Around the world, researchers are working extremely hard to develop new treatments and interventions for COVID-19 with new clinical trials opening nearly every day. This directory provides you with information, including enrollment detail, about these trials. In some cases, researchers are able to offer expanded access (sometimes called compassionate use) to an investigational drug when a patient cannot participate in a clinical trial.
The information provided here is drawn from ClinicalTrials.gov. If you do not find a satisfactory expanded access program here, please search in our COVID Company Directory. Some companies consider expanded access requests for single patients, even if they do not show an active expanded access listing in this database. Please contact the company directly to explore the possibility of expanded access.
Emergency INDs
To learn how to apply for expanded access, please visit our Guides designed to walk healthcare providers, patients and/or caregivers through the process of applying for expanded access. Please note that given the situation with COVID-19 and the need to move as fast as possible, many physicians are requesting expanded access for emergency use. In these cases, FDA will authorize treatment by telephone and treatment can start immediately. For more details, consult FDA guidance. Emergency IND is the common route that patients are receiving convalescent plasma.
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This study examines the efficacy of N-acetylglucosamine (NAG) in treating patients with novel coronavirus (COVID-19) infection.
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
Primary Objective: Evaluate the efficacy of itepekimab compared with placebo on the annualized rate of acute moderate-or-severe COPD exacerbations in former smokers with moderate-to-severe COPD Secondary Objectives: - Evaluate the efficacy of itepekimab compared with placebo on pulmonary function in former smokers with moderate-to-severe COPD - Evaluate the efficacy of itepekimab compared with placebo on occurrence of acute exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD) in former smokers with moderate-to-severe COPD - Evaluate the efficacy of itepekimab compared with placebo on severe AECOPD in former smokers with moderate-to-severe COPD - Evaluate the efficacy of itepekimab compared with placebo on corticosteroid-treated AECOPD in former smokers with moderate-to-severe COPD - Evaluate the efficacy of itepekimab compared with placebo on respiratory symptoms in former smokers with moderate-to-severe COPD - Evaluate the efficacy of itepekimab compared with placebo on Forced Expiratory Volume in 1 second (FEV1) slope in former smokers with moderate-to-severe COPD - Evaluate the efficacy of itepekimab compared with placebo on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) as assessed by St. George's Respiratory Questionnaire (SGRQ) in former smokers with moderate-to-severe COPD - Evaluate the safety and tolerability of itepekimab in former smokers with moderate-to-severe COPD - Evaluate the pharmacokinetic (PK) profile of itepekimab in former smokers with moderate-to-severe COPD - Evaluate immunogenicity to itepekimab in former smokers with moderate-to-severe COPD
AbCellera Biologics Inc.
The purpose of this study is to find out whether bamlanivimab is able to stop COVID-19 from getting worse. Participants with mild-to-moderate COVID-19 will receive bamlanivimab via an injection into a vein. These participants will be matched to similar COVID-19 patients who received other treatment at a local medical center. All participants will be followed to learn how their disease responds. Participation could last about 3 months and includes two required visits to the study site, with the remainder of assessments performed by phone or by medical record review.
Shin Poong Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.
This is a multi-center, randomized, Phase 2/3 study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of pyronaridine-artesunate in participants with corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Pyronaridine-artesunate has been approved in Europe, Asia and Africa under brand name of Pyramax® or Artecom® as a treatment for malaria. The study will be conducted in two stages: open-label (Stage 1) and double-blind (Stage 2). Up to approximately 402 participants (20 participants in Stage 1 and 382 participants in Stage 2) are planned to be enrolled in the study and will be randomized to receive either Artecom® or matching placebo at a ratio of 1:1 in Stage 2. The dose of Artecom® will be determined by the participant's body weight, according to previously established guidelines. An independent Drug Safety Monitoring Board (DSMB) will be established to review the safety at regular intervals during the conduct of the trial. The DSMB will be subject to a Charter and will review after 20 participants have been recruited, and thereafter when 191 participants have been recruited. Ad-hoc DSMB meetings may be held at any time during the study if there are any major safety concerns. A final DSMB will be conducted when all participants have been recruited in the trial.
Catalysis SL
This is a two-arm, randomized, open label, two-center, controlled study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of Viusid plus Asbrip in patients with mild and moderate symptoms of respiratory illness caused by Coronavirus 2019 infection.
