Effectiveness and Safety of Medical Treatment for SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) in Colombia

NCT04359095 | Completed Phase 2 DMC FDA Drug

• 1 other identifier: 76968
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 650
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 6

Brief Summary

Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic is characterized by significant morbidity and mortality. Treatments have been administered to patients with COVID-19 in order to control viral infection, among them: Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ), Lopinavir/Ritonavir (Lop/r), Remdesivir, Favipavir, Emtricitabine/ Tenofovir acting over bacterial co-infection Azithromycin (Azithro), or modifying the inflammatory response of the host (Tocilizumab, colchicine, dexamethasone, and by other mechanisms (rosuvastatin). Except for dexamethasone clinical trials offer conflicting evidence regarding the effectiveness and safety of therapies. Objective: Evaluate the effectiveness and safety of pharmacological therapies used to treat adult patients with COVID-19. Methods: Pragmatic randomized controlled trial. Study population: Adults aged 18 years or over with a positive real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) or with high suspicion of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome CoV-2 (SARS CoV-2) and diagnosis of mild, severe or critical pneumonia, requiring hospital management at six hospitals in Colombia. Exclusion criteria: Pregnancy, known allergy to treatment, cirrhosis or hepatic abnormality (transaminases greater than 5 reference values), glomerular filtration rate lesser than 30 ml/min/1.73m\^2, history of lung fibrosis, advanced or metastatic cancer. A sample size was calculated from a sensitivity analysis with three scenarios: scenario 1 a total of 1,163 patients, that is, 291 per treatment arm with alpha of Alpha = 0.05; power 0.8; Prop1 = 0.2 and Prop2 = 0.1 (expected difference of 10%) and 10% of possible losses,scenario 2. With the previous parameters and with a Prop1 = 0.15 and Prop2 = 0.05 for a total of 814 patients (204 per arm of treatment). scenario 3. With Alpha = 0.1, Prop1 = 0.15 and Prop2 = 0.05, the other previous parameters, for a total of 686 patients (172 per treatment). in scenario 1 the study will be carried out in two phases. The first phase will be conducted with 400 participants and aims to identify treatments with higher or minimum potential, discontinue treatments with higher toxicity, and have the opportunity of introducing new treatments with potential efficacy. The second phase will be conducted with 1,163 participants to evaluate the effectiveness of the selected treatments. Four interventions have been defined: I1 Emtricitabine/ teneofovir , I2 Colchicine plus rosuvastatin, I3 Emtricitabine/ teneofovir plus Colchicine plus rosuvastatin and I4 standard treatment. Within each institution, participants will be randomly assigned to one of the treatment arms assigned to that institution. Concealment will be kept through software that maintain the assignment concealed until the random assignment is done . Treatment administration will be open. Variables: Sociodemographic and clinical at recruitment; (comorbidities, need for therapeutic support , grade of invasion at admission). Primary outcomes. Effectiveness: Mortality. Safety: Serious adverse events (AE) assessed by the NCI Community Oncology Research Program (NCORP) Guidance for Collection of Adverse Events Related to COVID-19 Infection. Secondary outcomes: Intensive care unit (ICU) admission, requirement of respiratory support, time to death, number of participants cured, any adverse event related to treatment. Analysis: Descriptive for the presentation of summary measures of the basal conditions by type of variable. Bivariate. Description of the basal conditions (with organic failure at admission, without failure at admission), by type of treatment, by participating institution. Description of crude effectiveness and safety by means of the difference of accumulated incidences, each one with 95% confidence intervals (95% CI) Intention to treat analyisis will be done. Adjusted analysis: The ratio and difference of cumulative incidences of mortality at 7 and 28 days and severe adverse events between treatments will be estimated, adjusting for confounding variables using logistic regression models with mixed effects considering each institution as a level or from equations. generalized estimation (GEE). On the other hand, as part of the pragmatic approach, the surface under cumulative ranking curve (SUCRA) will be calculated based on Bayesian theory to define which drug has the highest probability of being the most useful in the management of infection. Ethical considerations: The study has a risk beyond minimum according to the Resolution 8430/1993 of the Colombian Ministry of Health. Informed consent will be explained and signed if the patient is in condition to do so. This protocol will undergo evaluation by the ethics committee at each of the participating institutions and at the National University of Colombia. The protocol follows the Helsinki Declaration and institutional protocols for clinical investigation.

