NECTAR: International Sites: Novel Experimental COVID-19 Therapies Affecting Host Response

Sponsor
NEAT ID Foundation (Other)
Overall Status
Recruiting
CT.gov ID
NCT05593770
Collaborator
(none)
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Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

The overarching goal of the Master Protocol is to find effective strategies for inpatient management of patients with COVID-19. Therapeutic goals for patients hospitalized for COVID-19 include hastening recovery and preventing progression to critical illness, multiorgan failure, or death. Our objective is to determine whether modulating the host tissue response improves clinical outcomes among patients with COVID-19.

Condition or Disease Intervention/Treatment Phase
Phase 2/Phase 3

Detailed Description

The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), which causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), has resulted in a global pandemic. The clinical spectrum of COVID-19 infection is broad, encompassing asymptomatic infection, mild upper respiratory tract illness, and severe viral pneumonia with respiratory failure and death. Between 13 and 40% of patients become hospitalized, up to 30% of those hospitalized require admission for intensive care, and there is a 13% inpatient mortality rate. The reasons for hospitalization include respiratory support, as well as support for failure of other organs, including the heart and kidneys. The risk of thrombotic complications is increased, even when compared to other viral respiratory illnesses, such as influenza. While 82% of hospitalized patients with COVID-19 are ultimately discharged alive, median length of stay is 10-13 days.

Early work in treating COVID-19 has focused on preventing worsening of the initial clinical presentation to prevent hospitalization and disease progression to organ failure and death. Studies conducted under this Master Host Tissue Protocol are expected to extend our knowledge of how to manage patients who are hospitalized for COVID-19 illness. Our objective is to determine whether modulating the host tissue response improves clinical outcomes among patients with COVID-19. This Master Protocol is a randomized, placebo-controlled trial of agents targeting the host response in COVID-19 in hospitalized patients with hypoxemia. The Master Host Tissue Protocol is designed to be flexible in the number of study arms, the use of a single placebo group, and the stopping and adding of new therapies. Our primary outcome is oxygen free days through day 28. This is defined as days alive and without supplemental oxygen use during the first 28 days following randomization. Patients who die on or before day 28 are assigned -1 oxygen free days.

Study Design

Study Type:
Interventional
Anticipated Enrollment :
1600 participants
Allocation:
Randomized
Intervention Model:
Parallel Assignment
Intervention Model Description:
Participants will be randomly allocated in a two-step process: 1) The participant will first be randomized in an m:1 ratio to receive an active study drug or placebo, where m represents the number of study drug arms for which the participant is eligible. 2) The participant will then be randomly assigned with equal probability to one of the study drug arms. Participants will receive the corresponding study drug or matching placebo.Participants will be randomly allocated in a two-step process: 1) The participant will first be randomized in an m:1 ratio to receive an active study drug or placebo, where m represents the number of study drug arms for which the participant is eligible. 2) The participant will then be randomly assigned with equal probability to one of the study drug arms. Participants will receive the corresponding study drug or matching placebo.
Masking:
Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Masking Description:
Which study drug arm the participant enters will be known to the research sites and the participants, but assignment to active versus placebo will be blinded. The randomized assignment, concealed from the research team, will be transmitted to the site pharmacy, who will provide study medication. The participant, treating clinicians, study personnel (other than the unblinded statistician who will prepare closed DSMB interim reports), and outcome assessors will all remain blinded to group assignment until after the database is locked and blinded analysis is completed.
Primary Purpose:
Treatment
Official Title:
International Sites: CONNECTS Master Protocol for Clinical Trials Targeting Macro-, Micro-immuno-thrombosis, Vascular Hyperinflammation, and Hypercoagulability and Renin-angiotensin-aldosterone System (RAAS) in Hospitalized Patients With COVID-19 (ACTIV-4 Host Tissue)
Actual Study Start Date :
Oct 27, 2022
Anticipated Primary Completion Date :
Feb 1, 2024
Anticipated Study Completion Date :
May 1, 2024

Arms and Interventions

Arm Intervention/Treatment
Experimental: Fostamatinib

An investigational oral spleen tyrosine kinase inhibitor.

Drug: Fostamatinib
Fostamatinib100-150mg orally twice daily for 14 days or 28 doses. Study medication will be continued as an outpatient if the patient is discharged prior to completing 28 doses.

Placebo Comparator: Placebo

Orange film-coated, plain, bioconvex tablets for fostamatinib. For the purposes of interim and final analyses, the route and frequency of placebo will be ignored, and all placebo participants will be pooled together as a single group. In comparing an active drug versus placebo, only those placebo participants that were eligible for the active drug will be included.

Drug: Placebo
Orange film-coated, plain bioconvex tablets orally twice daily for 14 days or 28 doses for fostamatinib. Study medication will be continued as an outpatient if the patient is discharged prior to completing 28 doses.

