The Efficacy of Different Anti-viral Drugs in COVID 19 Infected Patients
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04321616 |
Recruitment Status : Unknown
Verified April 2020 by Andreas Barratt-Due, Oslo University Hospital.
Recruitment status was: Recruiting
First Posted : March 25, 2020
Last Update Posted : April 14, 2020
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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SARS-CoV Infection COVID 19 Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome ARDS | Drug: Hydroxychloroquine Drug: Remdesivir Other: (Standard of Care) SoC | Phase 2 Phase 3 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Estimated Enrollment : | 700 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Intervention Model Description: | An open randomized adaptive controlled trial |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | The (Norwegian) NOR Solidarity Multicenter Trial on the Efficacy of Different Anti-viral Drugs in SARS-CoV-2 Infected Patients |
Actual Study Start Date : | March 28, 2020 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date : | August 2020 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | November 2020 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Active Comparator: Hydroxychloroquine |
Drug: Remdesivir
Remdesivir will be given intravenously 100 mg daily for the duration of the hospitalization and up to 10 days total course. A loading dose of 200 mg at inclusion will be given. Other: (Standard of Care) SoC The standard of care will be supplied to all patients not receiving a drug intervention. |
Active Comparator: Remdesivir |
Drug: Hydroxychloroquine
Hydroxychloroquine will be given orally (in the ICU in gastrointestinal tubes) with 800 mg x 2 loading dose followed by 400 mg x 2 every day for a total of 10 days. Other: (Standard of Care) SoC The standard of care will be supplied to all patients not receiving a drug intervention. |
Active Comparator: Control group - SoC |
Drug: Hydroxychloroquine
Hydroxychloroquine will be given orally (in the ICU in gastrointestinal tubes) with 800 mg x 2 loading dose followed by 400 mg x 2 every day for a total of 10 days. Drug: Remdesivir Remdesivir will be given intravenously 100 mg daily for the duration of the hospitalization and up to 10 days total course. A loading dose of 200 mg at inclusion will be given. |
- In-hospital mortality [ Time Frame: 3 weeks ]All cause in-hospital mortality
- Occurrence and duration of mechanical ventilation [ Time Frame: 3 weeks ]
- Occurrence and duration of intensive care unit (ICU) treatment [ Time Frame: 3 weeks ]
- Duration of hospital admittance [ Time Frame: 1 month ]
- 28 Day mortality [ Time Frame: 3 weeks ]
- Viral clearance as assessed by SARS-CoV-2 PCR in peripheral blood and nasopharyngeal airway speciemen [ Time Frame: 3 weeks ]
- Occurrence of co-infections [ Time Frame: 3 weeks ]
- Occurrence of organ dysfunction [ Time Frame: 3 months ]
- Inflammatory and anti-inflammatory mediators as assessed in serum and plasma [ Time Frame: Throughout hospitalization ]
- Markers of extracellular matrix remodeling [ Time Frame: Throughout hospitalization and 3 months after remission ]
- Markers of endothelial activation [ Time Frame: Throughout hospitalization ]
- Markers of platelet activation [ Time Frame: Throughout hospitalization ]

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Adult patients, 18 years and above
- Confirmed SARS-2-CoV-2 infection by PCR
- Admitted to the hospital ward or the ICU
- Subjects (or legally authorized representative) provides written informed consent prior to initiation of the study
Exclusion Criteria:
- Severe co-morbidity with life expectancy <3 months according to investigators assessment
- (Aspartate Transaminase/ Alanine Aminotransferase) ASAT/ALAT > 5 times the upper limit of normal
- Acute co-morbidity within 7 days before inclusion such as myocardial infarction
- Known intolerance to the available study drugs
- Pregnancy, possible pregnancy or breast feeding
- Any reason why, in the opinion of the investigators, the patient should not participate
- Subject participates in a potentially confounding drug or device trial during the course of the study
- Prolonged QT interval (>450 ms)

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT04321616
Contact: Paul Aukrust, MD, Professor | 0047 46778374 | paukrust@ous-hf.no | |
Contact: Andreas Barratt-Due, MD, PhD | 0047 98209974 | andreas.barrattdue@gmail.com |
Norway | |
Andreas Barratt-Due | Recruiting |
Oslo, Norway, 0756 | |
Contact: ANDREAS BARRATT-DUE, PhD +47 98209974 andreas.barrattdue@gmail.com | |
Contact: Pål Aukrust, PhD +47 46778374 paukrust@ous-hf.no |
Study Chair: | Paul Aukrust, MD, Professor | Oslo University Hospital | |
Principal Investigator: | Andreas Barratt-Due, MD, PhD | Oslo University Hospital | |
Principal Investigator: | Trine Kåsine, MD | Oslo University Hospital | |
Principal Investigator: | Katerina Nezvalova-Henriksen, Pharm D, PhD | Oslo Hospital Pharmacies | |
Principal Investigator: | Anne Margarita Dyrhol Riise, MD, Professor | Oslo University Hospital | |
Principal Investigator: | Marius Trøseid, MD, PhD | Oslo University Hospital | |
Principal Investigator: | Inge Christoffer Olsen, PhD | NorCRIN |
Responsible Party: | Andreas Barratt-Due, Principal investigator, MD, PhD, Oslo University Hospital |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT04321616 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
118684 |
First Posted: | March 25, 2020 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | April 14, 2020 |
Last Verified: | April 2020 |
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: | |
Plan to Share IPD: | Yes |
Plan Description: | All patients included in this study will automatically be included in the WHO COVID 19 protocol |
Supporting Materials: |
Study Protocol Statistical Analysis Plan (SAP) Informed Consent Form (ICF) Clinical Study Report (CSR) Analytic Code |
Time Frame: | The study will end according the requirements to WHO |
Access Criteria: | WHO COVID 19 investigators |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | No |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | No |
Effect of drugs Adverse effects of drugs SARS-CoV clearance |
Duration of artificial ventilation Duration of intensive care stay Duration of hospital stay |
COVID-19 Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Respiratory Distress Syndrome Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn Acute Lung Injury Respiratory Tract Infections Infections Pneumonia, Viral Pneumonia Virus Diseases Coronavirus Infections Coronaviridae Infections Nidovirales Infections RNA Virus Infections Lung Diseases |
Respiratory Tract Diseases Respiration Disorders Infant, Premature, Diseases Infant, Newborn, Diseases Lung Injury Hydroxychloroquine Remdesivir Antimalarials Antiprotozoal Agents Antiparasitic Agents Anti-Infective Agents Enzyme Inhibitors Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action Antirheumatic Agents Antimetabolites |