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To Investigate Efficacy, Pharmacodynamics, and Safety of BC 007 in Participants With Long COVID (BLOC)

Primary Purpose

Long Covid

Status
Recruiting
Phase
Phase 2
Locations
International
Study Type
Interventional
Intervention
BC 007 or matching placebo
Sponsored by
Berlin Cures GmbH
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Eligibility
Locations
Arms
Outcomes
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About this trial

This is an interventional treatment trial for Long Covid focused on measuring Long Covid, Autoantibodies, Post-acute COVID-19 syndrome, BC 007, PASC

Eligibility Criteria

18 Years - undefined (Adult, Older Adult)All SexesDoes not accept healthy volunteers

Inclusion Criteria: The participant provides written informed consent prior to any clinical study-specific procedures. The participant is a male or female, ≥18 years of age, at the time of signing the informed consent form. All male and female participants of childbearing potential must be willing to use effective methods of contraception during the intervention period, and at least 90 days from the time of receiving the last dose of the study intervention. Male participants must refrain from donating sperm during this period. Acute phase of COVID-19 ended at least 3 months prior to dosing. The participant has a confirmed negative SARS-CoV-2 test result (polymerase chain reaction [PCR] test) at screening. The participant has a previous positive SARS-CoV-2 test result (PCR test or documented rapid antigen test) not older than 12 months at screening and reported long COVID symptoms starting no later than 12 weeks after the first positive test and might have had a symptom-free interval between the acute phase of infection and the occurrence of long COVID symptoms as defined by the WHO. Participant is screened positive for GPCR-AAB activity. Participant has not been intubated or received ECMO support during their acute COVID-19 infection. Participant screens positive for fatigue (FACIT-F score <35) and presents with at least one additional symptom from the symptom score sheet (COA) which has persisted for more than 12 weeks. Participant is not on any permanent medication(s) to treat chronic diseases prior to COVID19 infection. Participant reports that his/her activity level was not impaired prior to acute COVID-19 infection. Exclusion Criteria: Any history or evidence of any clinically significant cardiovascular disease (specifically tachycardia including Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome. Any history of gastrointestinal, endocrinologic (Type 1 diabetes,), haematologic, hepatic, immunologic, metabolic (specifically gout), urologic, pulmonary (asthma), neurologic, dermatologic, renal and/or other major disease or malignancy, as judged by the Investigator before SARS-CoV-2 infection. Participants with history of major active or chronic unstable psychiatric illness (e.g., but not limited to, depression, bipolar disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder, schizophrenia) within the previous year. Any history of any other chronic neurological, or psychological disease such as, but not limited to, chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia, lupus, Sjogren's syndrome; or history of allergic reactions, judged to be clinically significant by the Investigator. Participant has a history of hypersensitivity to the study intervention or any of the excipients or to medicinal products with similar chemical structures. Participant has any other condition, which in the opinion of the Investigator precludes the participant's participation in the clinical study. Participant shows clinically significant abnormalities in clinical chemistry or haematology at screening, as judged by the Investigator. Female participant is pregnant and/or breast feeding. Participant participated in a previous clinical study (within 30 days or 5 half-lives of the investigational drug, or whichever is longer) or concomitant participation in another clinical study with investigational medicinal product(s) or device(s). Participant is an employee of the Sponsor, or contract research organization (CRO) conducting the study. Participant has a close affiliation with the investigational site, e.g., a close relative of the Investigator, dependent person (e.g., employee or student of the investigational site). Participant with an estimated glomerular filtration rate <60 mL/min/1,73 m². Participant has alcohol addiction or history of alcohol addiction. Participant has drug addiction or history of drug addiction. Any psychological, emotional problems, any disorders or resultant therapy that is likely to invalidate informed consent or limit the ability of the participant to comply with the protocol requirements. History of malignancy of any organ system (other than localized basal cell carcinoma of the skin), treated or untreated, within the last 5 years. Participant has had comparable and prolonged symptoms after other viral infections (e.g., after Epstein-Barr virus infection, influenza, infectious mononucleosis). Previous diagnosis of sleep apnoea. Current use of medications with psychoactive properties that have a deleterious effect on cognition.

