efficacy and safety of two doses of favipiravir in adult patients with uncomplicated influenza.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P75+ for phase_2
Started Feb 2010
228 active sites
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
February 1, 2010
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
February 12, 2010
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
February 15, 2010
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
April 1, 2012
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
May 1, 2012
CompletedResults Posted
Study results publicly available
March 27, 2014
CompletedNovember 18, 2015
October 1, 2015
2.2 years
February 12, 2010
February 11, 2014
October 20, 2015
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Clinical Efficacy of 2 Dose Regimens of Favipiravir Compared With Placebo in Treating Patients With Influenza
Overall time required from first study drug administration to alleviation of the 6 primary influenza symptoms and for temperature (oral) measurements to be less than 38.0°C for patients aged 20 to less than 65 years and less than 37.8°C for patients aged 65 years or older. "Alleviated" was defined as all 6 symptom scores had to be decreased to 1 or below and the decrease remain unchanged for 21.5 hours.
22 weeks
Study Arms (3)
1: Experimental
EXPERIMENTALLow-dose favipiravir regimen: 1000 mg favipiravir twice a day (BID) x 1 day, and 400 mg favipiravir BID x 4 days
2: Experimental
EXPERIMENTALHigh-dose favipiravir regimen: 1200 mg favipiravir BID x 1 day, and 800 mg favipiravir BID x 4 days
Placebo
PLACEBO COMPARATORPlacebo
Interventions
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Patients who test positive for influenza A or B by a commercially available Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) of the nasopharynx. A patient with a negative RAT result may still enroll if the sponsor and investigator agree that there is a known influenza outbreak circulating in the community.
- Patients ≥ 20 but \< 65 years of age with a temperature (oral) of 100.4°F (38.0°C) or more; patients ≥ 65 years of age with a temperature (oral) of 100.0°F (37.8°C) or more at the first visit, or in the 6 hours prior if antipyretics were taken.
- Patients with 2 or more of the following symptoms (moderate to severe in intensity) at the time of enrollment:
- Cough
- Sore throat
- Headache
- Nasal congestion
- Feeling feverish
- Body aches and pains
- Fatigue (tiredness)
You may not qualify if:
- Patients who have underlying chronic respiratory disease (e.g., chronic obstructive pulmonary disease \[COPD\], chronic bronchitis, diffuse panbronchiolitis, bronchiectasis, pulmonary emphysema, pulmonary fibrosis, bronchial asthma, or old tuberculosis).
- Patients who at the beginning of the study are suspected of having bacterial respiratory infection (i.e., expectoration of purulent or mucopurulent sputum and/or infiltrate in lung in a chest x-ray, etc.).
- Patients who have serious chronic diseases. For example, patients with HIV, cancer (i.e., requiring chemotherapy within the preceding 6 months), cirrhosis (end-stage), and/or unstable renal, cardiac, pulmonary, neurologic, vascular, or endocrinologic disease states requiring medication dose adjustments within the last 30 days.
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
- MDVI, LLClead
Study Sites (228)
#065
Birmingham, Alabama, United States
#156
Huntsville, Alabama, United States
#151
Mobile, Alabama, United States
#155
Scottsboro, Alabama, United States
#173
Toney, Alabama, United States
#161
Tuscumbia, Alabama, United States
#089
Chandler, Arizona, United States
#018
Green Valley, Arizona, United States
#110
Mesa, Arizona, United States
#105
Phoenix, Arizona, United States
#188
Tucson, Arizona, United States
#107
Jonesboro, Arkansas, United States
#019
North Little Rock, Arkansas, United States
#140
Searcy, Arkansas, United States
#059
Anaheim, California, United States
#179
Anaheim, California, United States
#032
Chino, California, United States
#154
Cypress, California, United States
#004
Garden Grove, California, United States
#144
Long Beach, California, United States
#043
Los Angeles, California, United States
#139
Los Angeles, California, United States
#096
Oxnard, California, United States
#091
Pacific Palisades, California, United States
#114
Pasadena, California, United States
#111
Pico Rivera, California, United States
