Trial Outcomes & Findings for Sars-CoV-2/COVID-19 Ivermectin Navarra-ISGlobal Trial (NCT NCT04390022)

NCT ID: NCT04390022

Last Updated: 2020-12-17

Results Overview

Proportion of patients with a positive SARS-CoV-2 PCR from a nasopharyngeal swab at day 7 post-treatment. PCRs were performed using two target genes (E and N).

Recruitment status

COMPLETED

Study phase

PHASE2

Target enrollment

24 participants

Primary outcome timeframe

7 days post-treatment

Results posted on

2020-12-17

Participant Flow

Participant milestones

Participant milestones
Measure
Ivermectin
Participants on this arm received a single, oral dose of ivermectin 400 mcg/kg at the enrolment visit. (Single dose of STROMECTOL® tablets at 400mcg/kg)
Placebo
Participants on this arm received a single, oral dose of placebo tablets at the enrollment visit. (Placebo tablets did not match ivermectin but they were administered by staff not involved in the clinical care)
Overall Study
STARTED
12
12
Overall Study
COMPLETED
12
12
Overall Study
NOT COMPLETED
0
0

Reasons for withdrawal

Withdrawal data not reported

Baseline Characteristics

Race and Ethnicity were not collected from any participant.

Baseline characteristics by cohort

Baseline characteristics by cohort
Measure
Ivermectin
n=12 Participants
Participants on this arm received a single, oral dose of ivermectin 400 mcg/kg at the enrolment visit. (Single dose of STROMECTOL® tablets at 400mcg/kg)
Placebo
n=12 Participants
Participants on this arm received a single, oral dose of placebo tablets at the enrollment visit. (Placebo tablets did not match ivermectin but they were administered by staff not involved in the clinical care)
Total
n=24 Participants
Total of all reporting groups
Age, Continuous
26 years
n=12 Participants
26 years
n=12 Participants
26 years
n=24 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
5 Participants
n=12 Participants
7 Participants
n=12 Participants
12 Participants
n=24 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
7 Participants
n=12 Participants
5 Participants
n=12 Participants
12 Participants
n=24 Participants
Race and Ethnicity Not Collected
0 Participants
Race and Ethnicity were not collected from any participant.
Body mass index
23.5 kg/m^2
n=12 Participants
22.9 kg/m^2
n=12 Participants
22.9 kg/m^2
n=24 Participants
Any symptoms
12 Participants
n=12 Participants
12 Participants
n=12 Participants
24 Participants
n=24 Participants
Earliest start of any symptom
24 hours
n=12 Participants
48 hours
n=12 Participants
48 hours
n=24 Participants
Fever
7 Participants
n=12 Participants
9 Participants
n=12 Participants
16 Participants
n=24 Participants
Earliest start of fever
24 hours
n=7 Participants • Only patients with reported fever
24 hours
n=9 Participants • Only patients with reported fever
24 hours
n=16 Participants • Only patients with reported fever
Cough
4 Participants
n=12 Participants
2 Participants
n=12 Participants
6 Participants
n=24 Participants
Earliest start of cough
24 hours
n=4 Participants • Only patients with cough.
10 hours
n=2 Participants • Only patients with cough.
18 hours
n=6 Participants • Only patients with cough.
CRP
0.3 mg/dL
n=12 Participants
0.3 mg/dL
n=12 Participants
0.3 mg/dL
n=24 Participants
Ferritin
165.0 mg/dL
n=12 Participants
156.1 mg/dL
n=12 Participants
160.9 mg/dL
n=24 Participants
IL-6
6.5 pg/mL
n=12 Participants
4.5 pg/mL
n=12 Participants
5.3 pg/mL
n=24 Participants
D-Dimer
295 ng/mL
n=12 Participants
280 ng/mL
n=12 Participants
285 ng/mL
n=24 Participants

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: 7 days post-treatment

Proportion of patients with a positive SARS-CoV-2 PCR from a nasopharyngeal swab at day 7 post-treatment. PCRs were performed using two target genes (E and N).

