Ruxolitinib for Treatment of Covid-19 Induced Lung Injury ARDS

NCT04359290 | Completed Phase 2

• 1 other identifier: KKS-278
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 15
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of ruxolitinib in the treatment of patients with COVID-19 severe pneumonia.

Conditions

ARDS, Human; COVID

Keywords

Covid-19; ARDS; Ruxolitinib; Janus kinase; JAK1; JAK2

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Overall survival

  To determine the efficacy of ruxolitinib measured by overall survival

  28 days after registration into trial

Secondary Outcomes (11)

• Assessment of the duration of ventilation support

  registration until 90 days after registration into trial

• cytokine storm

  registration until 90 days after registration into trial

• time on ICU

  registration until 90 days after registration into trial

• Number of participants with treatment-related adverse events as assessed by CTCAE v5.0

  registration until 90 days after registration into trial

• time frame for seroconversion under ruxolitinib treatment (SARS-Co-19- IgG)

  registration until 90 days after registration into trial

Study Arms (1)

Ruxolitinib treatment

EXPERIMENTAL

Ruxolitinib will be administered p.o. or by gavage feeding for max 28 days

Drug: Ruxolitinib administration

Interventions

Ruxolitinib administration DRUG

Ruxolitinib will be administered p.o. or by gavage feeding starting with 2 x 10mg or 2 x 15mg bid dose at day 1 according to the investigator's decision and can be increased up to 2 x 15mg bid from day 2 to day 28 (max) (depending on platelet counts and renal function). Ruxolitinib will be administered in the morning and evening. Dosing will be adjusted according to toxicity and kidney function.If the patient is discharged before day 28, the therapy will be discontinued for discharge.

Ruxolitinib treatment

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

• Male or non-pregnant female adult ≥18 years of age at time of enrollment.
• Willingness of men and women of childbearing potential to use highly effective contraceptive methods by abstinence or by using at least two contraceptive methods from the date of consent to the end of the study
• severe lung disease as defined by following:
• Recent intubation
• Requirement of invasive ventilation moderate to severe pulmonary oxygen exchange disturbance as defined by (PaO2/FiO2) ≤ 200 mmHg at a PEEP ≥ 5mm H2O
• Serum LDH \> 283 U/l
• Ferritin above normal value
• CT-scan: pulmonary infiltration compatible with Covid-19 disease
• Patient or patient´s representative must provide written informed consent (and assent if applicable) before any study assessment is performed.

You may not qualify if:

• Uncontrolled HIV infection
• Chronic kidney disease requiring dialysis
• ALT/AST \> 5 times the upper limit of normal.
• Pregnancy or breast feeding.
• Allergy to study medication
• Simultaneous participation in another clinical trial with an experimental treatment

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Philipps University Marburg: lead

Study Sites (1)

Andreas Neubauer

Marburg, D-35043, Germany

Location

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MeSH Terms

Conditions

Respiratory Distress Syndrome; COVID-19

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

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

Study Officials

• Andreas Neubauer, Prof Dr.

  Universitätsklinikum Giessen und Marburg (UKGM)

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: phase 2
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Model Details: Ruxolitinib will be administered p.o. or by gavage feeding starting with 2 x 10mg or 2 x 15mg bid dose at day 1 according to the investigator's decision and can be increased up to 2 x 15mg bid from day 2 to day 28 (max) (depending on platelet counts and renal function). Ruxolitinib will be administered in the morning and evening. Dosing will be adjusted according to toxicity and kidney function; open design, single arm.If the patient is discharged before day 28, the therapy will be discontinued for discharge.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: April 15, 2020
• First Posted: April 24, 2020
• Study Start: July 1, 2020
• Primary Completion: December 31, 2020
• Study Completion: July 30, 2021
• Last Updated: August 24, 2021

Record last verified: 2020-11

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will share
• Shared Documents: STUDY PROTOCOL
• Time Frame: 3 Months after publication
• Access Criteria: Central server

Locations

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