Conditions

COVID-19

Keywords

COVID-19; COVID-19 drug treatment

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Mortality

  Cumulative incidence

  Post-intervention at day 28

• Number of Participants with Treatment Related Severe Adverse Events as Assessed by the NCORP Guidance for Collection of Adverse Events Related to COVID-19 Infection

  Number of participants that develop severe adverse events related to the treatment

  Post-intervention at day 28

Secondary Outcomes (7)

• Mortality

  Post-intervention at day 7

• Number of Participants with Treatment Related Severe Adverse Events as Assessed by the NCORP Guidance for Collection of Adverse Events Related to COVID-19 Infection

  Post-intervention at day 7

• Time to death

  Assessed up to 28 days postintervention

• Number of Participants that are transferred to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU)

  Post-intervention at day 28

• Number of Participants that need Mechanical Ventilation Support with endotracheal intubation.

  Up to 28 days after hospital admission

Other Outcomes (2)

• Severe Adverse events

  Up to 28 days after hospital admission

• Mortality

  Up to 28 days after hospital admission

Study Arms (4)

I1 Emtricitabine + Tenofovir

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Intervention 1: Emtricitabine (200 mg) + tenofovir (300 mg): 500 mg once a day for 10 days

Drug: Emtricitabine/tenofovir

I2 Colchicine + rosuvatatine

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Intervention 2: Colchicine: 0.5 mg every 12 hours for 14 days + Rosuvatatin: 40 mg / day for 14 days

Drug: Emtricitabine/tenofovir; Drug: Colchicine Pill

I3 Emtricitabine/ tenofobir + colchicine+ rosuvastatin

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Intervention 3: Emtricitabine (200 mg) + tenofovir (300 mg): 500 mg once a day for 10 days + Colchicine: 0.5 mg every 12 hours for 14 days + Rosuvatatin: 40 mg / day for 14 days

Drug: Emtricitabine/tenofovir; Drug: Rosuvastatin

I4 Standard Treatment

OTHER

Intervention 4: Standard treatment. It is defined as treatment aimed to control symptoms including fever and pain, multiple organ failure related to the acute infection including respiratory support (oxygen, positive end-expiration pressure with external devices or invasive ventilatory support), cardiovascular, renal, haematological or coagulation, or co-infection with bacterial or mycotic organisms, standard care to prevent pressure ulcers or other care required by the patient, might include Dexamethasone. No viral therapies are included.

Other: Standard treatment

Interventions

Emtricitabine/tenofovir DRUG

Generic drug distributed by the Colombian Health System for Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) positive patients It is classified as an anti infectious drug and its current indications include HIV infections.

Also known as: Truvada ®

I1 Emtricitabine + Tenofovir; I2 Colchicine + rosuvatatine; I3 Emtricitabine/ tenofobir + colchicine+ rosuvastatin

Colchicine Pill DRUG

Generic drug distributed by the Colombian Health System as an insurance treatment for Gout. It has been suggested that colchicine would be useful in SARS Covid 19 becouse its antiinflammatory effects through reduction of cytokine levels as well as the activation of macrophages, neutrophils, and the inflammasome

I2 Colchicine + rosuvatatine

Rosuvastatin DRUG

Generic drug distribute by the Colombian Health System. It is used in people with High levels of cholesterol. An action against the main protease (Mpro) of COVID 19 virus has been described, There is evidence suggesting that statins could exert anti Covid 19 action and the infectivity of enveloped viruses

Also known as: Crestor ® Rosuvas ®

I3 Emtricitabine/ tenofobir + colchicine+ rosuvastatin

Standard treatment OTHER

Standard treatment n, multiple organ failure related to the acute infection including respiratory support (oxygen, positive end-expiration pressure with external devices or invasive ventilatory support), cardiovascular, renal, haematological or coagulation, or co-infection with bacterial or mycotic organisms, standard care to prevent pressure ulcers or other care required by the patient. No viral therapies are included.