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Ivermectin
n=12 Participants
Participants on this arm received a single, oral dose of ivermectin 400 mcg/kg at the enrolment visit. (Single dose of STROMECTOL® tablets at 400mcg/kg)
Placebo
n=12 Participants
Participants on this arm received a single, oral dose of placebo tablets at the enrollment visit. (Placebo tablets did not match ivermectin but they were administered by staff not involved in the clinical care)
Proportion of Patients With a Positive SARS-CoV-2 PCR
PCR positivity (gene N)
12 Participants
12 Participants
Proportion of Patients With a Positive SARS-CoV-2 PCR
PCR positivity (gene E)
11 Participants
12 Participants

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: Baseline and on days 4, 7, 14 and 21

Quantitative and semi-quantitative PCR in nasopharyngeal swab. PCRs were performed using two target genes (E and N).

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Ivermectin
n=12 Participants
Participants on this arm received a single, oral dose of ivermectin 400 mcg/kg at the enrolment visit. (Single dose of STROMECTOL® tablets at 400mcg/kg)
Placebo
n=12 Participants
Participants on this arm received a single, oral dose of placebo tablets at the enrollment visit. (Placebo tablets did not match ivermectin but they were administered by staff not involved in the clinical care)
Median Viral Load
Gene E - day 1
16850000 copies/mL
Interval 5915000.0 to 385250000.0
26700000 copies/mL
Interval 8325000.0 to 423500000.0
Median Viral Load
Gene E - day 4
161000 copies/mL
Interval 2820.0 to 878000.0
493500 copies/mL
Interval 103700.0 to 9910000.0
Median Viral Load
Gene E - day 7
1018 copies/mL
Interval 92.0 to 15445.0
23550 copies/mL
Interval 709.0 to 226500.0
Median Viral Load
Gene N - day 1
367000000 copies/mL
Interval 18350000.0 to 9280000000.0
327500000 copies/mL
Interval 58300000.0 to 6740000000.0
Median Viral Load
Gene N - day 4
269000 copies/mL
Interval 1885.0 to 1046500.0
2194500 copies/mL
Interval 73150.0 to 37100000.0
Median Viral Load
Gene N - day 7
2255 copies/mL
Interval 938.0 to 34650.0
36800 copies/mL
Interval 4510.0 to 630500.0
Median Viral Load
Gene N - day 14
86 copies/mL
Interval 0.0 to 1235.0
75 copies/mL
Interval 24.0 to 710.0
Median Viral Load
Gene N - day 21
0 copies/mL
Interval 0.0 to 67.0
107 copies/mL
Interval 0.0 to 183.0
Median Viral Load
Gene E - day 14
7 copies/mL
Interval 0.0 to 42.0
30 copies/mL
Interval 1.0 to 50.0
Median Viral Load
Gene E - day 21
1 copies/mL
Interval 0.0 to 9.0
0 copies/mL
Interval 0.0 to 16.0

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: Days 4, 7, 14 and 21

Proportion of patients with fever and cough

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Ivermectin
n=12 Participants
Participants on this arm received a single, oral dose of ivermectin 400 mcg/kg at the enrolment visit. (Single dose of STROMECTOL® tablets at 400mcg/kg)
Placebo
n=12 Participants
Participants on this arm received a single, oral dose of placebo tablets at the enrollment visit. (Placebo tablets did not match ivermectin but they were administered by staff not involved in the clinical care)
Fever and Cough Progression
Fever - Day 4
0 Participants
0 Participants
Fever and Cough Progression
Fever - Day 7
1 Participants
0 Participants
Fever and Cough Progression
Fever - Day 14
0 Participants
0 Participants
Fever and Cough Progression
Fever - Day 21
0 Participants
0 Participants
Fever and Cough Progression
Cough - Day 4
5 Participants
6 Participants
Fever and Cough Progression
Cough - Day 7
5 Participants
5 Participants
Fever and Cough Progression
Cough - Day 14
1 Participants
3 Participants
Fever and Cough Progression
Cough - Day 21
1 Participants
3 Participants

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: Up to and including day 21

