Safety and Efficacy of Thymic Peptides in the Treatment of Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients in Honduras

NCT ID: NCT04771013

Last Updated: 2022-02-04

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

22 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2021-02-10

Study Completion Date

2021-05-14

Brief Summary

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This is a single-arm, open-label, phase II clinical study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of thymic peptides in the treatment of hospitalized COVID-19 patients in Honduras.

Detailed Description

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This study was approved and registered by the Dirección General de Vigilancia del Marco Normativo de la Secretaría de Salud de Honduras (General Directorate for Regulatory Framework Surveillance of the Ministry of Health of Honduras) the eight of February of 2021; enrollment began tenth of February of 2021.

The study will analyze 23 clinical parameters, 9 laboratory studies besides complete blood count, chest radiography, time to response, adverse clinical outcomes, and hospital length of stay in 22 participants treated with a daily oral dose of 250 mg of lyophilized thymic peptides dissolved in 50 mL of water (one hour before or two hours after a meal) in addition to the standard treatment. A participant-level comparison based on registry data from Hospital de Santa Bárbara Integrado will be performed after propensity score matching. The Generic Assessment of Side Effects in Clinical Trials (GASE) will be applied in addition to monitoring of treatment-emergent adverse events.

Conditions

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COVID-19

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

A participant-level comparison based on registry data from the Hospital de Santa Bárbara Integrado will be performed after propensity score matching.
Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Daily oral dose of thymic peptides

Patients will receive a daily oral dose of 250 mg of lyophilized thymic peptides dissolved in 50 mL of water (one hour before or two hours after a meal) in addition to the standard treatment, for up to 20 days or until medical discharge.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Thymic peptides

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

250 mg oral daily dose of lyophilized thymic peptides dissolved in 50 mL of water, administered with an empty stomach.

Interventions

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Thymic peptides

250 mg oral daily dose of lyophilized thymic peptides dissolved in 50 mL of water, administered with an empty stomach.

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Other Intervention Names

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Unicahsina

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Confirmed case of COVID-19 by viral nucleic acid (RNA) detection, viral antigen detection, or detection of antibodies to the virus.
* Participants that require hospitalization under Honduran Ministry of Health Guidelines for Clinical Management of COVID-19 Adult Patients: Stage IIb, defined as a patient with or without risk factors that presents with warning signs (shortness of breath, tachypnea), and altered inflammatory parameters.
* Participants that present with at least one of the following: oxygen saturation level below 94 percent; complete blood count showing lymphopenia, neutrophilia, or both; positive C-reactive protein; chest radiography or CT scan with ground-glass opacities.
* Male or female at least 21 years old.

Exclusion Criteria

* COVID-19 patients that do not require hospitalization under Honduran Ministry of Health Guidelines for Clinical Management of COVID-19 Adult Patients: phase IA (asymptomatic), phase IB (mild symptoms without risk factors), or phase IC (mild symptoms with risk factors).
* Participants currently in other clinical trials evaluating experimental drugs.
* Known history of allergic reactions to thymic peptides or calf thymus acid lysate derivatives.
* Organ transplant recipients.
* Women who are pregnant or breast feeding.
Minimum Eligible Age

21 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Universidad Católica de Honduras

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Héctor Miguel Ramos Zaldívar

Director of the Catholic University of Honduras Medical Research Group (GIMUNICAH)

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Héctor M Ramos, MD

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Universidad Católica de Honduras; Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Karla G Reyes, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Universidad Católica de Honduras; Universidad Mayor

Nelson A Espinoza, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Universidad Católica de Honduras

Locations

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Hospital de Santa Bárbara Integrado

Santa Bárbara, , Honduras

Site Status

Countries

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Honduras

Provided Documents

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Document Type: Study Protocol and Statistical Analysis Plan

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Other Identifiers

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COM-2020-01

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

AEC-01-2021

Identifier Type: REGISTRY

Identifier Source: secondary_id

AEC-01-2021

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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