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Strategies and Treatments for Respiratory Infections & Viral Emergencies (STRIVE): Shionogi Protease Inhibitor (Ensitrelvir)

Strategies and Treatments for Respiratory Infections & Viral Emergencies (STRIVE): Shionogi Protease Inhibitor

Status
Terminated
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT05605093
Enrollment
602
Registered
2022-11-04
Start date
2022-12-23
Completion date
2025-10-28
Last updated
2025-11-17

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

Conditions

COVID-19

Brief summary

Treatments are needed to improve outcomes among patients hospitalized for COVID-19, including direct-acting antiviral (DAA) agents to mitigate the pathology driven by ongoing viral replication. This trial will evaluate S-217622 (ensitrelvir), an anti-SARS-CoV2 3C-like protease inhibitor (PI) developed by Shionogi &; Co. Ltd. The study design is a randomized, placebo-controlled, multi-center international clinical trial that will evaluate the clinical efficacy of ensitrelvir when given in addition to standard of care (SOC) for inpatients with COVID-19. The SOC will be determined by local established guidelines and may include additional DAA (e.g., remdesivir) and immunomodulatory treatment strategies. Certain SOC treatments will be pre-specified prior to randomization.

Interventions

DRUGShionogi Protease Inhibitor (S-217622)

S-217622 (ensitrelvir) is an oral anti-SARS-CoV2 PI that does not require ritonavir co-administration The dose is 375/125 (375 mg on Day 0, followed by 125 mg daily on Days 1-4).

DRUGplacebo

Placebo is an oral tablet administered once (3 tabs) on Day 0 and once (1 tab) daily on days 1-4, 5-day course.

Sponsors

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
CollaboratorNIH
University of Minnesota
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE (Subject, Investigator)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Age ≥18 years. * Informed consent for trial participation. * Hospital admission (or boarding in an emergency department or other area awaiting hospital admission) with signs and/or symptoms of a respiratory infection. * Confirmation of SARS-CoV2 infection by nucleic acid test (NAT) or equivalent non- NAT test \[list of approved tests is in the PIM\] collected within the prior 14 days. * Onset of symptoms attributable to SARS-CoV2 infection occurred within 14 days before randomization. * Hospitalized for the management of COVID-19, with signs and/or symptoms suggestive of lower respiratory tract infection.

Exclusion criteria

* The patient is expected to be discharged from the hospital within the next 24 hours. * Medical condition other than the acute respiratory infection (and its manifestations) that is likely to result in death within 7 days of randomization. * Use of a strong CYP3A inducer within 14 days prior to enrollment * Moribund condition, defined as prior cardiac arrest during this hospitalization and life expectancy less than 48 hours of randomization. * Patient undergoing comfort care measures only such that treatment focuses on end-of- life symptom management over prolongation of life. * Expected inability or unwillingness to participate in study procedures. * In the opinion of the investigator, participation in a trial is not in the best interest of the patient. * Allergy to investigational agent or vehicle * Use of a concomitant medication that is contraindicated due to a drug-drug interaction with S-217622 * Moderate to severe hepatic impairment (i.e., Child-Pugh class B or C) or acute liver failure. * Known estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGRF) <30 mL/min/1.73m 2 * Continuous renal replacement therapy or chronic dialysis * Current pregnancy * Current breastfeeding and unwillingness to defer breastfeeding for 30 days after the last dose of investigational agent. * Women of child-bearing potential who are unwilling to abstain from sexual intercourse with men or practice appropriate contraception through 30 days from the last dose of the investigational agent. * Men who are unwilling to abstain from sexual intercourse with women of child- bearing potential or to use barrier contraception through 30 days from the last dose of the investigational agent. * Inability to take investigational agent in tablet form by mouth.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Days to Recovery Scale assessed over 60 days (DRS-60)60 days post-interventionDRS-60 is a version of the STRIVE clinical recovery scale (CRS) which combines time to recovery with non-recovered clinical state and death to an ordinal outcome.0 indicates best results, 60 represents recovered on Day 60, with not recovered by Day 60 coded as 61 and death (worst outcome) as 62.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
mortality60 days post-treatmentproportion of participants who died by Day 60
time to recovery60 days post-treatment
proportion of participants who died or required new invasive mechanical ventilation60 days post-treatment
a 3-category ordinal outcome60 days post-treatmentthe following categories: recovered (alive and at home at Day 60), alive and not recovered, and dead

Countries

Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Denmark, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Japan, Mexico, Nigeria, Peru, Poland, Puerto Rico, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, Uganda, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, Zimbabwe

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 9, 2026