I4 Standard Treatment

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Eligibility criteria for institutions:
• Centralized pharmacy department which allows safe storage of drugs
• Centralized pharmacy department that follows good clinical practice protocols for investigation
• and either
• ICU capacity of at least 10 beds with available ventilatory support (volume) or
• Intermediate care unit with at least 10 beds with partial ventilatory support
• \- Age 18 years or over
• \- Positive RT-PCR for COVID-19 or high suspicion of SARS covid 19
• \- Requirement of in-hospital treatment, classified in any of the following categories:
• Mild pneumonia, defined as:
• \- Confirmed pneumonia with chest X-Rays
• and at least 2 of the following risk factors or complications:
• Age 60 years or over
• History of cardiovascular disease
• History of diabetes mellitus (DM)

You may not qualify if:

• Pregnancy
• Known allergies to the drugs under study
• Hepatic cirrhosis (Child B or C) or hepatic abnormality manifested as transaminase levels 5 times above reference values
• Glomerular filtration rate lesser than 30 ml/min/1.73\^m2 by Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration (CKD-EPI) formula
• Advanced or metastatic cancer
• Fatigue, Resistance, Ambulation, Illnesses, and Loss of weight questionnaire (FRAIL) score of fragility greater than 3

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Universidad Nacional de Colombia: lead
• Pontificia Universidad Javeriana: collaborator
• Clínica Colsanitas-Clínica Universitaria Colombia: collaborator
• Hospital Universitario San Ignacio: collaborator
• Hospital Universitario Nacional de Colombia (HUN): collaborator
• Fundación Cardioinfantil Instituto de Cardiología: collaborator
• Clínica Infantil Santa María del Lago: collaborator

Study Sites (6)

Clinica santa Maria del lago

Bogotá, DC, 110111, Colombia

Location

Clínica Reina Sofía

Bogotá, 110121, Colombia

Location

Fundacion Cardio Infantil

Bogotá, 110131, Colombia

Location

Hospital Universitario San Ignacio

Bogotá, 110231, Colombia

Location

Clinica Universitaria Colombia

Bogotá, 111321, Colombia

Location

Hospital Universitario Nacional de Colombia

Bogotá, 111321, Colombia

Location

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MeSH Terms

Conditions

COVID-19

Interventions

Emtricitabine, Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate Drug Combination; Colchicine; Rosuvastatin Calcium

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Pneumonia, Viral; Pneumonia; Respiratory Tract Infections; Infections; Virus Diseases; Coronavirus Infections; Coronaviridae Infections; Nidovirales Infections; RNA Virus Infections; Lung Diseases; Respiratory Tract Diseases

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Tenofovir; Organophosphonates; Organophosphorus Compounds; Organic Chemicals; Emtricitabine; Deoxycytidine; Cytidine; Pyrimidine Nucleosides; Pyrimidines; Heterocyclic Compounds, 1-Ring; Heterocyclic Compounds; Adenine; Purines; Heterocyclic Compounds, 2-Ring; Heterocyclic Compounds, Fused-Ring; Deoxyribonucleosides; Nucleosides; Nucleic Acids, Nucleotides, and Nucleosides; Drug Combinations; Pharmaceutical Preparations; Alkaloids; Sulfonamides; Amides; Fluorobenzenes; Hydrocarbons, Fluorinated; Hydrocarbons, Halogenated; Hydrocarbons; Sulfones; Sulfur Compounds

Study Officials

• Hernando Gaitán, MD

  Universidad Nacional de Colombia

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: phase 2
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Professor at the Obstetrics and Gynecology Department and Clinical Research Institute. Director of Research and Extension in the Bogota Campus at The Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Co- Ed. Sexually Transmitted Infections Cochrane Review Group

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: April 15, 2020
• First Posted: April 24, 2020
• Study Start: August 18, 2020
• Primary Completion: March 20, 2021
• Study Completion: June 30, 2021
• Last Updated: August 12, 2021

Record last verified: 2021-08

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will share
• Shared Documents: STUDY PROTOCOL, SAP, ICF, CSR, ANALYTIC CODE
• Time Frame: As soon we have checked the quality of data of recruited participants
• Access Criteria: Approved by the monitor committee of the study

Locations

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