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Study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of Molnupiravir capsules when administered along with Standard of Care compared to Standard of Care alone in Indian patients with mild COVID-19 disease

A Phase 3 Prospective Open Label, Randomized Multicenter Parallel Study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of Molnupiravir capsules when administered along with Standard of Care compared to Standard of Care alone in Indian patients with mild COVID-19 disease

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2021/07/034588
Enrollment
1220
Registered
2021-07-05
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

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Conditions

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

Interventions

Intervention1: Molnupiravir: Molnupiravir pluse standard of care and standard of care alone As per ICMR. Duration of Treatment : 5 days oral twice daily (800mg) Control Intervention1: Standard of car

Sponsors

Aurobindo Pharma Limited
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1.Male and/or female patients aged >= 18 and 2.Patients and LAR willing to comply with study protocol requirements and voluntarily able to provide written informed consent. 3.Patients with positive for SARS-CoV-2 confirmed by RT-PCR in nasopharyngeal and/or oropharyngeal swabs within 5 days prior to randomization. 4.Patients with uncomplicated upper respiratory tract symptoms may have one of the symptoms of fever, cough, sore throat, nasal congestion, malaise, headache or any other signs and COVID-19 symptoms without any evidence of breathlessness or hypoxia (normal saturation) within 5 days prior to the randomization. 5.Patients with a risk factor for progressing to severe COVID-19 (i.e., who have co-morbid conditions diabetes, hypertension and so on). 6.Male patients must agree to either abstain from sexual intercourse or to use contraception during the entire study duration and for a period of at least 04 days after the last dose of study medication or after the early withdrawal visit. 7.Female patients of childbearing potential must agree to either abstain from sexual intercourse or to use acceptable contraceptive method during the entire study duration and for a period of at least 04 days after the last dose of study medication or after the early withdrawal visit and must have negative urine pregnancy test prior to randomization. Medically acceptable forms of contraceptive include: a.Hormonal contraceptives (at least 1 month before screening visit) b.Double barrier methods (e.g., diaphragm with spermicide; or condoms with spermicide) c.Intrauterine device (IUD)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1.Patients with known hypersensitivity to any of the excipients of the study medication or to any other similar class of drugs. 2.Patients who participated in any other clinical trial of an experimental treatment for COVID-19 within 90 days prior to randomization. 3.Patients infected post vaccination of either 1st or 2nd dose. 4.Patients with one of the following symptoms at the time of screening. a. Respiratory rate >= 24/min, breathlessness b. SpO2: 5.Patients with pulse rate 6.Patients are currently hospitalized or expected to need hospitalization for COVID-19 within 48 hours of randomization. 7.Patients have hepatitis B virus (HBV) or hepatitis C virus (HCV) with cirrhosis, end-stage liver disease, hepatocellular carcinoma, aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and/or alanine aminotransferase (ALT) > 3X upper limit of normal at screening. 8.Patients with platelet count 9.Patients with AIDS-defining illness in the past 6 months. 10.Patients with uncontrolled co-morbid conditions such as hypertension, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, chronic lung/ liver/ kidney disease, cerebro-vascular disease as per the investigatorâ??s discretion. 11.Patients currently administering or anticipated to require Favipiravir, Oseltamivir or any other anti-viral treatments during study participation. 12. Patients with Absolute Neutrophil Count (ANC) 13.Patients currently administering immunosuppressive treatments within 30 days of prior to randomization or systemic corticosteroids. 14.Female patients who are pregnant and/ or breast feeding. 15.Patients who have any medical condition(s) or has any medical condition(s) which would likely interfere with the conduct or interpretation of the study as per the investigatorâ??s discretion

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Rate of hospitalization of patients from randomization up to Day 14. Hospitalization is defined as hospital admission for more than 24 hours with respiratory rate â?¥ 24/ minute and SpO2â?¤93% in room air requiring oxygen supplementation.Timepoint: Rate of hospitalization of patients from randomization up to Day 14. Hospitalization is defined as hospital admission for more than 24 hours with respiratory rate â?¥ 24/ minute and SpO2â?¤93% in room air requiring oxygen supplementation.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
â?¢ Rate of hospitalization of patients from randomization up to Day 28. â?¢ Proportion of patients with clinical improvement at end of treatment, Days 10 and 14. Timepoint: 28 days. Day 10 and 14.

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Subhra Lahiri

AXIS Clinicals Ltd

Subhra.L@axisclinicals.com8886221089

Outcome results

None listed

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