Four Different Experimental Drug Regimens to Standard of Care for the Treatment of Symptomatic Outpatients With COVID-19

NCT04532931 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 192

Last updated 2025-07-28

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Summary

This exploratory study is a randomized, single center, open label study of four different experimental treatment arms versus standard of care for the treatment of SARS-CoV-2 infection in symptomatic outpatients with mild disease at the time of enrollment.

Conditions

Interventions

DRUG

Paracetamol

SOC - 2 tablets (1000 mg) to be taken 6-hourly as needed

DRUG

Artesunate-amodiaquine

SOC plus artesunate-amodiaquine (ASAQ) - 2 tablets (200/540 mg artesunate/amodiaquine) daily for 3 days

DRUG

Pyronaridine-artesunate

SOC plus pyronaridine-artesunate (PA) Weight 45 to \<65 kg: 3 tablets (540/180 mg pyronaridine/artesunate) daily for 3 days Weight ≥65 kg: 4 tablets (720/240 mg pyronaridine/artesunate) daily for 3 days

DRUG

Favipiravir plus Nitazoxanide

SOC plus favipiravir plus nitazoxanide (FPV-NTZ) Favipiravir: 1600 mg 12-hourly for 1 day then 600 mg 12-hourly for 6 days Nitazoxanide: 2 tablets (1000 mg) 12-hourly for 7 days

DRUG

Sofosbuvir/daclatasvir

SOC plus sofosbuvir/daclatasvir (SOF/DCV) 1 tablet (400 mg/60 mg sofosbuvir/daclatasvir) daily for 7 days

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Medicines for Malaria Venture

    collaborator OTHER
  • Shin Poong Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    lead INDUSTRY

Principal Investigators

  • Francois Venter, PhD · Ezintsha, Wits Reproductive Health & HIV Institute University of the Witwatersrand

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2020-09-03
Primary Completion
2021-08-05
Completion
2021-08-23

Countries

  • South Africa

Study Locations

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