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Combination Therapies to Reduce Carriage of SARS-Cov-2 and Improve Outcome of COVID-19 in Ivory Coast: a Phase Randomized IIb Trial (INTENSE-COV)

Combination Therapies to Reduce the Nasopharyngeal Carriage of SARS-CoV-2 and Improve the Outcome of COVID-19 Infection in Ivory Coast (INTENSE-COV): a Phase IIb Randomized Clinical Trial

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
PACTR
Registry ID
PACTR202007720062393
Enrollment
294
Registered
2020-07-13
Start date
2020-07-20
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-08-03

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

Conditions

COVID-19

Interventions

Lopinavir ritonavir and telmisartan
Lopinavir ritonavir and atorvastatin

Sponsors

Inserm ANRS
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: - Patients over 18 years of age. - With SARS-CoV-2 infection confirmed by specific PCR. - With clinical manifestations of the infection, such as fever or cough, or otolaryngologic (ORL) signs or respiratory difficulties, that started less than 7 days ago. - COVID-19 specific treatment-naive. - Women of childbearing age should accept the use of mechanical contraception during the study period. - Informed consent signed by the patient.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: - Severe form of infection requiring oxygen therapy > 4l/min to achieve oxygen saturation > 94%. - Patient whose weight is 3N. - Bilirubin > 2.6N. - Electrocardiogram showing QTc> 500 ms. - HIV-infected patient without treatment or treated with protease inhibitors (lopinavir, darunavir, atazanavir). - Ongoing exposure to statins. - Contraindications to the use of statin (CPK > 5N, history of rhabdomyolysis or myopathies, increased risk when atorvastatin is administered with strong CYP3A4 inhibitors or transport proteins (cyclosporin, telithromycin, clarithromycin, delavirdine, stiripentol, ketoconazole, voriconazole, itraconazole, posaconazole, letermovir, erythromycin, diltiazem, verapamil, fluconazole)). - Ongoing exposure to sartans. - Contraindications to the use of telmisartan (patient on angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors, aliskiren or other angiotensin receptor blockers (ARB)). - Curatorship or guardianship. - Pregnancy or breastfeeding. - Dementia or any other condition that prevents informed consent. - Any reason that, at the discretion of the investigator, would compromise patient safety and cooperation in the trial.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Proportion of patients with undetectable nasopharyngeal swab SARS-CoV-2 PCR and C-reactive protein (CRP) < 27 mg/L at Day 11

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Proportion of patients with clinical improvement on the 7-point ordinal scale at Day 11;Kinetics of SARS-CoV-2 viral load ;Death rate at Day 11 and Day 28 ;All causes of death and Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) at Day 28 ;Time to hospital discharge ;Duration of oxygen supplementation ;Prevalence of grade III or IV adverse events;Residual concentration of lopinavir, telmisartan and atorvastatin ;Evolution of inflammatory and immunological markers ;Evolution of endothelial activation markers ;Absence of symptoms at Day 28 ;Proportion of patients with good results according to HIV status ;Number of contact cases infected by COVID-19 at Day 28

Countries

Cote Divoire

Contacts

Public ContactVanessa Machault

Project manager

vanessa.machault@u-bordeaux.fr335400008376

Outcome results

None listed

Source: PACTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 9, 2026