Proportion of participants with positive IgG at day 21

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Ivermectin
n=12 Participants
Participants on this arm received a single, oral dose of ivermectin 400 mcg/kg at the enrolment visit. (Single dose of STROMECTOL® tablets at 400mcg/kg)
Placebo
n=12 Participants
Participants on this arm received a single, oral dose of placebo tablets at the enrollment visit. (Placebo tablets did not match ivermectin but they were administered by staff not involved in the clinical care)
Seroconversion at Day 21
12 Participants
12 Participants

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: 7 days post treatment

Proportion of drug-related adverse events

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Ivermectin
n=12 Participants
Participants on this arm received a single, oral dose of ivermectin 400 mcg/kg at the enrolment visit. (Single dose of STROMECTOL® tablets at 400mcg/kg)
Placebo
n=12 Participants
Participants on this arm received a single, oral dose of placebo tablets at the enrollment visit. (Placebo tablets did not match ivermectin but they were administered by staff not involved in the clinical care)
Proportion of Drug-related Adverse Events
0 Participants
0 Participants

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: Up to and including day 28

Levels in median fluorescence intensity (MFI) of IgG, IgM and IgA against the receptor-binding domain of the spike glycoprotein of SARS-CoV-2 in plasma, measured by a Luminex assay. \[Results not yet available\]

Outcome measures

Outcome data not reported

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: Up to and including day 7

Frequency (% over total PBMC) of innate immune cells (myeloid and plasmacytoid dendritic cells, NK cell, classical, intermediate and pro-inflammatory macrophages) measured in cryopreserved PBMC by flow cytometry. \[Results not yet available\]

Outcome measures

Outcome data not reported

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: Up to and including day 7

Frequency of CD4+ T and CD8+ T cells (% over total CD4+T and CD8+ T) expressing any functional marker upon in vitro stimulation of PBMC with SARS-CoV-2 peptides, measured by flow cytometry. \[Results not yet available\]

Outcome measures

Outcome data not reported

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: Up to and including day 28

Concentration (all in pg/mL) of epidermal growth factor (EGF), fibroblast growth factor (FGF), granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF), granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF), hepatocyte growth factor (HGF), vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), tumour necrosis factor (TNF), interferon (IFN)-α, IFN-γ, interleukin (IL)-1RA, IL-1β, IL-2, IL-2R, IL-4, IL-5, IL-6, IL-7, IL-8, IL-10, IL-12(p40/p70), IL-13, IL-15, IL-17, IFN-γ induced protein (IP-10), monocyte chemoattractant protein (MCP-1), monokine induced by IFN-γ (MIG), macrophage inflammatory protein (MIP)-1α, MIP-1β in plasma measured by a Luminex assay using a commercially available kit (Cytokine Human Magnetic 30-Plex Panel from ThermoFisher). \[Results not yet available\]

Outcome measures

Outcome data not reported

Adverse Events

Ivermectin

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 5 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Placebo

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 5 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Serious adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Other adverse events

