Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of Liquid Alpha1-Proteinase Inhibitor (Human) in Hospitalized Participants With Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04547140 |
Recruitment Status :
Terminated
(Study Stopped for Futility)
First Posted : September 14, 2020
Last Update Posted : April 19, 2022
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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COVID-19 | Biological: Liquid Alpha1-Proteinase Inhibitor (Human) Drug: Placebo Drug: Standard Medical Treatment | Phase 2 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 54 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | Double (Participant, Investigator) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | A Multicenter, Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-Controlled, Parallel Group Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of Liquid Alpha1-Proteinase Inhibitor (Human) Plus Standard Medical Treatment (SMT) Versus Placebo Plus SMT in Hospitalized Subjects With COVID-19 |
Actual Study Start Date : | January 29, 2021 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | December 13, 2021 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | January 28, 2022 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Liquid Alpha1-Proteinase Inhibitor+Standard Medical Treatment
Participants will receive the first Intravenous (IV) infusion of liquid alpha1-proteinase inhibitor (human) (120 milligram per kilogram [mg/kg]), based on body weight on Day 1, followed by second liquid alpha1-proteinase inhibitor (human) dose of 120 mg/kg based on body weight, on Day 8. Participants will also receive all standard of care interventions while hospitalized, from Day 1 to Day 29.
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Biological: Liquid Alpha1-Proteinase Inhibitor (Human)
Intravenous infusion 120 mg/kg
Other Name: Alpha1-proteinase inhibitor Drug: Standard Medical Treatment SMT |
Placebo Comparator: Placebo+Standard Medical Treatment
Participants will receive IV infusions of 0.9% Normal Saline of commensurate volume to that of liquid alpha1-proteinase inhibitor as placebo on Day 1 and Day 8 Participants will also receive all standard of care interventions while hospitalized, from Day 1 to Day 29.
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Drug: Placebo
Intravenous infusion
Other Name: 0.9% Normal Saline Drug: Standard Medical Treatment SMT |
- Percentage of Participants Dying or Requiring ICU Admission [ Time Frame: Up to Day 29 ]
- Percentage of Participants Who are Dependent on High Flow Oxygen Devices or Invasive Mechanical Ventilation [ Time Frame: Day 29 ]
- Change from Baseline in National Early Warning Score (NEWS) [ Time Frame: Day 1 through Day 29 ]
- Time to Clinical Response as Assessed by: NEWS ≤ 2 Maintained for 24 hours [ Time Frame: Day 1 through Day 29 ]
- Time to Hospital Discharge [ Time Frame: Day 1 through Day 29 ]
- Duration of ICU Stay [ Time Frame: Up to Day 29 ]
- Duration of Any Oxygen Use [ Time Frame: Day 1 through Day 29 ]
- Duration of Mechanical Ventilation [ Time Frame: Up to Day 29 ]
- Mean Change from Baseline in Ordinal Scale [ Time Frame: Day 1 through Day 29 ]
- Absolute Value Change from Baseline in Ordinal Scale [ Time Frame: Day 1 through Day 29 ]
- Percentage of Participants in Each Severity Category of the 7-point Ordinal Scale [ Time Frame: Day 15 and Day 29 ]
- Time to Sustained Normalization of Temperature [ Time Frame: Up to Day 29 ]
- Percentage of Participants with Normalization of Fever [ Time Frame: Up to Day 29 ]
- Number of Participants who Develop Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) [ Time Frame: Up to Day 29 ]
- Length of Time to Clinical Progression [ Time Frame: Up to Day 29 ]

