Tocilizumab Versus Baricitinib in Patients With Severe COVID-19

NCT ID: NCT05082714

Last Updated: 2023-11-29

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

251 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2021-10-20

Study Completion Date

2022-06-04

Brief Summary

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The aim of this study is to investigate whether baricitinib is non-inferior to tocilizumab in severe COVID-19.

Detailed Description

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Patients with COVID-19 will be assigned to one of the two arms on 1:1 ratio based on the time point that PaO2/FiO2\<200 will be observed. Patients aged 18 years or older with PaO2/FiO2 \<200 at any time during their hospitalization will be included in the analysis irrespective of values in inflammatory markers, such as CRP and ferritin. Exclusion criteria will be: age\<18 years, pregnancy, glomerular filtration rate\<30 and application of mechanical ventilation prior patients' transfer to our Hospital. Each patient or the patient's legally authorized representative provided written or witnessed oral informed consent.

Day 1 will be considered the first day that PaO2/FiO2\<200 will be identified. Treatment with either tocilizumab or baricitinib will start from day 1. Primary and secondary outcomes will be assessed in the days described below.

This study aims to investigate whether baricitinib is non-inferior to tocilizumab in patients with severe COVID-19. Two hundred fifty one (n=251) patients will be enrolled based on the following assumptions: 1) HR θ 1, 2) HR θο 1.5, 3) overall probability of event (primary end point) 0.6 (based on previous records of our hospital), 4) power 80%, 5) type I error α 5%.

Conditions

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COVID-19

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Non-inferiority trial
Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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tocilizumab

tocilizumab plus usual care

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Tocilizumab

Intervention Type DRUG

tocilizumab 8mg/kg single infusion (a second infusion within 48 hours can be applied upon clinician's discretion)

baricitinib

baricitinib plus usual care

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Baricitinib

Intervention Type DRUG

The baricitinib intervention consists of baricitinib at a dose of 4 mg/day (given daily for up to 14 days or until discharge from hospital, whichever occurred first); however, 2 mg/day will be given if the patient has a baseline eGFR of 30 to less than 60 mL/min/1·73 m2

Interventions

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Tocilizumab

tocilizumab 8mg/kg single infusion (a second infusion within 48 hours can be applied upon clinician's discretion)

Intervention Type DRUG

Baricitinib

The baricitinib intervention consists of baricitinib at a dose of 4 mg/day (given daily for up to 14 days or until discharge from hospital, whichever occurred first); however, 2 mg/day will be given if the patient has a baseline eGFR of 30 to less than 60 mL/min/1·73 m2

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

\- COVID-19, PaO2/FiO2\<200

Exclusion Criteria

\- Age\<18 years, Pregnancy, Glomerular filtration rate\<30, Application of mechanical ventilation prior patients' transfer to our Hospital
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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University Hospital of Patras

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Argyris Tzouvelekis

Associate Professor of Respiratory Medicine, Head Department of Respiratory Medicine

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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University Hospital of Patras, Department of Respiratory Medicine

Pátrai, , Greece

Site Status

Countries

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Greece

Other Identifiers

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ATTKPATRASCOVID19

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id