ZYESAMI (Aviptadil) Intermediate Population Expanded Access Protocol (SAMICARE)

NCT ID: NCT04453839

Last Updated: 2023-02-03

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

NO_LONGER_AVAILABLE

Study Classification

EXPANDED_ACCESS

Brief Summary

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Patients with Critical COVID-19 and respiratory failure who are ineligible for enrollment in NCT04311697, who live more than 50 miles from an existing collaborating research center, or who are already hospitalized and cannot safely be transferred to a collaborating research facility may be considered for expanded access by the sponsor.

Treating physicians must complete FDA Form 3396 and receive a letter of authorization from NeuroRx, along with local IRB authorization.

Please refer to FDA guidance for Individual Patient Expanded Access https://www.fda.gov/media/91160/download

Detailed Description

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5\. INTRODUCTION

5.1 Executive Summary ZYESAMI (aviptadil) is a synthetic form of Vasoactive Intestinal Polypeptide (VIP), a ubiquitous, naturally synthesized human peptide with extensively documented anti-inflammatory, anti-cytokine cascade properties. It has been granted FDA Fast Track Designation for treatment of Critical COVID-19 with Respiratory Failure. A phase 2/3 trial is underway that has passed its first evaluation at 30 patients for safety and futility. This expanded access protocol is designed to offer access to investigational use of RLF-100 to patients who do not qualify for inclusion in Protocol RLF-100-001 (NCT04311697) either on the basis of specific medical exclusions or because there is no accessible study site available to the prospective participant.

5.2 Definition of Critical COVID-19

In May 2020, FDA defined Critical COVID-19 to be used in clinical trials and disease staging as follows:

Critical COVID-19

* Positive testing by standard RT-PCR assay or an equivalent test
* Evidence of Respiratory Failure based on FDA definition of: need for Endotracheal intubation and mechanical ventilation, oxygen delivered by high-flow nasal cannula (heated, humidified, oxygen delivered via reinforced nasal cannula at flow rates \> 20 L/min with fraction of delivered oxygen ≥ 0.5), noninvasive positive pressure ventilation, ECMO, or clinical diagnosis of respiratory failure (i.e., clinical need for one of the preceding therapies, but preceding therapies not able to be administered in setting of resource limitation)

Acute Lung Injury in COVID-19 is characterized by progressive failure of corporeal oxygenation, attributed on large part by SARS-CoV-2 infection of Alveolar Type II cells (Mason 2020). Extensive nonclinical studies document that 70% of VIP in the body binds to receptors on the Alveolar Type II cell, where VIP is known to block cytokine production and upregulate production of surfactant.

Severity of COVID is associated with and graded by a progressively worsened state of oxygenation. This is seen in the PaO2/FIO2 ratio, which reflects the status of oxygenation for patients on high pressure oxygen and mechanical ventilation. In patients breathing room air, disease severity is assessed by SpO2. Many patients with Critical COVID meet the clinical definitions of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS). However, there is increasing recognition that respiratory distress in COVID-19 has different characteristics than ARDS in the setting of bacterial sepsis and other common presentations of ARDS.

The pathologic hallmark of COVID-19 lung injury is diffuse alveolar damage, vascular endothelium damage, and damage to the surfactant-producing type II cells which results in loss of the integrity of the alveolar-capillary barrier, transudation of protein-rich fluid across the barrier, pulmonary edema, and hypoxemia from intrapulmonary shunting. Typically, patients who have progressed to Critical COVID-19 require care in an intensive care unit (ICU). The mortality rate is approximately 50%. Deaths usually result from multisystem organ failure rather than lung failure alone.

5.3 ZYESAMI Experimental Therapy in COVID-19

Under this protocol, patients with Critical COVID-19 will be treated with ZYESAMI (Aviptadil) with the aim to support pulmonary alveolar function, combat the cytokine-induced inflammation, improve blood oxygenation, and reduce mortality.

5.4 Clinical Rationale Given by intravenous infusion in appropriate concentrations, ZYESAMI has been shown in clinical trials to have a manageable safety profile with no observed SAEs to date that would rise to the level of a black box warning.