Other adverse events
Measure
Ivermectin
n=12 participants at risk
Participants on this arm received a single, oral dose of ivermectin 400 mcg/kg at the enrolment visit. (Single dose of STROMECTOL® tablets at 400mcg/kg)
Placebo
n=12 participants at risk
Participants on this arm received a single, oral dose of placebo tablets at the enrollment visit. (Placebo tablets did not match ivermectin but they were administered by staff not involved in the clinical care)
Blood and lymphatic system disorders
Leukopenia
0.00%
0/12 • 28 days
Adverse events were assessed at each study visit (days 1, 4, 7, 14, 21 and 28)
8.3%
1/12 • Number of events 1 • 28 days
Adverse events were assessed at each study visit (days 1, 4, 7, 14, 21 and 28)
Nervous system disorders
Insomnia
0.00%
0/12 • 28 days
Adverse events were assessed at each study visit (days 1, 4, 7, 14, 21 and 28)
8.3%
1/12 • Number of events 1 • 28 days
Adverse events were assessed at each study visit (days 1, 4, 7, 14, 21 and 28)
Blood and lymphatic system disorders
Ferritin elevation
0.00%
0/12 • 28 days
Adverse events were assessed at each study visit (days 1, 4, 7, 14, 21 and 28)
8.3%
1/12 • Number of events 1 • 28 days
Adverse events were assessed at each study visit (days 1, 4, 7, 14, 21 and 28)
Infections and infestations
Acute pharyngitis (tonsillitis)
0.00%
0/12 • 28 days
Adverse events were assessed at each study visit (days 1, 4, 7, 14, 21 and 28)
8.3%
1/12 • Number of events 1 • 28 days
Adverse events were assessed at each study visit (days 1, 4, 7, 14, 21 and 28)
Cardiac disorders
Sinus tachycardia
0.00%
0/12 • 28 days
Adverse events were assessed at each study visit (days 1, 4, 7, 14, 21 and 28)
8.3%
1/12 • Number of events 1 • 28 days
Adverse events were assessed at each study visit (days 1, 4, 7, 14, 21 and 28)
Blood and lymphatic system disorders
Hypochromic Microcytic Anemia
8.3%
1/12 • Number of events 1 • 28 days
Adverse events were assessed at each study visit (days 1, 4, 7, 14, 21 and 28)
0.00%
0/12 • 28 days
Adverse events were assessed at each study visit (days 1, 4, 7, 14, 21 and 28)
Cardiac disorders
Dorsal discomfort of a mechanical nature
8.3%
1/12 • Number of events 1 • 28 days
Adverse events were assessed at each study visit (days 1, 4, 7, 14, 21 and 28)
0.00%
0/12 • 28 days
Adverse events were assessed at each study visit (days 1, 4, 7, 14, 21 and 28)
Skin and subcutaneous tissue disorders
Worsening of acne
8.3%
1/12 • Number of events 1 • 28 days
Adverse events were assessed at each study visit (days 1, 4, 7, 14, 21 and 28)
0.00%
0/12 • 28 days
Adverse events were assessed at each study visit (days 1, 4, 7, 14, 21 and 28)
Infections and infestations
Abdominal bacterial translocation
0.00%
0/12 • 28 days
Adverse events were assessed at each study visit (days 1, 4, 7, 14, 21 and 28)
8.3%
1/12 • Number of events 1 • 28 days
Adverse events were assessed at each study visit (days 1, 4, 7, 14, 21 and 28)
General disorders
Hematoma
8.3%
1/12 • Number of events 1 • 28 days
Adverse events were assessed at each study visit (days 1, 4, 7, 14, 21 and 28)
8.3%
1/12 • Number of events 1 • 28 days
Adverse events were assessed at each study visit (days 1, 4, 7, 14, 21 and 28)
Blood and lymphatic system disorders
D-Dimer increase
8.3%
1/12 • Number of events 1 • 28 days
Adverse events were assessed at each study visit (days 1, 4, 7, 14, 21 and 28)
0.00%
0/12 • 28 days
Adverse events were assessed at each study visit (days 1, 4, 7, 14, 21 and 28)
Cardiac disorders
Cold Sore
8.3%
1/12 • Number of events 1 • 28 days
Adverse events were assessed at each study visit (days 1, 4, 7, 14, 21 and 28)
0.00%
0/12 • 28 days
Adverse events were assessed at each study visit (days 1, 4, 7, 14, 21 and 28)
Gastrointestinal disorders
Odynophagia
8.3%
1/12 • Number of events 1 • 28 days
Adverse events were assessed at each study visit (days 1, 4, 7, 14, 21 and 28)
0.00%
0/12 • 28 days
Adverse events were assessed at each study visit (days 1, 4, 7, 14, 21 and 28)
Skin and subcutaneous tissue disorders
Grade II burn
0.00%
0/12 • 28 days
Adverse events were assessed at each study visit (days 1, 4, 7, 14, 21 and 28)
8.3%
1/12 • Number of events 1 • 28 days
Adverse events were assessed at each study visit (days 1, 4, 7, 14, 21 and 28)

Additional Information

Carlos Chaccour

Barcelona Institute for Global Health

Phone: 0034666293112

Results disclosure agreements

  • Principal investigator is a sponsor employee
  • Publication restrictions are in place