Status:

TERMINATED

Losmapimod Safety and Efficacy in COVID-19

Lead Sponsor:

Fulcrum Therapeutics

Conditions:

COVID-19

Eligibility:

All Genders

40+ years

Phase:

PHASE3

Brief Summary

The therapeutic hypothesis for the use of losmapimod in COVID-19 disease is that increased mortality and severe disease is caused by p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK)-mediated exaggerated ac...

Detailed Description

The therapeutic hypothesis for the use of losmapimod in COVID-19 disease is that increased disease severity and consequent increased mortality is caused by p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK)-...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Able and willing to provide written informed consent
  • Willing and able to comply with all study procedures.
  • Confirmed infection with SARS-CoV-2 virus at or before the baseline visit by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing
  • ≤7 days to the time of randomization from the time of collection of the specimen that tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 virus
  • Hospitalization at the time of the baseline visit
  • ≥90% oxygen saturation on room air and/or ≥94% oxygen saturation on oxygen administration at 2 L/min by nasal cannula at the baseline visit
  • Radiographic (X-ray or computed tomography scan, per local standard of care) and/or clinical evidence of pulmonary involvement consistent with COVID-19 at screening or baseline, per the judgment of the investigator
  • Clinical syndrome consistent with COVID-19 at screening, per the judgment of the investigator (CDC 2020)
  • CRP at screening \>15 mg/L (i.e., \>1.5 mg/dL) on local laboratory testing
  • Agrees to practice an approved method of birth control

Exclusion

  • Inability to take oral medication at screening or baseline visit
  • Evidence at screening or baseline of critical COVID-19 disease (e.g., cardiac failure, septic shock) or severe pulmonary involvement)
  • Positive pregnancy test at screening for women of childbearing potential
  • Lactating female at baseline for women of childbearing potential Note: A female will be considered eligible who is lactating at screening if she agrees to discontinue breastfeeding for the duration of the trial plus 14 days post last dose
  • ≥5 × upper limit of normal (ULN) for alanine or aspartate aminotransferases or total bilirubin \>1.5 × ULN at screening or known history of Child-Pugh Class C, hepatitis B or C, or HIV infection
  • Glomerular filtration rate \<30 mL/min/1.73 m2 at screening
  • QTcF \>450 msec for male or \>470 msec for females or evidence of cardiac dysrhythmia at screening
  • Significant history or evidence of clinically significant disorder, condition, current illness, illicit drug or other addiction, or disease that, in the opinion of the Investigator, would pose a risk to subject safety or interfere with the study evaluation, procedures, or completion
  • Has been treated with immunomodulators or immunosuppressants including, but not limited to, interleukin (IL)-6 inhibitors, tumor necrosis factor (TNF) inhibitors, anti-IL-1 agents, and Janus kinase inhibitors, within 5 half-lives or 30 days, whichever is longer, prior to randomization, or plan to receive these agents any time during the study period
  • Treatment with hydroxychloroquine/ chloroquine in the past 30 days or plan to receive these agents as part of investigational clinical trials or SOC any time during the study period
  • Recent (within 30 days) or current participation in other COVID-19 therapeutic trials or expanded access programs
  • Prior or current participation in COVID-19 vaccine trials

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

August 28 2020

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

March 31 2021

Estimated Enrollment :

52 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04511819

Start Date

August 28 2020

End Date

March 31 2021

Last Update

March 13 2024

Active Locations (16)

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University of California Irvine - Irvine Medical Center

Irvine, California, United States, 92697

2

University of Miami

Miami, Florida, United States, 33136

3

University of South Florida

Tampa, Florida, United States, 33606

4

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02215