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A clinical study to assess the efficacy and safety of Tinefcon in patients with moderate COVID-19 infection

A multi-centric, open-labeled, prospective, comparative study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of Tinefcon and standard of care versus standard of care alone in patients of moderate COVID-19 - TINEFCON

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2020/10/028335
Enrollment
60
Registered
2020-10-09
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: B972- Coronavirus as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere

Interventions

Intervention1: Tinefcon: 2.8g/day (four tablets of 700 mg/day) orally once a day for 10 days Control Intervention1: Standard of Care: Tab. Ivermectin 12 mg single dose Tab. Hydroxychloroquine 400 mg

Sponsors

Piramal Enterprises Limited
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Subjects who are able to provide a written informed consent or have a legally accepted representative to provide the same. 2. Subjects who are proven to be positive for SARS-CoV-2 infection, as confirmed by the RT-PCR test. 3. Subjects who are admitted with moderate COVID-19 (MOFHW criteria) for treatment at the hospital having the following clinical criteria: pneumonia with no signs of severe disease; peripheral capillary oxygen saturation (SPO2) between 90 and 94% on room air and respiratory rate between 15 and 30 breaths per minute. 4. Subjects with arterial partial pressure of oxygen/fraction of inspired oxygen (PaO2/FiO2) between 200 and 300 mm/Hg. 5. Female subjects with a negative urine pregnancy test at screening. 6. Subjects who are able to take the study drug orally and comply with the study procedures

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Subjects who are participating in any other clinical trial or experimental treatment for COVID-19. 2. Subjects with persistent vomiting (more than three episodes of vomiting in 12 hours) and who cannot tolerate oral drugs. 3. Subjects requiring concomitant use of invasive or non-invasive mechanical ventilation. 4. Subjects requiring vasopressors or ionotropic medications. 5. Subjects requiring anti-viral drugs like ritonavir, favipirir, lopinavir or monoclonal antibodies like tocilizumab at hospitalization, in the opinion of the Investigator. 6. Female subjects who are pregnant or lactating. 7. Subjects who are known to be HIV positive or positive for Hepatitis B or C. (The same may be noted based on history given by the subject or standards of care followed at the individual sites.) 8. Subjects with history of retinopathy or macular degeneration. 9. Subjects with prolonged QTc interval at screening ( >450 ms in males and >470 ms in females). 10. Subjects with liver enzymes (namely alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and/or aspartate aminotransferase (AST)) > 5x upper limit of normal. 11. Subjects with creatinine clearance 12. Subjects who are not deemed fit as per the investigator for any other medical reason

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Clinical response: Resolution of fever Clinical Improvement Scale Overall survival of the subjects Progression of COVID-19 associated pneumonitis Cytokine levelsTimepoint: Clinical response: Resolution of fever - measured daily for 10 days Clinical Improvement Scale:measured at baseline and days 3, 7 and 10 Overall survival of the subjects: at 14 days Progression of COVID-19 associated pneumonitis: measured daily for 10 days Cytokine levels at baseline and on days 7 and 10

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
A.Overall survival B.Survival to hospital discharge C.Progression of COVID-19 associated pneumonitis D.Number of ICU days E. Duration of Increased Supplemental Oxygen Requirement from BaselineTimepoint: Day 0 to Day 21

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactMridul Sharma

Piramal Enterprises Limited

rajiv.salvi@piramal.com9920526213

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026