NCT04369742

Brief Summary

Treatments for COVID-19 are urgently needed. Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) is an antimalarial and immunomodulatory agent being repurposed for COVID-19 therapy based off in vitro data suggesting a possible antiviral effect. However, HCQ's effect on COVID-19 in human infection remains unknown. To fill this knowledge gap, we will enroll 626 adult patients hospitalized with laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 and randomize them 1:1 to a five-day course of HCQ or placebo. Notable exclusion criteria include ICU admission or ventilation on enrollment, prior therapy with HCQ, and baseline prolonged qTC. Our primary endpoint is a severe disease progression composite outcome (death, ICU admission, mechanical ventilation, ECMO, , and/or vasopressor requirement) at the 14-day post-treatment evaluation. Notable secondary clinical outcomes include 30-day mortality, hospital length of stay, noninvasive ventilator support, and cytokine release syndrome (CRS) grading scale. Secondary exploratory objectives will examine SARS-CoV-2 viral eradication at the EOT, changes in COVID-19 putative prognostic markers and cytokine levels, and titers of anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies. This randomized trial will determine if HCQ is effective as treatment in hospitalized non-ICU patients with COVID-19.

Trial Health

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Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
128

participants targeted

Target at P50-P75 for phase_2 covid19

Timeline
Completed

Started Apr 2020

Typical duration for phase_2 covid19

Geographic Reach
1 country

2 active sites

Status
terminated

Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.

Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

April 15, 2020

Completed
10 days until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

April 25, 2020

Completed
5 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

April 30, 2020

Completed
11 months until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

April 1, 2021

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

April 1, 2021

Completed
1.1 years until next milestone

Results Posted

Study results publicly available

April 22, 2022

Completed
Last Updated

April 22, 2022

Status Verified

April 1, 2022

Enrollment Period

12 months

First QC Date

April 25, 2020

Results QC Date

March 31, 2022

Last Update Submit

April 20, 2022

Conditions

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (4)

  • Percent of Participants With SAE Through Day 30

    The measure value is reported as a percentage (# of patients with outcome/ # of patients \* 100)

    30 days

  • Percent of Participants With Grade 3 or 4 AEs Through Day 30

    The measure value is reported as a percentage (# of patients with outcome/ # of patients \* 100)

    30 days

  • Percent of Participants With Discontinuation of Therapy (for Any Reason)

    The measure value is reported as a percentage (# of patients with outcome/ # of patients \* 100)

    30 days

  • Percent of Participants Showing a Severe Disease Progression Composite Outcome

    Including any of the following: mortality, ICU admission, invasive mechanical ventilation, ECMO, and/or hypotension requiring vasopressor support by the 14-day post-treatment evaluation (PTE). The measure value is reported as a percentage (# of patients with outcome/ # of patients \* 100).

    14 days

Secondary Outcomes (23)

  • Hospital Length of Stay

    30 days

  • Days of Fever

    14 days

  • Days of Non-invasive Ventilator Use

    14 days

  • Days of Non-rebreather Mask Oxygen Supplementation

    14 days

  • Number of Participants With Mild, Moderate, and Severe Scores on Cytokine Release Syndrome (CRS) Grading Scale

    Day 1

  • +18 more secondary outcomes

Study Arms (2)

Hydroxychloroquine

EXPERIMENTAL
Drug: Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ)

Placebo

PLACEBO COMPARATOR
Drug: Placebo: Calcium citrate

Interventions

HCQ 400mg (2 tab) by mouth BID (day 1), 200mg (1 tab) by mouth BID (days 2-5)

Hydroxychloroquine

Calcium citrate 2 tablets (400mg) BID on day 1, 1 tablet (200mg) on days 2-5

Placebo

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years+
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • In order to be eligible to participate in this study, an individual must meet all of the following criteria:
  • Hospitalized adult (≥18 years old) with symptoms consistent with COVID-19 including but not limited to any of the following: fever (documented or subjective), cough, dyspnea, diarrhea, nausea, diffuse myalgias, and/or anosmia
  • Informed consent signed by patient
  • Positive SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR testing (nasopharyngeal, oropharyngeal, sputum and/or bronchoalveolar lavage) o The testing may:
  • Occur up to ≤72h prior to informed consent of participation in the study
  • Be undertaken either on-site or in an external laboratory certified by New York State to run testing for SARS-CoV-2

You may not qualify if:

  • An individual who meets any of the following criteria will be excluded from participation in this study:
  • Presence of the primary endpoint (ICU admission, mechanical ventilation, ECMO, and/or vasopressor requirement) at time of randomization.
  • Treatment with CQ or HCQ within the 30 days prior to the start of the study drug treatment.
  • Participation in a clinical trial to investigate a non-FDA approved drug with the intent to treat SARS-CoV-2 within the 30 days prior to the start of the study drug treatment.
  • Unable to take oral medications.
  • History of allergic reaction or intolerance to CQ or HCQ.
  • Baseline corrected qT interval \>470 milliseconds (male) or \>480 milliseconds (female), history of congenital qT prolongation, and/or history of cardiac arrest.
  • Concomitant therapy with flecainide, amiodarone, digoxin, procainamide, propafenone, thioridazine, or pimozide
  • History of retinal disease including a documented history of diabetic retinopathy.
  • Known history of G6PD deficiency.

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (2)

State University of New York (SUNY) Downstate Medical Center

Brooklyn, New York, 11203, United States

Location

NYU Langone Health

New York, New York, 10016, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

COVID-19

Interventions

Hydroxychloroquine

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Pneumonia, ViralPneumoniaRespiratory Tract InfectionsInfectionsVirus DiseasesCoronavirus InfectionsCoronaviridae InfectionsNidovirales InfectionsRNA Virus InfectionsLung DiseasesRespiratory Tract Diseases

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

ChloroquineAminoquinolinesQuinolinesHeterocyclic Compounds, 2-RingHeterocyclic Compounds, Fused-RingHeterocyclic Compounds

Results Point of Contact

Title
Mark Mulligan, MD
Organization
NYU Langone Health

Study Officials

  • Mark Mulligan, MD, FIDSA

    NYU Langone Health

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Publication Agreements

PI is Sponsor Employee
Yes

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
phase 2
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
DOUBLE
Who Masked
PARTICIPANT, CARE PROVIDER
Masking Details
Double-blind
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Model Details: Placebo-controlled, Randomized
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

April 25, 2020

First Posted

April 30, 2020

Study Start

April 15, 2020

Primary Completion

April 1, 2021

Study Completion

April 1, 2021

Last Updated

April 22, 2022

Results First Posted

April 22, 2022

Record last verified: 2022-04

Data Sharing

IPD Sharing
Will share

The de-identified participant data from the final research dataset used in the published manuscript will be shared upon reasonable request beginning 9 months and ending 36 months following article publication or as required by a condition of awards and agreements supporting the research provided the investigator who proposes to use the data executes a data use agreement with NYU Langone Health. Requests may be directed to: \[contact information for PI or designee\]. The protocol and statistical analysis plan will be made available on Clinicaltrials.gov only as required by federal regulation or as a condition of awards and agreements supporting the research.

Shared Documents
STUDY PROTOCOL, SAP
Time Frame
Beginning 9 months and ending 36 months following article publication or as required by a condition of awards and agreements supporting the research.
Access Criteria
Requests should be directed to mark.mulligan@nyulangone.org. To gain access, data requestors will need to sign a data access agreement.

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