Derek Yellon
The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) emerged in late 2019 and has since been diagnosed in over a million persons worldwide. As this virus progresses, it causes an extreme and uncontrolled response from the patient's immune system accompanied by reduced oxygen flow to major organs, and subsequent ischaemic injury. The current treatment of COVID-19 is largely supportive without any cure or vaccine available at this time. Developing new methods to reduce this heightened inflammatory response is essential to halting progression of COVID-19 in patients and reducing the severity of damage. The cellular mechanisms seen in COVID-19 are similar to those seen in patients with sepsis. A process known as Remote Ischemic Conditioning (RIC) is an intervention which has been shown to prevent cellular injury including those associated with sepsis. Based on the evidence from studies looking at sepsis, it is anticipated the same benefit would be seen in patients diagnosed with COVID-19. RIC is a simple, non-invasive procedure where a blood pressure cuff is applied to the arm for repeated cycles of inflating and deflating (typically 3-5 cycles of 5 minutes each). This process activates pro-survival mechanisms in the body to protect vital organs and improve the immune system. Therefore, we believe it represents an exciting strategy to protect organs against reduced blood flow and extreme immune response, as seen in COVID-19 infections. This study has already been fully approved
Jessa Hospital
The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic causes a major burden on patient and staff admitted/working on the intensive care unit (ICU). Short, and especially long admission on the ICU causes major reductions in skeletal muscle mass (3-4% a day) and strength. Since it is now possible to reduce mortality on the ICU, short and long-term morbidity should be considered another principal endpoint after SARS-CoV-2 infection. Cachexia is defined as 'a complex metabolic syndrome associated with underlying illness and characterized by loss of muscle mass'. Its clinical features are weight loss, low albumin, anorexia, increased muscle protein breakdown and inflammation. There is strong evidence that cachexia develops rapidly in patients hospitalized for SARS-CoV-2 infection, especially on the ICU. Several mechanisms are believed to induce cachexia in SARS-CoV-2. Firstly, the virus can interact with muscle cells, by binding to the angiotensin converting enzyme 2 (ACE-2). In vitro studies have shown the virus can cause myofibrillar fragmentation into individual sarcomeres, in addition to loss of nuclear DNA in cardiomyocytes. Similar results were found during autopsies. On a cellular level, nothing is known about the effects of SARS-CoV-2 infection on skeletal muscle cells. However, up to 19.4% of patients present with myalgia and elevated levels of creatine kinases (>200U/l), suggesting skeletal muscle injury. Moreover, patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection are shown to have elevated levels of C-reactive protein and other inflammatory cytokines which can all affect skeletal muscles. The above mentioned factors are not the only mediators by which skeletal muscle mass might be affected in SARS-CoV-2. There are other known factors to affect skeletal muscle mass on the ICU, i.e. immobilization and mechanical ventilation, dietary intake (anorexia) and inflammatory cytokines. SARS-CoV-2 infection in combination with bed rest and mechanical ventilation can lead to severe muscle wasting and functional decline resulting in long-term morbidity. Until know there are no studies investigating acute skeletal muscle wasting in patients infected with SARS-CoV-2 and admitted to the ICU. As a result, there is a need of more in-depth understanding the effects of SARS-CoV-2 infection on muscle wasting. An optimal characterization of these effects may lead to improvement in morbidity and even mortality in the short and long term by the establishment of evidence-based rehabilitation programs for these patients.
Izmir Bakircay University
With the rapid spread of COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) disease all over the world and the announcement of a pandemic, researches on many different drug approaches have begun and these researches continue today. Considering the absence of a specific treatment for the disease yet and the urgency of the situation, drugs previously licensed for the treatment of other diseases and thought to be effective in COVID-19 have started to be used. Ongoing studies are conducted on the effectiveness, possible side effects and safety of these drugs in COVID-19, but there is no clear information yet. It is thought that the anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties of some vitamins and trace elements may be associated with positive results in COVID-19 patients, and the physiological roles of these vitamins and trace elements in COVID 19 have been demonstrated by studies. It is important to investigate the levels of free radicals known to be effective in the development of cardiovascular disease due to homocysteine and oxidative stress, which can provide information on determining the risk of cardiovascular complications in the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition, as the decrease in physical activity levels of individuals in the COVID-19 pandemic may cause possible secondary complications such as an increase in the risk of cardiovascular disease, determining the physical activity levels of individuals and encouraging them to physical activity is another important parameter to minimize the negative effects of the process. It is thought that investigating the effects of the treatment approaches used in COVID-19 on trace element, homocysteine, oxidative stress parameters and physical activity levels will provide useful information in determining the factors underlying better clinical results. This study was planned to be carried out between 6-31 January 2021 in order to compare the trace element, homocysteine, oxidative stress parameters and physical activity levels before and after treatment for COVID-19 disease in COVID-19 patients who applied to Izmir Bakircay University Cigli Training and Research Hospital (Cigli Regional Training Hospital) and hospitalized in the COVID-19 service. Research data will be obtained from blood samples taken from participants. In addition, data on physical activity levels will be collected through a questionnaire. After analyzing the data obtained from the research with appropriate statistical methods, the data will be evaluated.
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
It is unknown whether malaria or malaria treatment affects COVID-19 severity, immune responses to SARS-CoV-2 virus, or viral loads and/or duration of shedding and therewith the onwards spread of SARS-COV-2. An observational cohort study will be conducted in 708 newly diagnosed COVID-19 patient of all ages in western Kenya and Burkina-Faso. They will be enrolled in hospitals with COVID-19 testing facilities from a source population screened for SARS-CoV-2 (N~4,720). Approximately 142 of the 708 COVID-19 patients are expected to be co-infected with malaria. They will be enrolled in the nested malaria treatment trial and randomized to receive 3-days of artemether-lumefantrine (the current standard of care) or pyronaridine-artesunate, a highly effective antimalarial with known antiviral properties against SARS-CoV-2 in-vitro, that is newly registered and being rolled out in Africa. Disease progression will be assessed and nasal swabs and blood samples will be taken during home/clinic visits on days 1, 3, 7, 14, 21, 28, and 42. Patients self-isolating will be phoned daily in between scheduled visits for the first 14 days to assess signs and symptoms. Hospitalisation, self-isolation and home-based care will follow national guidelines. The WHO clinical progression scale and FLU-PRO plus scales will be used to compare disease progression between COVID-19 patients with and without malaria, and by malaria. Other endpoints include seroconversion/reversion rates, chemokine/cytokine responses, T and B cell responses, viral load and duration of viral carriage. Infection prevention and control (IPC), including the use of personal protection equipment (PPE), and measures for patient transport will follow national guidelines in each country. Written informed consent/assent will be sought. The study is anticipated to start in January 2021 and last for approximately 18 months.
TSB Therapeutics (Beijing) CO.LTD
This is a phase 1 study in which healthy adult volunteers will receive BRII-196/BRII-198 or placebo and will be assessed for safety, tolerability, and pharmacokinetics.