Status:

COMPLETED

Ramipril for the Treatment of COVID-19

Lead Sponsor:

University of California, San Diego

Collaborating Sponsors:

Pfizer

Conditions:

COVID-19

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

In this study we propose to treat 560 patients with ramipril or placebo for 14 days. After an initial evaluation for COVID-19 status, medical history, and symptom assessment, patients will receive eit...

Detailed Description

Ramipril has not been studied in SARS-CoV-2 infected patients. In this study we propose to treat 560 patients with ramipril or placebo for 14 days. After an initial evaluation for COVID-19 status, med...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Age ≥ 18 years
  • Willing and able to provide written informed consent prior to performing study procedures
  • Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (SARS-CoV)-2 infection confirmed by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test ≤ 5 days before randomization OR Clinical presentation consistent with COVID-19 infection (fever or cough or shortness of breath) with positive IgM serology
  • Currently hospitalized or in an emergency department
  • Peripheral capillary oxygen saturation (SpO2) ≥ 93% on room air at screening

Exclusion

  • Participation in any other clinical trial of an experimental treatment for COVID-19 (use of hydroxycholoroquine or compassionate use of choloroquine or azithromycin is allowed)
  • Concurrent treatment with other agents with actual or possible direct acting antiviral activity against SARS-CoV-2 is prohibited \< 24 hours prior to study drug/placebo dosing
  • Requiring mechanical ventilation at screening
  • Requiring ICU care at admission
  • NSAID use within 12 hours of randomization or requiring continued NSAID use during this trial
  • Alanine Aminotransferase (ALT) or aspartate aminotransferase (AST) \> 5 X upper limit of normal (ULN)
  • Estimated GFR \< 40 mL/min
  • History of serum creatinine ≥ 2 mg/dl in the previous 28 days
  • Systolic BP \< 100 mm hg or diastolic BP \< 65 mm hg
  • Hypersensitivity to ACEI
  • History of angioedema
  • Outpatient use of ACE inhibitor or Angiotensin II receptor blocker in the last 7 days
  • History of renal artery stenosis
  • Serum potassium ≥ 5.1 mEq/L
  • Pregnancy or breastfeeding
  • Use of aliskiren, amifostine, lithium, sacubitril within 7 days

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

May 11 2020

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

May 12 2021

Estimated Enrollment :

160 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04366050

Start Date

May 11 2020

End Date

May 12 2021

Last Update

September 28 2023

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University of California, San Diego

La Jolla, California, United States, 92093