Phase
Condition
Covid-19
Treatment
Peginterferon Lambda-1a
Fluoxetine 20 MG
Placebo (mild disease)
Clinical Study ID
Ages > 18 All Genders
Study Summary
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
A - Inclusion Criteria (except fluoxetine + budesonide and paracetamol arms):
- Patients over 18 years old with the ability to provide free and informed consent
- Acute Flu-Like symptoms < 07 days.
- Patients with at least ONE enhancement criteria:
- The. Age > 50 years old (does not need any of the other criteria)
- Diabetes mellitus requiring oral medication or insulin
- Systemic arterial hypertension requiring at least 01 oral medication fortreatment
- Known cardiovascular diseases (heart failure, congenital heart disease, valvulardisease, coronary artery disease, cardiomyopathies under treatment, clinicallymanifest heart diseases with clinical repercussions)
- Symptomatic and/or treated lung disease (emphysema, fibrosing diseases)
- Patients with symptomatic asthma requiring chronic use of agents to controlsymptoms.
- Obesity, defined as BMI > 30 kg/m2 in weight and height information provided bythe patient;
- Transplant patients
- Patient with stage IV chronic kidney disease or on dialysis.
- Patient with temperature measured at screening > 38º C.
- Patients with at least one of the following symptoms: Cough, Dyspnea,Ventilator-dependent chest pain or myalgias with limitation of daily activities (Criterion limited to 25% of randomizations)
- Immunosuppressed patients/using corticosteroid therapy (equivalent to a maximumof 10 mg of prednisone per day) and/or immunosuppressive therapy)
- Patients with a history of cancer in the last 5 years or currently undergoingoncological treatment
- Patient with positive rapid test for SARS-CoV2 antigen performed on occasion of thescreening or patient with a positive SARS-CoV2 diagnostic test within 07 days of theonset of symptoms.
- Willingness to use the proposed investigative treatment and follow theprotocol-related procedures foreseen in the research.
- Signing the Free and Informed Consent Form before any research procedures B - Inclusion criteria for the Fluoxetine + Budesonide combination arm (07 days oftreatment - partnership with the "ANTICOV Consortium"):
- Patients over 18 years of age with the ability to provide free and informed consent.
- Patients treated at a Basic Health Unit of the Unified Health System (SUS) or patientstreated at emergency care units of the SUS or supplementary medicine with an acuteclinical condition compatible with COVID 19.
- Patients over 18 years of age and a history of at least ONE of the following criteria.
- Diabetes mellitus, heart disease, chronic kidney disease, chronic obstructivepulmonary disease, cerebrovascular diseases or patients considered to beunderweight or overweight according to the investigator's judgment (BMI ≤ 16 orBMI > 25). OR
- Individuals aged ≥ 60 years without co-morbidities.
- COVID-19 confirmed by molecular or antigenic test for SARS-CoV-2 within up to 24 hours prior to screening and a maximum of 2 days after sample collection.
- Viral syndrome with or without pneumonia and arterial O2 saturation > 94%.
- Signing the Free and Informed Consent Form before any research procedures.
- Willingness to use the proposed investigational treatment and follow theprocedures provided for in the research.
Exclusion
Exclusion Criteria:
- Negative diagnostic test for SARS-CoV2 associated with acute flu-like symptoms (patients with a negative test taken early and becoming positive a few days later areeligible, as long as they are < 07 days from the onset of flu-like symptoms);
- Patients with an acute respiratory condition compatible with COVID-19 treated in theprimary care network and with a decision to be hospitalized;
- Patients with acute respiratory symptoms due to other causes;
- Dyspnea secondary to other acute and chronic respiratory causes or infections (e.g.decompensated COPD, Acute bronchitis, Pneumonia other than viral, Primary pulmonaryarterial hypertension);
- Patients requiring hospitalization due to COVID-19 or SpO2 ≤ 93%.
- Exclusion criteria applicable to the 7-day treatment arms:
- Abnormal findings on physical examination: Respiratory rate ≥ 25 irm; bloodpressure < 90/ 60 mmHg or > 160/ 100 mmHg; Weight < 45 kg; recent episodes ofvomiting in the last 24 hours or diarrhea > 3 episodes in the last 24 hours orserum potassium below 3.5 mEq/L.
- Serious injury to any organ that requires resuscitation and continuous treatment.
- Use of chronic systemic corticosteroid therapy with prednisone equivalent dosesof > 40 mg/day
- Ongoing immunosuppressive treatment
- History of known pulmonary arterial hypertension or pulmonary fibrosis
- Patients previously vaccinated with two doses for SARS-CoV-2, with the last doseadministered less than 180 days after screening; Patients with a single dose ofJanssen SARS-CoV-2 vaccine received (except Janssen vaccine) and unvaccinatedpatients can participate regardless of the period.
- Use of serotonin reuptake inhibitors (all)
- Patients vaccinated for SARS-CoV-2 (complete vaccination - 02 doses) within 06months of the last dose before randomization or patients who received a "booster"dose at any time before randomization.
- For any new antiviral included in the study, prior treatment with the antiviral,presence of contraindication to its use or concomitant intake of medicationprohibited for its use.
- Enrolled in other clinical trials with unregistered medicines or with aregistered medicine that may interact with any of the study PIs orcontraindicated as concomitant treatment in the last 3 months before screening.
- Exclusion criteria applicable to the 10-day treatment arm: A. Chronic use of serotonin reuptake inhibitors other than sertraline B. Chronic useof corticosteroid therapy with prednisone equivalent doses of > 40 mg/day
- Exclusion criteria applicable to the 14-day treatment arm: Patients withphenylketonuria;
- Continued use of monoamine oxidation inhibitors (MAOIs): Phenelzine, Tranylcypromine,Selegiline, Isocarboxazid, moclobemide;
- Patients with severe psychiatric disorders - schizophrenia, uncontrolled bipolardisorders, major depression with suicidal ideation.
- Pregnant or breastfeeding patients;
- History of severe ventricular cardiac arrhythmia (Ventricular Tachycardia, recoveredventricular fibrillation patients) or Long QT Syndrome;
- Known history of decompensated heart failure (NYHA III or IV), recent myocardialinfarction (event < 90 days from screening), unstable angina, recent coronary bypasssurgery (procedure < 90 days from screening), recent stroke ( event < 90 days fromscreening), symptomatic carotid disease, or mitral or aortic stenosis of moderate tosevere intensity;
- Surgical procedure or hospitalization planned (for other indications) to occur duringtreatment or up to 5 days after the last dose of study medication;
- Current daily and/or uncontrolled alcohol consumption, which in the investigator'sview could compromise participation in the study;
- History of seizures in the last month or uncontrolled seizures;
- Clinical history of moderate to severe hepatic impairment or liver cirrhosis withChild-Pugh classification C;
- Patients with known severe degenerative neurological diseases and/or serious mentalillnesses as assessed by the investigator;
- Inability of the patient or representative to give consent or adhere to the proceduresproposed in the protocol;
- Any clinical conditions, including psychiatric conditions, which in the investigator'sview could be an impediment to the use of research medications;
- Known hypersensitivity and/or intolerance to Spirulin Platensis, Budesonide,Fluvoxamine and Fluoxetine;
- Use of medications which have a known interaction with Spirulin platensis, Budesonide,Fluvoxamine and Fluoxetine;
- Inability to use the medications and formulations provided for in this research;
Study Design
Study Description
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