Outpatient Treatment With CoVid-19 With Prexablu

NCT ID: NCT04619290

Last Updated: 2020-11-12

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

PHASE1

Total Enrollment

46 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2020-10-12

Study Completion Date

2020-12-30

Brief Summary

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Within the epidemic context of phase 3 in Mexico, the implementation of new treatments that have been shown to be beneficial for patients in other countries is an urgent need. Methylene blue (MB, the oxidized form, blue color) has been used in many different clinical medicine areas, ranging from malaria to orthopedics. Methylene blue absorbs energy directly from a light source and then transfers this energy to molecules of oxygen creating singlet oxygen (O2), which is the first electronic excited state of molecular oxygen (O2). Singlet oxygen is extremely electrophilic; thus, it can directly oxidize electron-rich double bonds in biological molecules and macromolecules. For this reason, methylene blue has been used as a photosensitizer in the treatment of cancer and the protection of serum from viral agents. Methylene blue can be reactivated using energy from a light source in the body until processed out through the kidneys.

Detailed Description

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Patients diagnosed with COVID-19 and confirmed positive with the virus by PCR will be treated with Prexablu for seven days. The administration is Sublingual 1 ml Prexablu once a day and PDT for 1 hour daily x 7 days. Days to clinical improvement to be evaluated for seven days considering temperature and other vital signs measurement, arterial oxygen saturation.

I. On day one and day seven a blood sample will be drawn to assess chemistry (including liver function tests), C reactive protein, IgG, IgM, IL-6, erythrocyte sedimentation rates like procalcitonin, ferritin levels, and the D dimer II. Daily PCR Swabs measuring cycle threshold (CT) will be collected (days 1 - 7) III. Daily 1ml Prexablu will be placed sublingual

1. Prexablu activated for 10 minutes with Low Level Light Therapy (670 nm light) before being placed sublingually.
2. Low Level Light Therapy (NocUlite device) will be placed on wrist for 50 minutes.

Conditions

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Sars Cov 2

Keywords

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COVID-19 methylene blue photodynamic interval therapy outpatient Mexico

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Single group comparison with contemporaneous conventionally treated patients.
Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Methylene blue treated group

Patients will be included in this group with the following symptoms: with at least one of the following symptoms: headache, nausea, dyspnea, myalgia, vomiting. Also that they meet the inclusion criteria

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Sublingual Methylene blue

Intervention Type DRUG

Patients will be received the treatment as follow: it will be placed Low Level Light Therapy (LLLT) NocUlite on the ventral side of the wrist on full power. Draw out 1ml of diluted Prexablu into a syringe. Activate this syringe LLLT device for 10 minutes. Then place 1ml of this activated solution of Prexablu sublingually. Patients must keep the solution under the tongue for 10 minutes before swallowing. Keep wrist pads on patients for 50 minutes.

Conventionally treated group

Patients will be included in this group with the following symptoms: with at least one of the following symptoms: headache, nausea, dyspnea, myalgia, vomiting. Also that they meet the inclusion criteria

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Control patients

Intervention Type OTHER

Control patients will be received the conventional treatment that may include analgesic, anti-inflammatory, antibiotic, steroid, antiplatelet, and anticoagulant.

Interventions

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Sublingual Methylene blue

Patients will be received the treatment as follow: it will be placed Low Level Light Therapy (LLLT) NocUlite on the ventral side of the wrist on full power. Draw out 1ml of diluted Prexablu into a syringe. Activate this syringe LLLT device for 10 minutes. Then place 1ml of this activated solution of Prexablu sublingually. Patients must keep the solution under the tongue for 10 minutes before swallowing. Keep wrist pads on patients for 50 minutes.

Intervention Type DRUG

Control patients

Control patients will be received the conventional treatment that may include analgesic, anti-inflammatory, antibiotic, steroid, antiplatelet, and anticoagulant.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Patients over 18 years of age
* Of both sexes
* Confirmed case of Covid-19 (by RT-PCR) and CT less than 32 in the E
* That they go to the ER service due to COVID symptoms, and that they voluntarily agree to participate in the study by written the informed consent
* With at least 1 of the following symptoms: fever, headache, nausea, dyspnea, myalgia, vomiting, or diarrhea
* With chest X-ray without pneumonia criteria
* With SO2\> 90
* No history of allergic reaction to methylene blue
* No history of treatment with medication with methylene blue negative interaction

Exclusion Criteria

* Pregnancy and breastfeeding
* Preadmission anticoagulation
* Severe renal insufficiency (glomerular filtration rate \<30 mL/min/1.73m2)
* Active chronic hepatitis
* Patients with history of allergic reaction or significant sensitivity to methylene blue
* Treatment with immunosuppressive agents
* Diagnosis of cancer at any stage and of any type.
* Pregnancy and breastfeeding
* Patients who plan to become pregnant during the study period or within 6 months after the end of the study period.
* Participation in another clinical trial with an experimental drug in the last 30 days.
* Other pathologies that, in the medical opinion, contraindicate participation in the study.
* Uncompensated comorbidities
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Hospital Reg. Lic. Adolfo Lopez Mateos

OTHER_GOV

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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M. Eunice Rodríguez Arellano

Principal Investigator

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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Hospital Regional Lic Adolfo Lopez Mateos

Mexico City, Ciudad de Mexico CDMX (Mexico City), Mexico

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Mexico

Central Contacts

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Martha E. Rodríguez Arellano, MD

Role: CONTACT

Phone: 52 5512999131

Email: [email protected]

Robin Messier

Role: CONTACT

Phone: +18184343667

Email: [email protected]

Facility Contacts

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Martha E. Rodríguez Arellano, MD

Role: primary

Paula Costa Urrutia, PhD

Role: backup

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Other Identifiers

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064.I.2020

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id