#097
Pomona, California, United States
#068
Sacramento, California, United States
#035
San Diego, California, United States
#054
San Diego, California, United States
#042
Torrance, California, United States
#197
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States
#022
Boca Raton, Florida, United States
#152
Boynton Beach, Florida, United States
#060
Coral Gables, Florida, United States
#007
Delray Beach, Florida, United States
#086
Edgewater, Florida, United States
#016
Fort Myers, Florida, United States
#038
Gainesville, Florida, United States
#014
Hialeah, Florida, United States
#052
Hialeah, Florida, United States
#088
Hialeah, Florida, United States
#035
Jacksonville, Florida, United States
#094
Kissimmee, Florida, United States
#153
Kissimmee, Florida, United States
#177
Lauderdale Lakes, Florida, United States
#012
Melbourne, Florida, United States
#034
Miami, Florida, United States
#040
Miami, Florida, United States
#047
Miami, Florida, United States
#082
Miami, Florida, United States
#166
Miami, Florida, United States
#149
Miami Gardens, Florida, United States
#134
Pinellas Park, Florida, United States
#050
Port Orange, Florida, United States
#163
Venice, Florida, United States
#020
West Palm Beach, Florida, United States
#814
Snellville, Georgia, United States
#080
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
#063
Boise, Idaho, United States
#835
Oak Lawn, Illinois, United States
#804
Fishers, Indiana, United States
#803
Franklin, Indiana, United States
#198
Greenfield, Indiana, United States
#195
Munci, Indiana, United States
#168
Council Bluffs, Iowa, United States
#827
West Des Moines, Iowa, United States
#008
Newton, Kansas, United States
#138
Shawnee, Kansas, United States
#106
Wichita, Kansas, United States
#055
Hazard, Kentucky, United States
#823
Alexandria, Louisiana, United States
#801
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States
#048
Elkridge, Maryland, United States
#085
Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
#187
Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
#811
Detroit, Michigan, United States
#015
Bellevue, Nebraska, United States
#170
Bellevue, Nebraska, United States
#081
Lincoln, Nebraska, United States
#017
Omaha, Nebraska, United States
#041
Omaha, Nebraska, United States
#169
Omaha, Nebraska, United States
#112
Henderson, Nevada, United States
#146
Henderson, Nevada, United States
#079
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
#176
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
#171
Brooklyn, New York, United States
#011
Endwell, New York, United States
#164
New York, New York, United States
#021
Harrisburg, North Carolina, United States
#178
High Point, North Carolina, United States
#189
Morganton, North Carolina, United States
#030
Carlisle, Ohio, United States
#006
Cleveland, Ohio, United States
#182
Grove City, Ohio, United States
#083
Wadsworth, Ohio, United States
#167
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States
#810
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States
#071
Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
#045
Portland, Oregon, United States
#024
Bridgeville, Pennsylvania, United States
#815
Clairton, Pennsylvania, United States
#192
Harleysville, Pennsylvania, United States
#816
Philladelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
#191
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
#828
Scottdale, Pennsylvania, United States
#824
Uniontown, Pennsylvania, United States
#194
Johnston, Rhode Island, United States
#819
Clinton, South Carolina, United States
#805
Easley, South Carolina, United States
#160
Murrells Inlet, South Carolina, United States
#833
Orangeburg, South Carolina, United States
#831
Pawleys Island, South Carolina, United States
#147
Simpsonville, South Carolina, United States
#002
Rapid City, South Dakota, United States
#084
Clarksville, Tennessee, United States
#001
Amarillo, Texas, United States
#812
Arlington, Texas, United States
#137
Austin, Texas, United States
#037
Beaumont, Texas, United States
#113
Bryan, Texas, United States
#058
Carrollton, Texas, United States
#066
Corpus Christi, Texas, United States
#039
Houston, Texas, United States
#053
Houston, Texas, United States
#132
Houston, Texas, United States
#136
Houston, Texas, United States
#157
Houston, Texas, United States
#158
Katy, Texas, United States
#003
San Antonio, Texas, United States
#108
