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A parallel-group treatment, phase 2a, double-blind, placebo-controlled 2-arm study to show improvement of physical function in SF-36 (SF-36-PF) in participants treated with Vericiguat compared to placebo tablets participants with post-COVID-19 syndrome without (PCS) or with (PCS/CFS) fulfillment of ME/CFS criteria - VERI-LONG

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
EU CTIS
Registry ID
CTIS2024-517713-33-00
Acronym
VERI-LONG
Enrollment
104
Registered
2024-11-13
Start date
2023-05-31
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-06-11

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Conditions

Post-COVID-19 syndrome without (PCS) or with (PCS/CFS) fulfillment of myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatique syndrome (ME/CFS) criteria

Brief summary

Primary outcome is to show intra-patient change in SF-36-PF from baseline to week 10

Detailed description

Occurrence of responders. Responders are defined as an intra-patient 10-point increase in SF-36-PF from baseline to week 10;, Intra-patient change in other SF-36 subdomains from baseline to week 10;, Intra-patient change in fatigue severity scale from baseline to week 10;, Intra-patient change in hand grip force (maximum, mean), fatigue ratio, and recovery rate from screening to week 10;, Occurrence of IMP side and adverse effects, assessed with AE, SAE and SUSAR reports.

Interventions

DRUGPL1: placebo for Vericiguat
DRUGMK-1242
DRUG2.5 mg and 5 mg; composition identical to the IMP
DRUGVericiguat
DRUGPL2: placebo for Vericiguat
DRUG10 mg; composition identical to the IMP

Sponsors

Charite Universitaetsmedizin Berlin KöR
Lead SponsorOTHER

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 64 Years

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Primary outcome is to show intra-patient change in SF-36-PF from baseline to week 10

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Occurrence of responders. Responders are defined as an intra-patient 10-point increase in SF-36-PF from baseline to week 10;, Intra-patient change in other SF-36 subdomains from baseline to week 10;, Intra-patient change in fatigue severity scale from baseline to week 10;, Intra-patient change in hand grip force (maximum, mean), fatigue ratio, and recovery rate from screening to week 10;, Occurrence of IMP side and adverse effects, assessed with AE, SAE and SUSAR reports.

Countries

Germany

Outcome results

None listed

Source: EU CTIS · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026