Official Title
A Multi-centre, Double-blind, Randomised, Placebo-controlled, Trial to Assess the Efficacy and Safety of Amizon® Max, Manufactured by Farmak JSC, in Combination With Basic Treatment, in Subjects With Moderate Covid-19, Which is Caused by the SARS-CoV-2 Virus
Brief Summary

Adult female and male patients, hospitalized with Covid-19 infection (confirmed by reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction [RT-PCR]), will be screened for participation in this prospective, multi-center, double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled trial. Enrolled patients will be randomized (1:1) into 2 treatment groups: Group 1 will receive the active treatment with Amizon® Max (international nonproprietary name enisamium iodide), one capsule (each containing 500 mg of enisamium iodide) 4 times daily every 6 hours for 7 days; patients in treatment Group 2 will receive a matching placebo capsule, 4 times daily every 6 hours for 7 days. Patient observation and follow-up are planned for 29 days, unless discharged before Day 29. The effect of treatment on Covid-19 will be evaluated by time from day of randomization to an increase of at least two points (from the status at randomization) on the severity rating scale (SR), the Time to Clinical Recovery (TTCR) of main Covid-19 symptoms / complications and the Sum of Severity Rating from Day 2 to Day 15 (SSR-15). Safety and tolerability of the study drug will be evaluated based on the intensity and course of adverse events (Es). Enisamium iodide is an antiviral small molecule. Enisamium inhibits replication of alpha- and beta- coronaviruses (human coronavirus NL63 and SARS-CoV-2, respectively) and influenza virus A and B. Mechanism of action against SARS-CoV-2 includes the direct inhibition of the viral RNA polymerase.

Detailed Description

This randomized, prospective, multi-center, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial, is
conducted to investigate the clinical efficacy and safety of the drug Amizon® Max
(N-methyl-4-benzylcarbamidopyridinium iodide, international nonproprietary name enisamium
iodide, lab code FAV00A) in comparison with placebo, for the treatment of hospitalized
patients with RT-PCR confirmed Covid-19 infection.

Enisamium iodide is an antiviral small molecule. Enisamium can directly inhibit influenza
viral RNA replication and has antiviral effect against viruses, including coronaviruses
(human coronavirus NL63, SARS-CoV-2).Based on the promising in-vitro anti-SARS-CoV-2
activity, it could be assumed that patients suffering from Covid-19 would benefit from a
reduced virus load and this could lead to a reduction of Covid-19 typical symptoms that might
prevent further complications associated with severe Covid-19 (e.g. active mechanical
ventilation).

Adult female and male patients, with Covid-19 infection, will be screened (Day 1) to
participate in this trial. If all inclusion/exclusion criteria are fulfilled, randomization
to treatment and a start of treatment will occur on Day 1.

Patients will be randomized into 2 treatment groups (1:1) as follows: patients in treatment
Group 1 will receive the active treatment with Amizon® Max capsule; patients in treatment
Group 2 will receive a placebo capsule. The active treatment and placebo capsules are
identical in appearance and size.

Patients will take Amizon® Max capsules 500 mg (active ingredient enisamium iodide) 4 times a
day every 6 hours (total daily dose 2,000 mg) for full 7 days. In the control group, patients
will take placebo tablets 4 times a day for full 7 days. Patient observation interval is for
as long as a subject is hospitalized Day 1 to Day 29. A follow-up visit will be performed on
Day 29 (by phone as applicable for all subjects discharged from the hospital before Day 29).

The effect of treatment on Covid-19 will be evaluated by the time from the day of
randomization (Day 0) to an improvement of at least two points (from the status at
randomization) on the severity rating scale (SR), the Time to Clinical Recovery (TTCR) of
main Covid-19 symptoms / complications and the Sum of Severity Rating from Day 2 to Day 15
(SSR-15).

Additional outcome measures of efficacy include the 'Days Alive' and 'Out of Hospital' from
Day 1 until Day 15 (DAOH-14), the proportion of subjects discharged by Day 8, 15, 22, and 29,
the incidence of complications (i.e. pneumonia, need for transfer to intensive care unit
[ICU]), the incidence and days until occurrence of pneumonia, incidence and days until
supplemental oxygen / high flow oxygen, incidence and days until (non-invasive / invasive
mechanical ventilation), incidence and days until transfer to ICU, incidence and time to
death, time to virus free, measurement of vital signs (i.e. fever (body temperature),
respiratory rate, peripheral capillary oxygen saturation [SpO2]) and the course of symptoms
of Covid-19.

Symptom severity for headache, sore throat, cough, shortness of breath, rhinorrhoea, fatigue,
myalgia, diarrhoea will be monitored. Safety and tolerability of the study drug will be
evaluated based on the intensity and course of adverse events (AEs), safety laboratory tests,
as well as the investigator's and subject's overall assessment of tolerability of the
treatment.