San Antonio, Texas, United States
#180
San Antonio, Texas, United States
#817
San Antonio, Texas, United States
#818
San Antonio, Texas, United States
#830
Sugar Land, Texas, United States
#135
Tomball, Texas, United States
#809
Tomball, Texas, United States
#822
Draper, Utah, United States
#090
Orem, Utah, United States
#117
Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
#832
Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
#825
South Jordan, Utah, United States
#133
West Jordan, Utah, United States
#142
Alexandria, Virginia, United States
#800
Alexandria, Virginia, United States
#009
Richmond, Virginia, United States
#172
Spokane, Washington, United States
#216
Blacktown, New South Wales, Australia
#207
Burwood, New South Wales, Australia
#214
Carlton, New South Wales, Australia
#208
Darlinghurst, New South Wales, Australia
#205
Glebe, New South Wales, Australia
#201
Maroubra, New South Wales, Australia
#218
Neutral Bay, New South Wales, Australia
#202
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
#204
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
#219
Biggera Waters, Queensland, Australia
#215
Caboolture, Queensland, Australia
#221
Deception Bay, Queensland, Australia
#217
Jimboomba, Queensland, Australia
#220
Nerang, Queensland, Australia
#206
Sherwood, Queensland, Australia
#223
Mirrabooka, Western Australia, Australia
#222
Morley, Western Australia, Australia
#224
Spearwood, Western Australia, Australia
#613
Antofagasta, Chile
#612
CuricĂ³, Chile
#606
Quillota, Chile
#614
Rancagua, Chile
#603
Santiago, Chile
#607
Santiago, Chile
#609
Santiago, Chile
#610
Santiago, Chile
#602
Talca, Chile
#600
Temuco, Chile
#601
Temuco, Chile
#611
Viña del Mar, Chile
#306
Otara, Auckland, New Zealand
#305
Rotorua, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand
#302
Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand
#301
Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
#304
Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
#307
Auckland, New Zealand
#308
Hamilton, New Zealand
#703
Esquina Pai Perez, AsunciĂ³n, Paraguay
#702
Florida, AsunciĂ³n, Paraguay
#707
Pai Perez, AsunciĂ³n, Paraguay
#704
Campos Cervera, Luque, Paraguay
#505
Arequipa, Peru
#511
Callao, Peru
#506
Cusco, Peru
#513
Ica, Peru
#500
Lima, Peru
#501
Lima, Peru
#502
Lima, Peru
#504
Lima, Peru
#508
Lima, Peru
#509
Lima, Peru
#510
Lima, Peru
#512
Lima, Peru
#515
Lima, Peru
#516
Lima, Peru
#517
Lima, Peru
#514
Piura, Peru
#507
Trujillo, Peru
#421
Benoni, South Africa
#402
Cape Town, South Africa
#405
Durban, South Africa
#406
Durban, South Africa
#408
Durban, South Africa
#412
Durban, South Africa
#414
Durban, South Africa
#404
Johannesburg, South Africa
#422
Kempton Park, South Africa
#411
Kraaifontein, South Africa
#410
Krugersdorp, South Africa
#407
Port Elizabeth, South Africa
#409
Pretoria, South Africa
#413
Pretoria, South Africa
#415
Pretoria, South Africa
#418
Pretoria, South Africa
#419
Pretoria, South Africa
#420
Pretoria, South Africa
#423
Pretoria, South Africa
#417
Sandton, South Africa
#416
Somerset West, South Africa
#401
Soweto, South Africa
Related Publications (1)
Hayden FG, Lenk RP, Epstein C, Kang LL. Oral Favipiravir Exposure and Pharmacodynamic Effects in Adult Outpatients With Acute Influenza. J Infect Dis. 2024 Aug 16;230(2):e395-e404. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiad409.
PMID: 37739792DERIVED
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Interventions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Results Point of Contact
- Title
- Dr. Carol Epstein, Chief Medical Officer
- Organization
- MediVector, Inc., managing member MDVI, LLC
Study Officials
- STUDY DIRECTOR
Macy Guiont
Syneos Health
Publication Agreements
- PI is Sponsor Employee
- No
- Restriction Type
- GT60
- Restrictive Agreement
- Yes
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- phase 2
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- QUADRUPLE
- Who Masked
- PARTICIPANT, CARE PROVIDER, INVESTIGATOR, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
- Purpose
- TREATMENT
- Intervention Model
- FACTORIAL
- Sponsor Type
- INDUSTRY
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
February 12, 2010
First Posted
February 15, 2010
Study Start
February 1, 2010
Primary Completion
April 1, 2012
Study Completion
May 1, 2012
Last Updated
November 18, 2015
Results First Posted
March 27, 2014
Record last verified: 2015-10