Can SARS-CoV-2 Viral Load and COVID-19 Disease Severity be Reduced by Resveratrol-assisted Zinc Therapy (Reszinate)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04542993 |
Recruitment Status :
Recruiting
First Posted : September 9, 2020
Last Update Posted : October 19, 2020
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Covid19 SARS-CoV Infection | Dietary Supplement: Zinc Picolinate Dietary Supplement: Resveratrol Dietary Supplement: Zinc Picolinate Placebo Dietary Supplement: Resveratrol Placebo | Phase 2 |
Research Question: In ambulatory, non-hospitalized patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection, is it possible to utilize resveratrol as a transporter for zinc treatment as means to minimize viral load and severity of resulting COVID-19 disease?
60 ambulatory SARS-CoV-2 positive volunteers who will be randomized into one of two treatment arms to receive either Zinc and resveratrol or double placebo for a period of 5 days and will be monitored for a 14 day period. It is anticipated to take approximately 20 weeks to accrue this cohort resulting in an estimated active project period of 22 weeks, although it may take up to 12 additional weeks to collect all of the data related to COVID-19 admissions in the cohort.
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Estimated Enrollment : | 60 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Single Group Assignment |
Intervention Model Description: | Placebo controlled Resveratrol and Zinc combination therapy |
Masking: | Single (Participant) |
Masking Description: | single blinded |
Primary Purpose: | Supportive Care |
Official Title: | Can SARS-CoV-2 Viral Shedding in COVID-19 Disease be Reduced by Resveratrol-assisted Zinc Ingestion, a Direct Inhibitor of SARS-CoV-2-RNA Polymerase? A Single Blinded Phase II Protocol (Reszinate Trial) |
Actual Study Start Date : | September 8, 2020 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date : | September 2021 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | June 2022 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Active Comparator: Resveratrol and Zinc Picolinate combination therapy
Resveratrol and Zinc Picolinate combination therapy
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Dietary Supplement: Zinc Picolinate
Zinc Picolinate (50 mg PO TID x 5 days) Dietary Supplement: Resveratrol Resveratrol 2 grams po BID x 5 days |
Placebo Comparator: Resveratrol Placebo and Zinc Placebo combination therapy
Placebo Resveratrol and Placebo Zinc combination therapy
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Dietary Supplement: Zinc Picolinate Placebo
Zinc Picolinate Matched Placebo PO TID x 5 days Dietary Supplement: Resveratrol Placebo Resveratrol Matched Placebo PO BID x 5 days |
- Reduction in SARS-CoV-2 Viral load [ Time Frame: 1 year ]Viral AUCs normalized to peak viral load and housekeeper genes will be calculated, the AUCs on subjects with complete data will be used as dependent measures in t-tests, regressions and repeated measures mixed ANOVAs to compare viral load reduction between groups
- Reduction in Severity of COVID-19 Disease [ Time Frame: 1 year ]Review of healthcare resource utilization during study period

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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:
- Adults (18 - 75) with a nasal swab confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection; testing positive within 4 days of enrollment
- Ability to read, understand and provide informed consent (no legally authorized representatives may consent on their behalf) and study assessments in English
- Ability for subject to comply with the requirements of the study (must/will have a valid email address, internet connection and phone number)
- Willingness to self limit medications and supplements and report what they are taking
- Comfortable self-administering oral medication and nasal swab sampling
- Willingness to permit a review of their medical history and to provide medical data from their electronic medical record for the period of enrollment (14 days) and until resolution of Covid-19 related events. Individuals who are not current Swedish patients will be asked to identify their provider of record and provide access to specific elements of their electronic health record.
- Reside within twenty-five miles of one of the Swedish campuses: First Hill, Ballard, Edmonds, Issaquah, Cherry Hill.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Reported history or evidence of impaired liver or kidney function: GFR <30 or bilirubin >2x ULT or INR > 2x ULT in the absence of anticoagulants
- Known hypersensitivity to zinc or resveratrol
- Diagnosis of COVID-19 or SARS-CoV-2 infection >4 days before enrollment
- Preexisting severe pulmonary disease requiring supplemental oxygen
- Clinically evident impairment of cognitive function, per physician discretion
- Active substance abuse that may prevent the subject from completing the protocol requirements, per physician discretion.
- Active psychotic or affective disorder that may prevent the subject from completing the protocol requirements, per physician discretion.
- Pregnant or lactating females.
- Coumadin treatment that can not be halted during the study period

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT04542993
Contact: Cancer Research | 206-215-3086 | CancerResearch@swedish.org | |
Contact: Cancer Regulatory | CancerRegulatory@swedish.org |
United States, Washington | |
Swedish Medical Center | Recruiting |
Seattle, Washington, United States, 98104 | |
Contact: Hank Kaplan, MD 206-998-4664 Research.Center@Swedish.org | |
Sub-Investigator: Hank Kaplan, MD | |
Principal Investigator: Chris Nunn, MD |
Principal Investigator: | Chris Nunn, MD | Swedish Medical Center |
Responsible Party: | Swedish Medical Center |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT04542993 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
SHS KAPH NSWE 20090 |
First Posted: | September 9, 2020 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | October 19, 2020 |
Last Verified: | October 2020 |
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: | |
Plan to Share IPD: | No |
Plan Description: | Currently no plan to make IPD available |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | No |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | No |
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