Pilot Clinical Trial to Explore Efficacy and Safety of Pyramax in Mild to Moderate COVID-19 Patients
COVID-19
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for COVID-19 focused on measuring Pyramax, pyronaridine-artesunate, COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: Age 19 years or older Patients with body weight ≥45 kg at screening Patients who were first confirmed with COVID-19 through Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) or antigen test within 96 hours of baseline (those who have no history of confirmed COVID-19 within 3 months from the time of screening) Patients confirmed with mild or moderate COVID-19, along with one or more symptoms in association with COVID-19 within 5 days (120 hours) before screening, who do not need adjunctive oxygen therapy Patients who are fully informed of this study, voluntarily decide to participate in this study and provide written consent to comply with requirements for this study Exclusion Criteria: Patients with severe or critical COVID-19 Patients requiring hospitalization for therapeutic purposes for COVID-19 such as oxygen therapy or higher level of care, or who may be potentially transferred to another hospital other than the institution within 72 hours, with decreased oxygen saturation (<94%) at screening. Patients who have received or who have plans to receive any anti-viral drugs to treat COVID-19 infection or medications that may affect the course of treatment within 28 days before participating in this study or before a sufficient wash-out period Patients with a known allergic reaction to the active ingredients (pyronaridine tetraphosphate, artesunate) and other ingredients of investigational product Patients with a gastrointestinal disease or who underwent a surgery that can affect the absorption, distribution, metabolism and excretion of the drug, or who have active gastritis, gastrointestinal tract/rectal bleeding, gastric ulcer, and pancreatitis or pancreatic function abnormalities (excluding general appendectomy or hernia repair surgery) Patients who cannot be orally administered investigational product Pregnant, breast-feeding or females with positive pregnancy test at screening Females and males who have a child-bearing plan or who are unwilling to commit to the use of the highly effective methods of contraception during the study period and for 3 months after the study period, such as combined (estrogen and progestogen containing) hormonal contraception associated with inhibition of ovulation (oral, intravaginal or transdermal), progestogen-only hormonal contraception associated with inhibition of ovulation (oral, injectable or implantable), intrauterine device (IUD), intrauterine hormone-releasing system (IUS), bilateral tubal occlusion, vasectomized partner, sexual abstinence and surgical sterilization (vasectomy, tubal ligation, etc.) Patients whom the investigator considers inappropriate for the study due to chronic underlying disease or other reasons
Sites / Locations
- Inje University Ilsan Paik Hospital
- Inha University Hospital
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Experimental
Pyramax
pyronaridine-artesunate (180/160 mg)