CROWN CORONATION: COVID-19 Research Outcomes Worldwide Network for CORONAvirus prevenTION

Sponsor
Washington University School of Medicine (Other)
Overall Status
Completed
CT.gov ID
NCT04333732
Collaborator
COVID -19 Therapeutics Accelerator (Other)
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Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

The objective of CROWN CORONATION is the prevention of symptomatic COVID-19 by using combinations of approved and safe repurposed interventions, with complementary mechanisms of action.

Condition or Disease Intervention/Treatment Phase
  • Drug: MR or M-M-R II ® vaccine
  • Drug: Placebo
Phase 3

Detailed Description

CROWN CORONATION is an international, Bayesian platform adaptive, randomized, placebo-controlled trial assessing the effectiveness of candidate interventions in preventing COVID-19 disease in adults.

Randomization will be stratified by age (<50 and ≥50) and site. Participants will be healthcare workers at risk of contracting SARS-CoV-2. Participants will be randomized into one of two arms:

  • Education and surveillance plus MR or MMR vaccine

  • Education and surveillance plus Placebo

While the initial intervention to be tested on the platform will be the MR or MMR vaccine, other interventions might be added or removed over the course of the trial. The trial will evaluate which of the intervention arms is most effective at decreasing the incidence of symptomatic COVID-19 disease, without unacceptable side effects or safety events.

All participants will require be required to have a mobile phone to participate. This is standard in all the countries in this study. Most, but not all, will also have a smartphone. Participants will complete weekly data logs via SMS texting. Follow-up information will be collected until approximately 5 months after the end of treatment or death. Participants who develop symptomatic COVID-19 during the last month of observation will at a minimum be followed-up until symptom resolution and at a maximum until 6 months after randomization (whichever comes first). Telemedicine approaches to collecting information on participants will be used where possible. The trial will provide adherence support interventions that have been shown in randomized controlled trials to improve adherence to Human Immunodeficiency Virus treatment and adapted for HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (HIV PrEP) (e.g. two-way SMS with check in for those that report symptoms or adverse events). The database will be hosted on UK-based servers which are expected to be managed by Sealed Envelope Ltd. Local investigators will have access to the part of the CRF to enable recording of outcome data and/or severity of COVID-19 symptoms. Participants will be given a secure login to enable them to complete an initial participant health questionnaire and the regular data logs. It is envisaged that these will be completed at least weekly.

Study Design

Study Type:
Interventional
Actual Enrollment :
3545 participants
Allocation:
Randomized
Intervention Model:
Parallel Assignment
Intervention Model Description:
An international, multi-site, randomized, placebo-controlled, Bayesian platform clinical trial. Initially there will be 2 arms, but we anticipate adding intervention arms to the platform. Combining interventions, allowing assessment of potential interactions, will be considered when arms are added.An international, multi-site, randomized, placebo-controlled, Bayesian platform clinical trial. Initially there will be 2 arms, but we anticipate adding intervention arms to the platform. Combining interventions, allowing assessment of potential interactions, will be considered when arms are added.
Masking:
Double (Participant, Investigator)
Masking Description:
For the MR or MMR vaccine, there will be a placebo vaccine. Attempts will be made to maintain masking for other interventions (e.g. oral tablets) added to the platform by including suitable placebo options.
Primary Purpose:
Prevention
Official Title:
An International, Multi-site, Bayesian Platform Adaptive, Randomized, Placebo-controlled Trial Assessing the Effectiveness of Candidate Agents in Mitigating COVID-19 Disease in Adults
Actual Study Start Date :
Sep 4, 2020
Actual Primary Completion Date :
Aug 10, 2021
Actual Study Completion Date :
Dec 3, 2021

Arms and Interventions

Arm Intervention/Treatment
Experimental: M-M-R II ®

Education and surveillance plus M-M-R II ®

Drug: MR or M-M-R II ® vaccine
Education and surveillance plus MR or M-M-R II ® vaccine
Other Names:
  • Merck
  • Placebo Comparator: Placebo

    Education and surveillance plus placebo

    Drug: Placebo
    Placebo injection

    Outcome Measures

    Primary Outcome Measures

    1. Symptomatic COVID-19 [60 days after receiving trial intervention]

      Incidence of symptomatic (i.e. any of the following: cough, shortness of breath or difficulty breathing, fever, chills, muscle pain, sore throat, new loss of taste or smell, nausea, vomiting, or diarrhea), laboratory test-confirmed COVID-19 in the intervention and control groups in adults with repeated exposures to SARS-CoV-2 by day 60 after receiving trial intervention.

    Secondary Outcome Measures

    1. Symptomatic COVID-19 [150 days after receiving trial intervention]

      Incidence of symptomatic (i.e. any of the following: cough, shortness of breath or difficulty breathing, fever, chills, muscle pain, sore throat, new loss of taste or smell, nausea, vomiting, or diarrhea), laboratory test-confirmed COVID-19 in the intervention and control groups in adults with repeated exposures to SARS-CoV-2 by day 150 after receiving trial intervention.

    2. Severity of COVID-19 [60 days after receiving trial intervention]

      Severity of COVID-19 in adults who become infected with SARS-CoV-2 by day 60 after receiving trial intervention. Severity will be graded on a simplified version of the ordinal WHO COVID-19 severity scale ((i) uninfected, (ii) infected but ambulatory [mild disease], (iii) infected and hospitalized [moderate or severe disease] or dead).