Completed
COVID-19 Disease

Drug: Enisamium Iodide

Capsule formulations of the active product (enisamium iodide 500 mg; Investigational medicinal product 1 [IMP-1]).
1 capsule Amizon® Max contains: enisamium iodide 500 mg.
Amizon® Max (active ingredient: enisamium iodide; IMP-1 will be administered as 1 capsule 4 times a day, every 6 hours (total dose 2,000 mg per day). Capsule will be taken orally (swallowed whole), together with a sufficient amount of liquid (preferably water).
Treatment will start on Day 1 (randomization) and for up to 168 hours after the first dose administration i.e. Day 7 or Day 8. The site staff will ensure that the IMP (1 capsule) is taken every 6 hours by the study subjects.
For documentation purposes, the IMP-1 packs (empty blister / blister with unused capsules) will be kept at the site and drug accountability forms are completed.
Other Name: Amizon, Amizon® Max

Drug: Placebo

Capsule formulations of the reference product placebo Amizon® Max (IMP-2), will be identical in appearance (size, shape, and color), taste, and smell as the active formulation capsule.
1 capsule placebo Amizon® Max contains: placebo (no active substance).
Amizon® Max placebo (IMP-2), will be administered as 1 capsule 4 times a day every 6 hours. Capsule will be taken orally (swallowed whole), together with a sufficient amount of liquid (preferably water).
Treatment will start on Day 1 (randomization) and for up to 168 hours after the first dose administration i.e. Day 7 or Day 8. The site staff will ensure that the IMP (1 capsule) is taken every 6 hours by the study subjects.
For documentation purposes, the IMP-2 packs (empty blister / blister with unused capsules) will be kept at the site and drug accountability forms are completed.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Each subject must meet all of the following inclusion criteria to be randomized to
treatment:

1. Willing and able to provide written informed consent

2. Aged ≥ 18 years

3. SARS-CoV-2 infection confirmed by PCR ≤ 4 days before randomization

4. Currently hospitalized due to SARS-CoV-2 infection with fever, defined as body
temperature ≥ 37.8 °C

5. Modified World Health Organization (WHO) Ordinal Scale for Clinical Status Patient
state in Covid-19: score 4 i.e. hospitalized, virus-positive, oxygen by mask or nasal
prongs

Exclusion Criteria:

The subject is excluded from the trial if any of the following criteria apply:

1. Concurrent treatment with other agents with actual or possible direct acting antiviral
activity against SARS-CoV-2 is prohibited < 24 hours prior to start of IMP treatment

2. Requiring mechanical ventilation at screening or it is expected within 24 h after
inclusion

3. Expected survival time < 72 hours for any reason

4. Positive pregnancy test

5. Breastfeeding woman

6. Presence of renal dysfunction defined as estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR)
<60 mL/min, total bilirubin ≥ 2.0 mg/dL, Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) outside
normal range and / or Aspartate aminotransferase (ASAT)/ Alanine aminotransferase
(ALAT) above threefold upper limit of normal range (known from patients medical
history)

7. Known hypersensitivity to the trial drug, the metabolites, or formulation excipient

8. History or presence of drug or alcohol abuse

9. History or presence of diseases of thyroid gland

Eligibility Gender
All
Eligibility Age
Minimum: 18 Years ~ Maximum: 99 Years
Countries
Ukraine
Locations

Municipal Enterprise "Volyn Regional Clinical Hospital" of Volyn Regional Council, Dept. Pulmonology
Lutsk, Volynsk, Ukraine

Municipal Non-Commercial Enterprise 'City Clinical Hospital #3' Chernivtsi City Council, Dept. Therapeutics #1, Dept. Therapeutics #2, Higher State Educational Institution of Ukraine 'Bukovinian State University'
Chernivtsi, Ukraine

Municipal Non-Commercial Enterprise 'Regional Clinical Infection Hospital Ivano-Frankivsk Regional Council', Dept. #2, Ivano-Frankivsk National Medical University
Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine

Municipal Non-Commercial Enterprise 'Regional Clinical Hospital Ivano-Frankivsk Regional Council', Dept. Allergology
Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine

Municipal Non-Commercial Enterprise 'City Clinical Hospital #1 Ivano-Frankivsk City Council', Dept. Therapeutics
Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine

Municipal Non-Commercial Enterprise Kharkiv Regional Council 'Regional Clinical Infection Hospital', 1st Department, Kharkiv National Medical University, Chair of Infectious Diseases
Kharkiv, Ukraine

Municipal Non-Commercial Enterprise 'Olexandrivska Clinical Hospital of Kyiv' Executive Authority of Kyiv City Council, Dept. Infections
Kyiv, Ukraine

Municipal Non-Commercial Enterprise "Kyiv City Clinical Hospital #9" Executive Authority of Kyiv City Council, Dept. Infections
Kyiv, Ukraine

Municipal Non-Commercial Enterprise Lviv Regional Council 'Lviv Regional Infection Hospital', Fourth Diagnostic Department
Lviv, Ukraine

Ukraine Medical Stomatological Academy, Chair of Infectious Diseases with Epidemiology, Municipal Non-Commercial Enterprise 'Poltava Regional Infection Hospital Poltava Regional Council', Dept. Respiratory Infections
Poltava, Ukraine

Municipal Non-Commercial Enterprise 'Central Clinical Hospital' of Rivne City Council, Hepatic Centre - Infections
Rivne, Ukraine

Municipal Non-Commercial Enterprise 'Regional Clinical Infectional Hospital' Transcarpathian Regional Council, Dept. Infections (Adult)
Uzhhorod, Ukraine

Municipal Non-Сommercial Enterprise 'Vinnytsya City Clinical Hospital #1', Infectious Department, National Pirogov Memorial Medical University, Dept. Infections
Vinnytsya, Ukraine

Olha Holubovska, MD, DSc, Principal Investigator
Head of Department of Infectious Diseases; O.O. Bogomolets National Medical University; Kyiv Ukraine

Joint Stock Company "Farmak"
NCT Number
Keywords
Amizon
Antiviral
Covid-19
Enisamium iodide
Ukraine
FAV00A
MeSH Terms
COVID-19