Status:

UNKNOWN

Efficacy and Safety of Sirolimus in COVID-19 Infection

Lead Sponsor:

Alexandria University

Conditions:

COVID 19

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

This research is planned to illustrate the efficacy and safety of sirolimus as an adjuvant agent to the standard treatment protocol against COVID-19 infection

Detailed Description

In early December 2019, several pneumonia cases of unknown origin were observed in Wuhan (China). A novel enveloped RNA β coronavirus was isolated and named severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavir...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Adults (˃18 years) COVID-19 positive patients (confirmed by PCR).
  • Moderate infection ( pneumonia ± leucopenia or lymphopenia ).

Exclusion

  • Severe or life threatening COVID infection: Severe disease is defined as: dyspnea, respiratory frequency ≥ 30/min, blood oxygen saturation ≤ 93%, partial pressure of arterial oxygen to fraction of inspired oxygen ratio \< 300, and/or lung infiltrates \> 50% within 24 to 48 hours. Life threatening disease is defined as: respiratory failure, septic shock, and/or multiple organ dysfunction or failure .
  • Pregnant or lactating females.
  • Participation in any investigational clinical study, other than observational, within the past 30 days; or plans to participate in such a study at any time from the day of enrollment until 30 days post-treatment in the current study.
  • Allergy or hypersensitivity to sirolimus.
  • Taking immunosuppressive drugs.
  • Glomerular filtration rate (GFR) \< 30 ml/min by CKD-EPI equation.
  • liver cirrhosis .
  • Decompensated heart failure.
  • known active tuberculosis (TB) or history of incompletely treated TB.
  • Uncontrolled systemic bacterial or fungal infections.
  • Drugs that may affect sirolimus level: antifungals, diltiazem, verapamil, nicardipine, phenytoin, phenobarbital, rifampicin, carbamazepine.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

August 15 2020

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

November 30 2020

Estimated Enrollment :

40 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04461340

Start Date

August 15 2020

End Date

November 30 2020

Last Update

September 9 2020

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Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria university, Egypt

Alexandria, Egypt, 21526