Fluoxetine to Reduce Hospitalization From COVID-19 Infection (FloR COVID-19)

NCT ID: NCT04570449

Last Updated: 2020-12-24

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

WITHDRAWN

Clinical Phase

EARLY_PHASE1

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2020-11-30

Study Completion Date

2021-12-31

Brief Summary

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The current research is a pilot study to determine the feasibility of recruiting and retaining 40 participants diagnosed with COVID-19. The purpose is to observe the early use of fluoxetine (commonly known as Prozac) to reduce the severity of the COVID-19 illness. Fluoxetine is a drug that has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) since 1987 for various mental health disorders.

Detailed Description

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Morbidity and mortality resulting from COVID-19 infections are associated with multisystem organ failure due to a rapid increase in cytokine production. Fluoxetine has been shown to reduce the mechanisms that cause the cytokine storm that leads to COVID-19 fatalities.

This is a pilot study to assess feasibility of recruiting and retaining participants diagnosed with COVID-19. The purpose of this study is to observe the early use of fluoxetine treatments on illness outcome: primary outcome is hospitalization and secondary outcomes of complications including intubation and death. Additional secondary outcomes include effects on outcomes for depression and post-traumatic stress disorder, two common illnesses which may be improved by fluoxetine.

Conditions

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Covid19

Keywords

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covid-19 fluoxetine cytokine anti-inflammatory IL-6

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

QUADRUPLE

Participants Caregivers Investigators Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Fluoxetine

Participants instructed to take fluoxetine 20 mg capsule orally daily for 8 weeks in the following schedule:

Week 1 = 1 pill (20 mg), Week 2 = 2 pills (40 mg), Weeks 3-6 = 3 pills (60 mg), Week 7 = 2 pills (40 mg), Week 8 = pill (20 mg)

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Fluoxetine

Intervention Type DRUG

20 mg capsule

Placebo

Participants instructed to take fluoxetine placebo capsule matching fluoxetine orally daily for 8 weeks in the following schedule:

Week 1 = 1 pill, Week 2 = 2 pills, Weeks 3-6 = 3 pills, Week 7 = 2 pills, Week 8 = pill

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Placebo

Intervention Type DRUG

fluoxetine placebo capsule

Interventions

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Fluoxetine

20 mg capsule

Intervention Type DRUG

Placebo

fluoxetine placebo capsule

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. English speaking participant
2. 18 years of age or older
3. able to give informed consent
4. Tested positive for active SARS-CoV-2 infection and

1. It's been less than 10 days since symptoms first appeared;
2. Fever persists for longer than 24 hours without the use of fever reducing medications; and
3. Experiencing other symptoms of COVID-19 as described by the CDC

Exclusion Criteria

1. Prisoner or institutionalized patient
2. Unable to give informed consent
3. Less than 18 years of age
4. Hospitalization
5. Active bleeding requiring blood products in past week
6. Diagnosed with bipolar disorder and not on mood stabilizing medication
7. Known allergy or hypersensitivity to fluoxetine
8. Currently taking a monoamine oxidase inhibitor (MAOI)
9. Currently taking an selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) or selective norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor (SNRI)
10. Outpatient and currently taking hydroxychloroquine
11. Known pregnancy
12. Breastfeeding
13. Known prolonged QTc, such as congenital prolonged QTc syndromes
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Erika Saunders

Hershey Medical Center Manager

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Erika Saunders, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

Locations

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Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Clinical Research Center

Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

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Other Identifiers

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00015598

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id