Sites / Locations

  • Klinik Favoriten - Wiener GesundheitsverbundRecruiting
  • Klinik Floridsdorf - Wiener GesundheitsverbundRecruiting
  • Charité - Universitätsmedizin BerlinRecruiting
  • Krankenhaus HavelhöheRecruiting
  • Universitätsklinikum KölnRecruiting
  • Universitätsklinikum MünsterRecruiting

Arms of the Study

Arm 1

Arm 2

Arm 3

Arm 4

Arm Type

Experimental

Placebo Comparator

Experimental

Placebo Comparator

Arm Label

1350mg BC 007 solution for infusion for 75-minutes intravenous infusion

0.9% NaCl solution for infusion for 75-minutes intravenous infusion

1900mg BC 007 solution for infusion for 105-minutes intravenous infusion

0.9% NaCl solution for infusion for 105-minutes intravenous infusion

Arm Description

Outcomes

Primary Outcome Measures

Mean change from baseline in score on FACIT-F scale at Day 30.
To compare efficacy of BC 007 (double dose 1350 mg and double dose 1900 mg) with placebo based on Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy-Fatigue (FACIT-F) Scale in long COVID participants. FACIT-F is a five-point scale from 0 (not at all) to 4 (very much). The maximum composite scale is 52 (range 0 to 52). Higher scores mean a better outcome.

Secondary Outcome Measures

To compare GPCR AAB neutralizing effect of BC 007 1350 mg with that of placebo.
Proportion of participants sero-converting to negative for GPCR-AAB
To compare GPCR AAB neutralizing effect of BC 007 1900 mg with that of placebo.
Proportion of participants sero-converting to negative for GPCR-AAB
To compare GPCR-AAB neutralizing effect of BC 007 1350 mg with that of BC 007 1900 mg
Proportion of participants sero-converting to negative for GPCR-AAB

Full Information

First Posted
June 15, 2023
Last Updated
September 5, 2023
Sponsor
Berlin Cures GmbH
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1. Study Identification

Unique Protocol Identification Number
NCT05911009
Brief Title
To Investigate Efficacy, Pharmacodynamics, and Safety of BC 007 in Participants With Long COVID
Acronym
BLOC
Official Title
A Prospective, Double-blind, Randomized, Parallel Group, Placebo Controlled, Multicentre, Phase II Study to Investigate the Efficacy, GPCR Autoantibody Neutralizing Effect, Safety, and Tolerability of BC 007 in Participants With Long COVID
Study Type
Interventional

2. Study Status

Record Verification Date
September 2023
Overall Recruitment Status
Recruiting
Study Start Date
June 16, 2023 (Actual)
Primary Completion Date
October 31, 2024 (Anticipated)
Study Completion Date
November 30, 2024 (Anticipated)

3. Sponsor/Collaborators

Responsible Party, by Official Title
Sponsor
Name of the Sponsor
Berlin Cures GmbH

4. Oversight

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product
No
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product
No
Data Monitoring Committee
Yes

5. Study Description

Brief Summary
This study is an interventional, randomized, multinational, multicenter, double-blind, phase 2 study with a follow-up period of circa 12 months. The intension of this clinical trial is to investigate the long-term sequelae (named Long COVID syndrome; post COVID or PASC) of an infection with Corona Virus Type 2 that has resulted in a condition known as Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Corona Virus Type 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of BC 007 as a treatment for long-lasting COVID-symptoms in patients who were neither intubated nor supported with extracorporeal blood oxygenation (ECMO) during their acute COVID-19 infection. The study drug acts by neutralizing functional autoantibodies directed against G-protein coupled receptors (GPCRs). Neutralization of the autoantibodies is expected to induce a beneficial effect on symptoms typically seen in patients with long COVID syndrome. Functional autoantibodies are proteins belonging to the class of G-type immunoglobulins that can be synthesized by activation of the immune system and can induce various pathogenic activities by binding to one of the extracellular loops of G-proteins (GPCR-AAB). The study consists of a screening phase of up to 21 days, treatment (two administrations by intravenous infusion at two-week intervals either with the study drug (BC 007) or with placebo (NaCl 0.9%), with an initial follow-up period of 15 days after each administration and an extended follow-up period of 330 days. Patients are required to visit the study center for follow-up visits at specified intervals. For the entire study duration of 381 days from screening to the end of the study, 11 site visits are planned.

