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COVID-19 WA42380

  • Overall study
Acronym ISRCTN EudraCT NCT (clinicaltrials.gov) DRKS
WA42380 2020-001154-22 NCT04320615

A RANDOMIZED, DOUBLE-BLIND, PLACEBOCONTROLLED, MULTICENTER STUDY TO EVALUATE THE SAFETY AND EFFICACY OF TOCILIZUMAB IN PATIENTS WITH SEVERE COVID-19 PNEUMONIA

Status: Active (Recruitment Closed)

Purpose / Objectives

Primary Outcome

The primary efficacy objective for this study is to evaluate the efficacy of TCZ compared with placebo in combination with SOC for the treatment of severe COVID-19 pneumonia on the basis of the following endpoint:

  • Clinical status assessed using a 7-category ordinal scale at Day 28

 

Secondary Outcomes

The secondary efficacy objective for this study is to evaluate the efficacy of TCZ
compared with placebo in combination with SOC for the treatment of severe COVID-19 pneumonia on the basis of the following endpoints:

  • Time to clinical improvement (TTCI) defined as a National Early Warning Score 2 (NEWS2) of  2 maintained for 24 hours
  •  Time to improvement of at least 2 categories relative to baseline on a 7-category ordinal scale of clinical status
  • Incidence of mechanical ventilation

 

Diagnosis

  • COVID-19 infection

PATIENTS WITH SEVERE COVID-19 PNEUMONIA

Target population

Age

18-99

Inclusion criteria

  • Hospitalized with COVID-19 pneumonia confirmed per WHO criteria (including a
    positive PCR of any specimen; e.g., respiratory, blood, urine, stool, other bodily
    fluid) and evidenced by chest X-ray or CT scan
  • SpO2  <93% or PaO2/FiO2 <300 mmHg
  • [...]

 

Exclusion criteria

  • Known severe allergic reactions to TCZ or other monoclonal antibodies
  • Active TB infection
  • Suspected active bacterial, fungal, viral, or other infection (besides COVID-19)
  • In the opinion of the investigator, progression to death is imminent and inevitable within the next 24 hours, irrespective of the provision of treatments
  • Have received oral anti-rejection or immunomodulatory drugs (including TCZ) with the past 6 months

 

Study design

  • Phase III
  • Multicenter
  • Prospective
  • Two-arm
  • Double-blind

Intervention

The investigational medicinal products (IMP) for this study are tocilizumab IV and its matching placebo as the comparator.

Documents (password protected)

Responsibilities in overall study

Sponsor

F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG

    (National) Coordinating Investigator

    Prof. Dr. med. Boris Böll