Status:

COMPLETED

Effect of Dalcetrapib in Patients With Confirmed Mild to Moderate COVID-19

Lead Sponsor:

DalCor Pharmaceuticals

Collaborating Sponsors:

The Montreal Health Innovations Coordinating Center (MHICC)

Covance

Conditions:

Covid19

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

This study is a placebo-controlled, Phase 2a proof-of-concept clinical study which will evaluate efficacy and safety of dalcetrapib in outpatients patients with mild to moderate, symptomatic, confirme...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patients must satisfy all of the following criteria unless otherwise stated:
  • Willing and able to provide informed consent
  • Male or female patients \> 18 years of age on the day of informed consent
  • Have received a confirmed diagnosis of COVID-19 (positive for SARS CoV 2), as assessed by PCR or point-of-care within 72 hours of first dose on Day 1
  • Have mild to moderate signs or symptoms of COVID-19 with onset within 5 days of first dose on Day 1, at least two of the following symptoms:
  • stuffy or runny nose
  • sore throat
  • shortness of breath
  • cough
  • fatigue
  • myalgia
  • headache
  • chills or shivering
  • feeling hot or feverish
  • nausea
  • vomiting
  • diarrhea
  • anosmia
  • ageusia
  • Outpatient with COVID-19 disease (not requiring oxygen therapy \[WHO COVID-19 Clinical Improvement Ordinal Scale, score of 3\])
  • Patient is aware of the investigational nature of this study and willing to comply with protocol treatments, blood tests, and other evaluations listed in the informed consent form (ICF).

Exclusion

  • Patients will be excluded from the study if they satisfy any of the following criteria unless otherwise stated:
  • Females who are pregnant (negative pregnancy test required for all women of child bearing potential at Screening) or breast-feeding
  • Male patients and women of childbearing potential (women who are not surgically sterile or postmenopausal defined as amenorrhea for \>12 months) who are not using at least one protocol specified method of contraception
  • Severe COVID-19 disease as defined by the WHO COVID-19 Clinical Improvement Ordinal Scale, scores of 5 (non invasive ventilation or high-flow oxygen), 6 (intubation and mechanical ventilation), or 7 (ventilation + additional organ support pressors, renal replacement therapy \[RRT\], extracorporeal membrane oxygenation \[ECMO\])
  • Expected survival less than 72 hours
  • Peripheral capillary oxygen saturation (SpO2) \<90% while breathing room air
  • Treatment with other drugs thought to possibly have activity against SARS CoV 2 infection like remdesivir, favipiravir, within 7 days prior to enrollment or concurrently
  • History of abuse of drugs or alcohol that could interfere with adherence to study requirements as judged by the Investigator
  • Use of any other concurrent investigational drugs while participating in the present study
  • Patient requires frequent or prolonged use of systemic corticosteroids (≥20 mg of prednisone/day or equivalent for \>4 weeks) or other immunosuppressive drugs (e.g., for organ transplantation or autoimmune conditions)
  • Known renal disease with an estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) \<50 mL/min based on local laboratory results
  • Patients with clinically apparent liver disease, e.g., jaundice, cholestasis, hepatic synthetic impairment, or active hepatitis
  • Alanine transaminase (ALT) or aspartate transaminase (AST) \>3 × upper limit of normal (ULN) or alkaline phosphatase or bilirubin levels \> 2 × ULN based on local laboratory results
  • Co administration of clinical doses of orlistat with dalcetrapib
  • Inability to swallow oral medications or a gastrointestinal disorder with diarrhea (e.g., Crohn's disease) or malabsorption at Screening
  • Any other clinically significant medical condition or laboratory abnormality that, in the opinion of the Investigator, would jeopardize the safety of the patient or potentially impact patient compliance or the safety/efficacy observations in the study
  • History of an allergic reaction or hypersensitivity to the study drug or any component of the study drug formulation.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 11 2021

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

May 17 2021

Estimated Enrollment :

227 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04676867

Start Date

January 11 2021

End Date

May 17 2021

Last Update

December 7 2022

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Institut de Cardiologie de Montréal

Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H1T 1C8