Efficacy and Safety Study of Nangibotide in Patients With COVID-19 Receiving Ventilatory Support (ESSENTIAL)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04429334 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : June 12, 2020
Last Update Posted : May 3, 2023
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This is a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, in which one dose of nangibotide will be tested versus placebo.
All patients with a diagnosis of COVID-19, and a requirement for respiratory support will be considered for study participation. The applicable local requirements for informed consent will be followed. Where permissible, an emergency consent procedure will be followed for patients unable to provide consent by themselves. All potential study patients will receive standard of care treatment throughout the study. Patients will receive a continuous intravenous (i.v.) infusion of nangibotide at 1.0 mg/kg/h or a matching placebo. Treatment with study drug must be initiated as early as possible but no later than 48 hours after the initiation of ventilatory support (Patients will be treated for 5 days or until discharge from critical care, whichever is sooner). Follow-up visits will be performed on days 8 and 14. The end of study visit is at day 28. A further follow up visit will be undertaken on day 60.
Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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COVID19 | Drug: nangibotide Drug: placebo | Phase 2 |
ESSENTIAL was a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial, in which one dose of nangibotide was tested versus placebo. It took place in 14 sites in France and Belgium. The study was overseen by an independent Data Monitoring Committee (DMC).
The study was divided into two parts running sequentially without unblinding. Part 1 evaluated safety and tolerability study and included 60 patients, randomized in a 2:1 ratio of nangibotide to placebo. Part 2 included all recruited patients with an initially planned sample size of 370 patients, randomized in a 1:1 ratio of nangibotide to placebo.
All patients or their legally authorised representatives provided written informed consent or, in relevant countries, an independent physician, confirmed patient eligibility for enrolment in the trial.
Patients received a continuous intravenous infusion of nangibotide at 1.0 mg/kg/h or a matching placebo for 5 days (or until discharge from ICU, whichever was sooner). The treatment was in addition to standard of care.
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 220 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | Efficacy and Safety Study Exploring Nangibotide Treatment in COVID-19 pAtients With ventiLatory Support (ESSENTIAL) A Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Study With Adaptive Features |
Actual Study Start Date : | September 23, 2020 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | May 20, 2022 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | June 22, 2022 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: nangibotide
Continuous infusion of experimental agent for up to 120 hours
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Drug: nangibotide
nangibotide 1.0 mg/kg/h |
Placebo Comparator: placebo
Continuous infusion of matched placebo for up to 120 hours
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Drug: placebo
matching placebo |
- Incidence of adverse events until day 28 [ Time Frame: 28 days ]Part 1
- Clinical Status (7-point Ordinal Scale) assessed at Day 28 [ Time Frame: 28 days ]Part 2

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years to 75 Years (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Provided informed consent (emergency consent according to local regulations where approved)
- Age 18 to 75 years (inclusive)
- Admitted to an intensive care unit
- Treatment with High Flow Nasal Oxygen, non-invasive ventilation or invasive mechanical ventilation for acute respiratory failure caused by COVID-19 for less than 48 hours
- A PaO2:FiO2 ratio of <200mmHg (<26.7kPa) with a FiO2 ≥0.6
- Confirmed laboratory diagnosis of COVID-19 within 7 days of meeting screening criteria
Exclusion Criteria:
- Known pregnancy (positive urine or serum pregnancy test)
- Ongoing treatment with an immunomodulatory agent not included in the standard of care for COVID-19 (including participation in clinical trials of such agents)".
- Body mass index (BMI) ≥ 40 kg/m2or weight ≥ 130 kg
- Anticipated transfer to another hospital, which is not a study site within 72 hours
- Expected to die within 6 months of treatment due to underlying chronic disease
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Limitations of care in place during current hospital admission
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT04429334

Study Chair: | Jean-Jacques Garaud, MD | INOTREM SA |
Responsible Party: | Inotrem |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT04429334 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
MOT-C-204 |
First Posted: | June 12, 2020 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | May 3, 2023 |
Last Verified: | May 2023 |
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: | |
Plan to Share IPD: | No |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | Yes |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | No |
COVID-19 Pneumonia, Viral Pneumonia Respiratory Tract Infections Infections Virus Diseases Coronavirus Infections |
Coronaviridae Infections Nidovirales Infections RNA Virus Infections Lung Diseases Respiratory Tract Diseases Nangibotide Anti-Inflammatory Agents |