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Efficacy and safety of clomipramine for post COVID-19 condition

Efficacy and safety of clomipramine for post COVID-19 condition: exploratory research

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Source
JPRN
Registry ID
JPRN-jRCTs031230470
Enrollment
30
Registered
2023-11-21
Start date
2024-09-11
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

Long COVID Long COVID, post COVID-19 condition

Interventions

Take the clomipramine tablet orally once daily, preferably in the morning. Clinical Global Impressions Scale (CGI) will be performed weekly after the start of administration. If well tolerated, clomip

Sponsors

Noda Takamasa
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients who meet all of the following selection criteria and who have obtained sufficient understanding and written consent from the research subject about the contents of this research are eligible for this research. 1) Participants must be meet the WHO-defined Long COVID* 2) On the C19-YRSm First Assessment (overall health score) on < 2 points more severe than their pre-COVID baseline 3) 18 to 59 years old 4) Participants attending the outpatient clinic of the research facility 5) Participants are competent to consent and consent is obtained in writing *Symptoms seen in people infected with the SARS-CoV-2, which last for at least two months and cannot be explained by symptoms of other diseases

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Any potential subject who meets the following criteria will be excluded from participating in the study. 1) Participant has a history of substance abuse (drug or alchol) or dependence. 2) Participant has contraindications to taking clomipramine 3) Use of prohibited drugs or therapies 4) There is a change in a regular prescription drug during the period from 2 weeks before the study participation period to the registration 5) Pregnant or lactating 6) Not a native Japanese speaker 7) Participant considered by the principal investigator and sub-investigator(s) to be inappropriate for the safe conduct of the study.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
The primary outcome evaluation will be the Safety.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Scores for the following indicators at each time points and the score as measured by the change from baseline to each time points. 1) Modified COVID-19 Yorkshire Rehabilitation Screening: C19-YRSm 2) MOS Short-Form 36-Item Health Survey: SF-36v2 3) Fatigue Severity Scale: FSS 4) 6-min walk test: 6MWT 5) THINC-it (Cognitive Assessment and Measurement) 6) Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7: GAD7 7) Patient Health Questionnaire: PHQ-9 8) Insomnia Severity Index Japanese version: ISI-J 9) EuroQol 5 dimensions 5-level: EQ-5D-5L 10) Clinical Global Impressions: CGI

Contacts

Public ContactTakamasa Noda

National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry (NCNP)

t-noda@ncnp.go.jp+81-42-341-2711

Outcome results

None listed

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