Pirfenidone in Adult Hospitalized Patients With COVID-19
COVID-19 Pneumonia
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for COVID-19 Pneumonia
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: Subjects Age ≥ 18 Willing and able to provide written informed consent SARS-CoV-2 infection confirmed by PCR test/antigen dectection or positive serologies Time of illness onset ≥8 days Have findings consistent with interstitial lung disease found on CT scan Willing not use other investigational agents of anti-fibrosis Exclusion Criteria: Pre-existing severe liver disease Pre-existing severe chronic kidney disease Pre-existing interstitial lung disease Pre-existing severe COPD or other structural lung disease Receiving invasive mechanical ventilation Currently Pregnant or Breast Feeding Poor baseline health conditoin Disability to complete lung function test Receiving pirfenidone wthin half-year
Sites / Locations
- China-Japan Friendship Hospital
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
Placebo Comparator
Pirfenidone
Placebo
Pirfenidone 200mg tid for first week; subsequently, 400mg tid for 2 months
Pirfenidone placebo 200mg tid for first week; subsequently, 400mg tid for 2 months