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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:
- Hospitalized male or female subject ≥ 18 years of age at time of screening who is being treated for COVID-19. Subjects must be screened within 48 hours (≤ 48 hours) of hospital admission.
- Has laboratory-confirmed novel coronavirus {SARS-CoV-2} infection as determined by qualitative polymerase chain reaction (PCR) (reverse transcriptase [RT]-PCR), or other commercial or public health assay approved by regulatory authorities as a diagnostic test for COVID-19 in any specimen during the current hospital admission OR 96 hours prior to the hospital admission date and prior to randomization (the SARS-CoV-2 test results must be performed by a hospital laboratory and the documentation available).
- COVID-19 illness (symptoms) of any duration, including both of the following: a) Radiographic infiltrates by imaging (chest X-Ray, computed tomography (CT) scan, etc.) and/or clinical assessment (evidence of rales/crackles on exam) with peripheral oxygen saturation by pulse oximetry (SpO2) <94% on room air; b) Any one of the following related to COVID-19: i. Ferritin > 400 nanogram per milliliter (ng/mL), ii. lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) > 300 units per liter (U/L), iii. D-Dimers > reference range, or iv. C-reactive protein (CRP) > 40 milligram per liter (mg/L).
- Subject provides informed consent prior to initiation of any study procedures.
- Female subjects of childbearing potential (and males with female partners of childbearing potential) must agree to use of acceptable contraception methods during study (example, oral, injectable, or implanted hormonal methods of contraception, placement of an intrauterine device or intrauterine system, condom or occlusive cap with spermicidal foam/gel/film/cream/suppository, male sterilization, or true abstinence) throughout the study.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Subjects requiring invasive mechanical ventilation or ICU admission or with partial pressure of arterial oxygen/ fraction of inspired oxygen (PaO2/FIO2) ≤ 150 mmHg (i.e., arterial oxygen in millimeter of mercury (mmHg) divided by fraction inspired oxygen concentration [example, 0.21 for room air]).
- Clinical evidence of any significant acute or chronic disease that, in the opinion of the investigator, may place the subject at undue medical risk.
- The subject has had a known serious anaphylactic reaction to blood, any blood-derived or plasma product, or known selective immunoglobulin A (IgA) deficiency with anti-IgA antibodies.
- A medical condition in which the infusion of additional fluid is contraindicated (example, decompensated congestive heart failure or renal failure with fluid overload). This includes currently uncontrolled congestive heart failure New York Heart Association Class III or IV stage heart failure.
- Shock that is unresponsive to fluid challenge and/or multiple vasopressors and accompanied by multiorgan failure considered not able to be reversed by the Principal Investigator.
- Known alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency for which the subject is already receiving alpha1-proteinase inhibitor augmentation therapy.
- Women who are pregnant or breastfeeding. Female subjects of child-bearing potential must have a negative test for pregnancy blood or urine human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG)-based assay at screening/baseline visit.
- Subjects for whom there is limitation of therapeutic effort such as "Do not resuscitate" status.
- Currently participating in another interventional clinical trial with investigational medical product or device.
- Subjects previously requiring long-term oxygen therapy (home oxygen therapy).
- History (within the last 2 years) of myocardial infarction, unstable angina, stroke or transient ischemic attacks, pulmonary embolism or deep venous thrombosis
- Subject has medical condition (other than COVID-19) that is projected to limit lifespan to ≤ 1 year
- Systolic blood pressure < 100 mm Hg or > 160 mm Hg (uncontrolled hypertension) at the time of Screening
- Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) ≥ 2 times the upper limit of normal (ULN)
- Any elevation of total bilirubin at the time of Screening
- Estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) < 45 mL/min (or subject is dependent on dialysis/renal replacement therapy) at the time of Screening
- Hemoglobin < 10 g/dL at the time of Screening
- Absolute neutrophil count < 1000/mm3 at the time of Screening
- Platelet count < 75,000/mm3 at the time of Screening
- Subject has history of drug or alcohol abuse within the past 24 months
- Subject is unwilling to commit to follow-up visits
- Known history of prothrombin gene mutation 20210, homozygous Factor V Leiden mutations, antithrombin III deficiency, protein C deficiency, protein S deficiency or antiphospholipid syndrome

To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT04547140

Responsible Party: | Grifols Therapeutics LLC |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT04547140 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
GC2006 |
First Posted: | September 14, 2020 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | April 19, 2022 |
Last Verified: | April 2022 |
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 |
Coronavirus Disease Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 SARS-CoV-2 |
COVID-19 Alpha 1-Antitrypsin Deficiency Respiratory Tract Infections Infections Pneumonia, Viral Pneumonia Virus Diseases Coronavirus Infections Coronaviridae Infections Nidovirales Infections RNA Virus Infections Lung Diseases Respiratory Tract Diseases |
Liver Diseases Digestive System Diseases Genetic Diseases, Inborn Subcutaneous Emphysema Emphysema Pathologic Processes Protease Inhibitors Alpha 1-Antitrypsin Enzyme Inhibitors Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action Trypsin Inhibitors Serine Proteinase Inhibitors |