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

  1. Oxygen free days through day 28 [Day 1 to Day 28]

    This is defined as days alive and without supplemental oxygen use during the first 28 days following randomization. Patients who die on or before day 28 are assigned -1 oxygen free days. Patients will be considered to be receiving supplemental oxygen therapy when they are receiving any of the following: supplemental oxygen by nasal cannula, supplemental oxygen by face mask, high flow nasal cannula (HFNC), non-invasive ventilation (NIV), invasive mechanical ventilation (IMV), or extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO).

Secondary Outcome Measures

  1. In-hospital mortality [Day 1 to hospital discharge or Day 90 whichever comes first]

    Proportion of patients who die during hospitalization

  2. Alive and oxygen free at Day 14 [Day 1 to Day 14]

    Proportion of patients oxygen free at day 14. Patients will be considered to be receiving supplemental oxygen therapy when they are receiving any of the following: supplemental oxygen by nasal cannula, supplemental oxygen by face mask, high flow nasal cannula (HFNC), non-invasive ventilation (NIV), invasive mechanical ventilation (IMV), or extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO).

  3. Alive and oxygen free at Day 28 [Day 1 to Day 28]

    Proportion of patients oxygen free at day 28. Patients will be considered to be receiving supplemental oxygen therapy when they are receiving any of the following: supplemental oxygen by nasal cannula, supplemental oxygen by face mask, high flow nasal cannula (HFNC), non-invasive ventilation (NIV), invasive mechanical ventilation (IMV), or extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO)

  4. Alive and free of new invasive mechanical ventilation at day 28 [Day 1 to Day 28]

    Proportion of patients alive free of new invasive mechanical ventilation at day 28

  5. 28-day mortality [Day 28]

    Proportion of patients alive at Day 28

  6. 60-day mortality [Day 60]

    Proportion of patients alive at Day 60

  7. 90-day mortality [Day 90]

    Proportion of patients alive at Day 90

  8. Clinical status assessed using World Health Organization (WHO) 8-point ordinal scale at Day 14 [Day 14]

    Ambulatory - Not hospitalized and no limitation of activities Ambulatory - Not hospitalized with limitation of activities or home oxygen use Hospitalized Mild Disease - Hospitalized, no oxygen therapy Hospitalized Mild Disease - Hospitalized, oxygen by mask or nasal prongs Hospitalized Severe Disease - Non-invasive ventilation or high-flow nasal cannula Hospitalized Severe Disease -Invasive mechanical ventilation Hospitalized Severe Disease - Invasive mechanical ventilation plus additional organ support with- vasopressors, RRT, or ECMO Dead

  9. Clinical status assessed using WHO 8-point ordinal scale at Day 28 [Day 28]

    Ambulatory - Not hospitalized and no limitation of activities Ambulatory - Not hospitalized with limitation of activities or home oxygen use Hospitalized Mild Disease - Hospitalized, no oxygen therapy Hospitalized Mild Disease - Hospitalized, oxygen by mask or nasal prongs Hospitalized Severe Disease - Non-invasive ventilation or high-flow nasal cannula Hospitalized Severe Disease -Invasive mechanical ventilation Hospitalized Severe Disease - Invasive mechanical ventilation plus additional organ support with- vasopressors, RRT, or ECMO Dead

  10. Clinical status assessed using WHO 8-point ordinal scale at Day 60 [Day 60]

    Ambulatory - Not hospitalized and no limitation of activities Ambulatory - Not hospitalized with limitation of activities or home oxygen use Hospitalized Mild Disease - Hospitalized, no oxygen therapy Hospitalized Mild Disease - Hospitalized, oxygen by mask or nasal prongs Hospitalized Severe Disease - Non-invasive ventilation or high-flow nasal cannula Hospitalized Severe Disease -Invasive mechanical ventilation Hospitalized Severe Disease - Invasive mechanical ventilation plus additional organ support with- vasopressors, RRT, or ECMO Dead

  11. Hospital-free days through day 28 [Day 1 to Day 28]

    Days alive and not hospitalized during the first 28 days following randomization. Patients who die on or before day 28 are assigned a value -1.

  12. Ventilator-free days through day 28 [Day 1 to Day 28]

    Days alive and not receiving mechanical ventilation during the first 28 days following randomization. Patients who die on or before day 28 are assigned a value -1.

  13. Respiratory failure-free days through day 28 [Day 1 to Day 28]

    Days alive and not in respiratory failure during the first 28 days following randomization. A respiratory failure-free day is defined as a day alive without the use of HFNC, NIV, IMV, or (ECMO). Patients who die on or before day 28 are assigned a value -1.

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study:
18 Years and Older
Sexes Eligible for Study:
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
No
Inclusion Criteria:
  1. Hospitalized for COVID-19

  2. ≥18 years of age

  3. SARS-CoV-2 infection, documented by:

  4. nucleic acid test (NAT) or equivalent testing within 3 days prior to randomization OR

  5. documented by NAT or equivalent testing more than 3 days prior to randomization AND progressive disease suggestive of ongoing SARS-CoV-2 infection per the responsible investigator (For non-NAT tests, only those deemed with equivalent specificity to NAT by the protocol team will be allowed. A central list of allowed non- NAT tests is maintained in Appendix E. Appendix E. Non-NAT Tests Deemed with Equivalent Specificity to NAT by the Protocol Team).

