Spironolactone and Dexamethasone in Patients Hospitalized With COVID-19 (SPIDEX-II)
Coronavirus Infection, Pneumonia, Viral
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Coronavirus Infection
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Age 18 years or above;
- Signed informed consent;
- PCR-confirmed diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 infection
- Presenting with moderate-to-severe disease (scores 4-6 on WHO ordinal scale)
Exclusion Criteria:
- Women of childbearing age without a negative urine pregnancy test, currently pregnant or breastfeeding women;
- Severe heart failure (NYHA4), severe renal failure (eGFR < 30 ml/min/1.73 m2), severe liver failure (ALT/AST ratio > 5 norms), severe anemia (haemoglobin < 30 g/l)
- Participating in another clinical trial
- Severe electrolyte imbalance (hyperkalemia > 5.0 mmol/l, hyponatremia < 120 mmol/l)
- Hypersensitivity or contraindications to the study drugs (spironolactone and dexamethasone)
- Renal dialysis
- Severe uncontrolled diabetes mellitus
- Patient receiving one of the following medications that cannot be substituted over the trial duration: ACE inhibitors, amiloride, eplerenone, cortisone acetate, potassium canrenoate, triamterene
Sites / Locations
- Chita State Regional Clinical Hospital Number 1Recruiting
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
Active Comparator
Treatment
Control
After randomisation (Day 1): Spironolactone [100 mg 1x/day] + dexamethasone [2 mg 2x/day, 12/12h] Days 2-12*: Spironolactone [50 mg 2x/day, 12/12h] + dexamethasone [2 mg 2x/day, 12/12h] Days 13-20: Spironolactone [25 mg 2x/day, 12/12h] Days 21-28: Spironolactone [25 mg 1x/day] Standard treatment is according to the treatment protocol for 2019-nCoV infection. *In case of cortisol levels above 100 nmol/L on days 3 and 4, the dexamethasone dose should be increased to 3 mg in the morning and in the evening (total 6 mg per day).
Patients receiving standard-of-care treatment for SARS-CoV-2 infection as regulated by the relevant guidelines of the Ministry of Healthcare of the Russian Federation