    3. Severity of COVID-19 [150 days]

      Severity of COVID-19 in adults who become infected with SARS-CoV-2 by day 150 after receiving trial intervention. Severity will be graded on a simplified version of the ordinal WHO COVID-19 severity scale ((i) uninfected, (ii) infected but ambulatory [mild disease], (iii) infected and hospitalized [moderate or severe disease] or dead).

    4. SARS-CoV-2 infection [150 days]

      Incidence of SARS-CoV-2 infection by serology (anti-nucleocapsid antibody) in the intervention and control groups in adults with repeated exposures to SARS-CoV-2 by day 150 after receiving trial intervention.

    Eligibility Criteria

    Criteria

    Ages Eligible for Study:
    18 Years and Older
    Sexes Eligible for Study:
    All
    Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
    No

    Inclusion criteria

    1. Volunteers without clinical evidence of COVID-19 infection aged 18 years and older.

    2. Healthcare workers based in a primary, secondary or tertiary healthcare setting with a high risk of developing COVID-19 due to their potential exposure to patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection.

    3. Must have a mobile phone and access to the Internet for data collection purposes.

    4. Participants who are willing and able to provide informed consent via an electronic consent process.

    Exclusion criteria

    1. Prior enrollment into other COVID-19 interventional prevention or treatment trials (observational trials not excluded).

    2. Self-reported or diagnosed current infection with SARS-CoV-2 or previous COVID-19 diagnosis.

    3. Self-reported current acute respiratory infection.

    4. Concurrent and/or recent involvement in other research or use of the investigational product, a product considered to be equivalent to the investigational product, or any other product that is likely to interfere with the investigational products in this trial used within three months of study enrolment.

    5. Self-reported known allergies to any of the IMPs and excipients of the IMPs and placebo.

    6. Self-reported presence or history of the conditions listed in the appendices.

    7. Self-reported current use of medication known to interact with any of the medications listed in the appendices.

    8. Inability or unwillingness to be followed up for the trial period.

    For M-M-R II

    • Pregnant women.

    • Individuals receiving high dose corticosteroids, other immuno-suppressive drugs, alkylating agents or anti-metabolites.

    • Individuals undergoing radiotherapy.

    • Any malignant disease either untreated or currently undergoing therapy.

    • History of administration of gammaglobulin or blood transfusions within the previous 3 months.

    • Participants with an allergy to the MR (MMR) vaccine or its components, including neomycin.

    • Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP)

    • Untreated tuberculosis

    • Prior receipt of any vaccines (licensed or investigational) ≤30 days before enrollment

    • Planned receipt of any vaccine other than the study intervention within 30 days before and after the study vaccination (not including the flu vaccination via injection)

    • Prior receipt of an investigational or licensed vaccine likely to impact on interpretation of the trial data (e.g. Adenovirus vectored vaccines, any coronavirus vaccines).

    • Any confirmed or suspected immunosuppressive or immunodeficient state, including untreated HIV infection with a CD4T count <200 /mL

    • Asplenia

    Contacts and Locations

    Locations

    Site City State Country Postal Code
    1 Washington University School of Medicine Saint Louis Missouri United States 63110
    2 University of Ghana Medical Centre Accra Greater Accra Region Ghana 00233
    3 Groote Schuur/J52, Desmond Tutu Health Foundation Mowbray Cape Town South Africa 7925
    4 Masiphumelele, Desmond Tutu Health Foundation Sunnydale Cape Town South Africa 7975
    5 JOSHA Research Bloemfontein Free State South Africa 9301
    6 Wits RHI, University of the Witwatersrand Hillbrow Johannesburg,Gauteng South Africa 2001
    7 Clinical HIV Research Unit (CHRU) Auckland Park Johannesburg South Africa 2092
    8 Perinatal HIV Research Unit (PHRU) Diepkloof Johannesburg South Africa 1864
    9 Setshaba Research Centre Soshanguve Tshwane South Africa 0152
    10 Groote Schuur Hospital Cape Town Western Cape South Africa 7925
    11 FAMCRU (Family Clinical Research with Ubuntu) Cape Town South Africa 7505
    12 Chatsworth, HIV Prevention Research Unit, South African Medical Research Council Chatsworth South Africa 4030
    13 Isipingo, HIV Prevention Research Unit, South African Medical Research Council Durban South Africa 4133
    14 Aurum Institute Tembisa Tembisa South Africa 1632
    15 University College London London United Kingdom W1W 7TY
    16 Levy Mwanawasa University Teaching Hospital Lusaka Zambia 10101
    17 Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia [CIDRZ] Lusaka Zambia H8R9+9V

    Sponsors and Collaborators

    • Washington University School of Medicine
    • COVID -19 Therapeutics Accelerator

    Investigators

    • Principal Investigator: Michael S. Avidan, MBBCh, Washington Univeristy School of Medicine
    • Principal Investigator: Ramani Moonesinghe, MD, University College, London
    • Principal Investigator: Helen Rees, MD, Wits University

    Study Documents (Full-Text)

    None provided.

    More Information

    Publications

    None provided.
    Responsible Party:
    Michael Avidan, Professor of Anesthesiology and Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine
    ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
    NCT04333732
    Other Study ID Numbers:
    • 202004099
    • INV-017499
    First Posted:
    Apr 3, 2020
    Last Update Posted:
    Jan 27, 2022
    Last Verified:
    Oct 1, 2021
    Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement:
    Yes
    Plan to Share IPD:
    Yes
    Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product:
    Yes
    Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product:
    No
    Keywords provided by Michael Avidan, Professor of Anesthesiology and Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine
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    Study Results

    No Results Posted as of Jan 27, 2022