  6. Hypoxemia, defined as SpO2 <92% on room air, new receipt of supplemental oxygen to maintain SpO2 ≥92%, or increased supplemental oxygen to maintain SpO2 ≥92% for a patient on chronic oxygen therapy

  7. Symptoms or signs of acute COVID-19, defined as one or more of the following:

  8. cough

  9. reported or documented body temperature of 100.4 degrees Fahrenheit or greater

  10. shortness of breath

  11. chest pain

  12. infiltrates on chest imaging (x-ray, CT scan, lung ultrasound)

Exclusion Criteria:
  1. Onset of COVID-19 symptom fulfilling inclusion criterion #5 >14 days prior to randomization

  2. Hospitalized with hypoxemia (as defined in inclusion #4) for >72 hours prior to randomization (the 72-hour window for randomization begins when the patient first meets the hypoxemia inclusion criteria after hospital admission)

  3. Pregnancy

  4. Breastfeeding

  5. Prisoners

  6. End-stage renal disease (ESRD) on dialysis

  7. Patient undergoing comfort care measures only such that treatment focuses on end-of- life symptom management over prolongation of life.

  8. The treating clinician expects inability to participate in study procedures or participation would not be in the best interests of the patient

  9. Known allergy/hypersensitivity to IMP or its excipients

Fostamatinib Arm-Specific Exclusion Criteria:
The following exclusion criteria differ from the master protocol criteria:
  1. Randomized in another trial evaluating fostamatinib in the prior 30 days
Study arm exclusion criteria measured within 24 hours prior to randomization:
  1. AST or ALT ≥ 5 × upper limit of normal (ULN) or ALT or AST ≥ 3 × ULN and total bilirubin ≥ 2 × ULN

  2. SBP > 160 mmHg or DBP > 100 mmHg at the time of screening and randomization

  3. ANC < 1000/mL

  4. Patient is anticipated to require a strong CYP3A inhibitor (Atazanavir, Certinib, Clarithromycin, Cobicistat and cobicistat-containing coformulations, Idelalisib,Indinavir, Itraconazole, Ketoconazole, Levoketoconazole, Lonafarnib, Lopinavir, Mifeprostone, Mibefradil, Nefazodone, Nelfinavir, Ombitasvir-paritaprevir-ritonavir plus dasabuvir, Posaconazole, Ribociclib Ritonavir, Saquinavir, Telithromycin, Troleandomycin, Tucatinib, Voriconazole) from randomization to 21 days post-randomization. For a full list of CYP3A4 substrates, please reference this regularly updated list: https://drug-interactions.medicine.iu.edu/MainTable.aspx.

  5. Patient unable to participate or declines participation in the fostamatinib arm.

Contacts and Locations

Locations

Site City State Country Postal Code
1 Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre Porto Alegre Brazil
2 Hospital Federal dos Servidores do Estado Rio De Janeiro Brazil
3 Instituto Nacional de Infectologia Evandro Chagas Rio De Janeiro Brazil
4 University Hospital Bonn Bonn Germany
5 University of Frankfurt Frankfurt Germany
6 Ente Ospedaliero Ospedali Galliera Genova Italy
7 San Paolo Hospital Presidium Milan Italy
8 San Raffaele Turro Hospital Milan Italy
9 University of Milan Milan Italy
10 Worthwhile Clinical Trials (WWCT Lakeview Hospital) Benoni South Africa
11 Clinical HIV Research Unit - Helen Joseph Hospital (WITS CHRU) Johannesburg South Africa
12 Global Clinical Trials (Pty) Ltd Pretoria South Africa
13 Hospital Clinic Barcelona Barcelona Villarroel Spain
14 Hospital General Universitario de Elche Alicante Spain
15 Hospital del Mar Barcelona Spain
16 Hospital Universitario Vall d'Hebron Barcelona Spain
17 Hospital Clinico San Carlos Madrid Spain
18 Hospital Universitario Fundacion Alcorcon Madrid Spain
19 Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal Madrid Spain
20 Universidad de Valladolid - Hospital Universitario Río Hortega Valladolid Spain
21 Hospital Clinico Universitario Lozano Blesa Zaragoza Spain

Sponsors and Collaborators

  • NEAT ID Foundation

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Anton Pozniak, Prof, NEAT ID

Study Documents (Full-Text)

None provided.

More Information

Publications

None provided.
Responsible Party:
NEAT ID Foundation
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT05593770
Other Study ID Numbers:
  • ACTIV-4
First Posted:
Oct 25, 2022
Last Update Posted:
Jan 9, 2023
Last Verified:
Jan 1, 2023
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement:
No
Plan to Share IPD:
No
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product:
Yes
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product:
No
Product Manufactured in and Exported from the U.S.:
Yes
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Study Results

No Results Posted as of Jan 9, 2023