6. Conditions and Keywords

Primary Disease or Condition Being Studied in the Trial, or the Focus of the Study
Long Covid
Keywords
Long Covid, Autoantibodies, Post-acute COVID-19 syndrome, BC 007, PASC

7. Study Design

Primary Purpose
Treatment
Study Phase
Phase 2
Interventional Study Model
Parallel Assignment
Model Description
double-blind, randomized, parallel group, placebo controlled, multicentric
Masking
ParticipantInvestigator
Allocation
Randomized
Enrollment
114 (Anticipated)

8. Arms, Groups, and Interventions

Arm Title
1350mg BC 007 solution for infusion for 75-minutes intravenous infusion
Arm Type
Experimental
Arm Title
0.9% NaCl solution for infusion for 75-minutes intravenous infusion
Arm Type
Placebo Comparator
Arm Title
1900mg BC 007 solution for infusion for 105-minutes intravenous infusion
Arm Type
Experimental
Arm Title
0.9% NaCl solution for infusion for 105-minutes intravenous infusion
Arm Type
Placebo Comparator
Intervention Type
Drug
Intervention Name(s)
BC 007 or matching placebo
Intervention Description
Participants will be treated with two infusions of BC 007 or placebo two weeks apart, according to a double-blind design
Primary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
Mean change from baseline in score on FACIT-F scale at Day 30.
Description
To compare efficacy of BC 007 (double dose 1350 mg and double dose 1900 mg) with placebo based on Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy-Fatigue (FACIT-F) Scale in long COVID participants. FACIT-F is a five-point scale from 0 (not at all) to 4 (very much). The maximum composite scale is 52 (range 0 to 52). Higher scores mean a better outcome.
Time Frame
Day 30
Secondary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
To compare GPCR AAB neutralizing effect of BC 007 1350 mg with that of placebo.
Description
Proportion of participants sero-converting to negative for GPCR-AAB
Time Frame
at Days 3, 15, 17, 30, 90, 180 and Day 360 post first infusion of study intervention.
Title
To compare GPCR AAB neutralizing effect of BC 007 1900 mg with that of placebo.
Description
Proportion of participants sero-converting to negative for GPCR-AAB
Time Frame
at Days 3, 15, 17, 30, 90, 180 and Day 360 post first infusion of study intervention.
Title
To compare GPCR-AAB neutralizing effect of BC 007 1350 mg with that of BC 007 1900 mg
Description
Proportion of participants sero-converting to negative for GPCR-AAB
Time Frame
at Days 3, 15, 17, 30, 90, 180 and Day 360 post first infusion of study intervention.

