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Drug repositioning of donepezil for the treatment of COVID-19 sequelae. Repositioning for the treatment of psychiatric symptoms

Drug repositioning of donepezil for the treatment of COVID-19 sequelae. Repositioning for the treatment of psychiatric symptoms

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
JPRN
Registry ID
JPRN-jRCT2031220510
Enrollment
120
Registered
2022-12-14
Start date
2023-01-04
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-06-29

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

Conditions

Mild to moderate COVID-19 patients with fatigue

Interventions

Donepezil group Donepezil 3 mg once daily for 1 week, followed by donepezil 5 mg once daily for 2 weeks. Placebo group Lactose 0.6g once daily for 1 week, then lactose 1.0g once daily for 2 weeks.

Sponsors

Nakamura Kensuke
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1) Patients who are at least 20 years old and less than 75 years old at the time of obtaining consent. 2) Patients with COVID-19 infection who had upper respiratory tract symptoms or symptoms of fever or cough in the acute phase. 3)Patients who have a bainarization score over 4 on the Chalder Fatigue Score-11 assessment (pre-observation period assessment). 4) Patients with COVID-19 infection confirmed positive by antigen or PCR test and within 52 weeks from the onset of COVID-19 infection to randomization. 5) Patients who have given their consent.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1) Patients who have been diagnosed or suspected to have a chronic disease with fatigue, such as psychiatric disease or chronic fatigue syndrome that corresponds to F0 to F3 of ICD-10 in the past. 2) Patients who depend on dialysis or who are likely to start dialysis during the study period. 3) Patients with liver cirrhosis of Child-Pugh C. 4) Patients with respiratory diseases such as COPD and interstitial pneumonia (Hugh-Jones classification over II). 5) Patients with heart failure (NYHA over 2). 6) Patients who are unable to answer the questionnaire (including cognitive impairment). 7) Patients with influenza infection. 8) Patients already taking donepezil or cholinesterase inhibitors. 9) Patients who are allergic to any component of the study drug. 10) Patients with a history of hypersensitivity to piperidine derivatives. 11) Patients who have participated in the same clinical trial in the past. 12) Patients who do not agree with contraception by themselves or their partner during the study period. Patients who give breast-feeding. 13) Other patients who are judged to be inappropriate as subjects by the investigator (co-investigator).

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Change of Chalder Fatigue-11 score from the previous observation period to 3 weeks after administration of the study drug, and absolute value of it

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1)Changes of Chalder Fatigue-11 score from the pre-treatment period to 8 weeks after treatment with the study drug, and absolute value of it 2)Changes of HADS-A,D scores from the pre-treatment period to 3 weeks and 8 weeks after treatment with the study drug, and absolute value of them 3)Change of IES-R score from the pre-contrast period to 3 weeks and 8 weeks after the administration of the study drug, and absolute value of it 4)Change of EQ5D score from the pre-contamination period to 3 weeks and 8 weeks after the administration of the study drug, and absolute value of it 5)Change of PHQ-9 score from the pre-treatment period to 3 weeks and 8 weeks after treatment with the study drug, and absolute value of it 6)Symptoms including fatigue after 3 weeks and 8 weeks of treatment with the study drug 7)Adverse events 8)Adherence rate

Contacts

Public ContactAyaka Shimota

Dee Lites Co.,Ltd

info@dnpac.jp+81-80-7819-3649

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026