6\. OBJECTIVES

6.1 Primary Objective The primary objective of this study is to measure the effectiveness and safety of ZYESAMI + maximal standard of care (SOC) in treating Critical COVID-19 with Respiratory Failure.

6.2 Secondary Objective The key secondary objective is to test the hypothesis that ZYESAMI improves blood oxygenation as measured by SaO2.

Conditions

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Critical COVID-19 With Respiratory Failure

Interventions

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ZYESAMI (aviptadil acetate)

Patients will be treated with 12 hour infusions of ZYESAMI at ascending doses of 50/100/150 pmol/kg/hr on 3 or more successive days

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide VIP

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Critical COVID-19 with Respiratory Failure

Exclusion Criteria

* Patients who are eligible for enrollment in RLF-100\_001 are excluded from this protocol and live within 50 miles of a study site for NCT04311697 cannot be enrolled unless already admitted to an ICU and ineligible for transfer
* Mean Arterial Pressure \< 65 mm Hg with use of pressor per ICU protocol
* Irreversible condition (other than COVID-19) with projected fatal course
* ECMO
* Chemotherapy-induced neutropenia (granulocyte count \<1000/mm3);
* Cardiogenic shock; congestive heart failure - NYHA Class 3 or 4;
* Liquid Diarrhea more than 3x/day; defined as more than 3 non-bloody watery stools within a 24-hour period, requiring additional fluid and electrolyte supplementation
Minimum Eligible Age

12 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

100 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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APR Applied Pharma Research s.a.

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Jonathan C Javitt, MD, MPH

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

NRx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Locations

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Dignity Health-Mercy Gilbert Medical Center

Gilbert, Arizona, United States

Site Status

Honor Health Shea Medical Center

Scottsdale, Arizona, United States

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Kaiser Permanente

Baldwin Park, California, United States

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University of California - Irvine

Irvine, California, United States

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Lawnwood Regional Medical Center

Ft. Pierce, Florida, United States

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Lakeland Regional Health

Lakeland, Florida, United States

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Miller School of Medicine / University of Miami Medical Center

Miami, Florida, United States

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Baptist Hospital of Miami

Miami, Florida, United States

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Baycare St. Joseph Hospital

Tampa, Florida, United States

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Southeast Georgia Health system

Brunswick, Georgia, United States

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Maui Health Systems

Wailuku, Hawaii, United States

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St. Anthony Regional Hospital

Carroll, Iowa, United States

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University of Louisville

Louisville, Kentucky, United States

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St. Tammany Parish Hospital

Covington, Louisiana, United States

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Our Ladies of Lourdes Regional Hospital

Lafayette, Louisiana, United States

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St. Joseph Heritage Healthcare

Saint Joseph, Missouri, United States

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Great Plains Health

North Platte, Nebraska, United States

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Self Regional Healthcare

Greenwood, South Carolina, United States

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Hendrick Medical Center

Abilene, Texas, United States

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Baptist Hospitals of Southeast Texas

Beaumont, Texas, United States

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Medical City Denton

Denton, Texas, United States

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HR Health Institute for Research & Development

Edinburg, Texas, United States

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Houston Methodist Hospital

Houston, Texas, United States

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Memorial Hermann Hospital Houston

Houston, Texas, United States

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Medical City McKinney

McKinney, Texas, United States

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Countries

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United States

Provided Documents

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Document Type: Study Protocol

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Document Type: Informed Consent Form

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Related Links

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https://europepmc.org/article/ppr/ppr342295

Intravenous Aviptadil Is Associated with Increased Recovery and Survival in Patients with COVID-19 Respiratory Failure: Results of a 60-Day Randomized Controlled Trial

https://journals.lww.com/ccejournal/Fulltext/2022/01000/Brief_Report__Rapid_Clinical_Recovery_From.1.aspx

Brief Report: Rapid Clinical Recovery From Critical Coronavirus Disease 2019 With Respiratory Failure in a Pregnant Patient Treated With IV Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide

Other Identifiers

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ZYESAMI_EA-1

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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