10. Eligibility

Sex
All
Minimum Age & Unit of Time
18 Years
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: The participant provides written informed consent prior to any clinical study-specific procedures. The participant is a male or female, ≥18 years of age, at the time of signing the informed consent form. All male and female participants of childbearing potential must be willing to use effective methods of contraception during the intervention period, and at least 90 days from the time of receiving the last dose of the study intervention. Male participants must refrain from donating sperm during this period. Acute phase of COVID-19 ended at least 3 months prior to dosing. The participant has a confirmed negative SARS-CoV-2 test result (polymerase chain reaction [PCR] test) at screening. The participant has a previous positive SARS-CoV-2 test result (PCR test or documented rapid antigen test) not older than 12 months at screening and reported long COVID symptoms starting no later than 12 weeks after the first positive test and might have had a symptom-free interval between the acute phase of infection and the occurrence of long COVID symptoms as defined by the WHO. Participant is screened positive for GPCR-AAB activity. Participant has not been intubated or received ECMO support during their acute COVID-19 infection. Participant screens positive for fatigue (FACIT-F score <35) and presents with at least one additional symptom from the symptom score sheet (COA) which has persisted for more than 12 weeks. Participant is not on any permanent medication(s) to treat chronic diseases prior to COVID19 infection. Participant reports that his/her activity level was not impaired prior to acute COVID-19 infection. Exclusion Criteria: Any history or evidence of any clinically significant cardiovascular disease (specifically tachycardia including Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome. Any history of gastrointestinal, endocrinologic (Type 1 diabetes,), haematologic, hepatic, immunologic, metabolic (specifically gout), urologic, pulmonary (asthma), neurologic, dermatologic, renal and/or other major disease or malignancy, as judged by the Investigator before SARS-CoV-2 infection. Participants with history of major active or chronic unstable psychiatric illness (e.g., but not limited to, depression, bipolar disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder, schizophrenia) within the previous year. Any history of any other chronic neurological, or psychological disease such as, but not limited to, chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia, lupus, Sjogren's syndrome; or history of allergic reactions, judged to be clinically significant by the Investigator. Participant has a history of hypersensitivity to the study intervention or any of the excipients or to medicinal products with similar chemical structures. Participant has any other condition, which in the opinion of the Investigator precludes the participant's participation in the clinical study. Participant shows clinically significant abnormalities in clinical chemistry or haematology at screening, as judged by the Investigator. Female participant is pregnant and/or breast feeding. Participant participated in a previous clinical study (within 30 days or 5 half-lives of the investigational drug, or whichever is longer) or concomitant participation in another clinical study with investigational medicinal product(s) or device(s). Participant is an employee of the Sponsor, or contract research organization (CRO) conducting the study. Participant has a close affiliation with the investigational site, e.g., a close relative of the Investigator, dependent person (e.g., employee or student of the investigational site). Participant with an estimated glomerular filtration rate <60 mL/min/1,73 m². Participant has alcohol addiction or history of alcohol addiction. Participant has drug addiction or history of drug addiction. Any psychological, emotional problems, any disorders or resultant therapy that is likely to invalidate informed consent or limit the ability of the participant to comply with the protocol requirements. History of malignancy of any organ system (other than localized basal cell carcinoma of the skin), treated or untreated, within the last 5 years. Participant has had comparable and prolonged symptoms after other viral infections (e.g., after Epstein-Barr virus infection, influenza, infectious mononucleosis). Previous diagnosis of sleep apnoea. Current use of medications with psychoactive properties that have a deleterious effect on cognition.
Central Contact Person:
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name or Official Title & Degree
Johannes Müller, Dr.
Phone
+ 49 30 88913640
Ext
50
Email
info@berlincures.de
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name or Official Title & Degree
Peter Göttel, Dr.
Phone
+ 49 30 88913640
Ext
50
Email
info@berlincures.de
Overall Study Officials:
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree
Johannes Müller, Dr.
Organizational Affiliation
CSO and CMO Berlin Cures GmbH
Official's Role
Study Director
Facility Information:
Facility Name
Klinik Favoriten - Wiener Gesundheitsverbund
City
Vienna
ZIP/Postal Code
1100
Country
Austria
Individual Site Status
Recruiting
Facility Contact:
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree
Alexander Zoufaly, Dr
Facility Name
Klinik Floridsdorf - Wiener Gesundheitsverbund
City
Vienna
ZIP/Postal Code
1210
Country
Austria
Individual Site Status
Recruiting
Facility Contact:
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree
Arschang Valipour, Dr
Facility Name
Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
City
Berlin
ZIP/Postal Code
10117
Country
Germany
Individual Site Status
Recruiting
Facility Contact:
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree
Harald Prüß, Dr
Facility Name
Krankenhaus Havelhöhe
City
Berlin
ZIP/Postal Code
14089
Country
Germany
Individual Site Status
Recruiting
Facility Contact:
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree
Harald Matthes, Dr
Facility Name
Universitätsklinikum Köln
City
Cologne
ZIP/Postal Code
50937
Country
Germany
Individual Site Status
Recruiting
Facility Contact:
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree
Clara Lehmann, Dr
Facility Name
Universitätsklinikum Münster
City
Münster
ZIP/Postal Code
48149
Country
Germany
Individual Site Status
Recruiting
Facility Contact:
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree
Michael Mohr, Dr

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