E.1 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.1 | Medical condition(s) being investigated |
COVID-19 severe pneumonia, acute lung injury, or acute respiratory distress syndrome |
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E.1.1.1 | Medical condition in easily understood language |
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E.1.1.2 | Therapeutic area | Diseases [C] - Respiratory Tract Diseases [C08] |
MedDRA Classification |
E.1.2 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.2 | Version | 20.0 |
E.1.2 | Level | PT |
E.1.2 | Classification code | 10061229 |
E.1.2 | Term | Lung infection |
E.1.2 | System Organ Class | 10021881 - Infections and infestations |
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E.1.3 | Condition being studied is a rare disease | No |
E.2 Objective of the trial |
E.2.1 | Main objective of the trial |
To evaluate the effect of ravulizumab + Best Supportive Care (BSC) compared with BSC alone on the survival of patients with COVID-19 |
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E.2.2 | Secondary objectives of the trial |
To evaluate the efficacy of ravulizumab + BSC compared with BSC alone on outcomes in patients with COVID-19 To characterize the overall safety of ravulizumab + BSC compared with BSC alone in patients with COVID-19 To characterize the PK/PD and immunogenicity of ravulizumab in patients with COVID-19 To assess the effect of C5 inhibition on systemic activation of complement and inflammation in patients with COVID-19 |
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E.2.3 | Trial contains a sub-study | No |
E.3 | Principal inclusion criteria |
1. Males or females ≥ 18 years of age and ≥ 40 kg at the time of providing informed consent. 2. Confirmed diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 infection presenting as severe COVID-19 requiring hospitalization. 3. Severe pneumonia, acute lung injury, or ARDS confirmed by computed tomography (CT) or X-ray at Screening or within the 3 days prior to Screening, as part of the patient's routine clinical care. 4. Respiratory Distress requiring mechanical ventilation, which can be either invasive (requiring endotracheal intubation) or noninvasive (with continuous positive airway pressure [CPAP] or bilevel positive airway pressure [BiPAP]). 5. Female patients of childbearing potential and male patients with female partners of childbearing potential must follow protocol-specified contraception guidance for avoiding pregnancy for 8 months after treatment with the study drug. |
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E.4 | Principal exclusion criteria |
1. Patient is not expected to survive for more than 24 hours. 2. Patient is on invasive mechanical ventilation with intubation for more than 48 hours prior to Screening. 3. Severe pre-existing cardiac disease (ie, New York Heart Association Class 3 or Class 4, acute coronary syndrome or persistent ventricular tachyarrhythmias). 4. Patient has an unresolved Neisseria meningitidis infection. 5. Use of the following medications and therapies: a. Current treatment with a complement inhibitor, b. Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIg) within 4 weeks prior to randomization on Day 1. 6.Treatment with investigational therapy in a clinical study within 30 days before randomization, or within 5 half -lives of that investigational therapy, whichever is greater Exceptions: a.Investigational therapies will be allowed if received as part of best supportive care through an expanded access protocol or emergency approval for the treatment of COVID 19. b.Investigational antiviral therapies (such as remdesivir) will be allowed even if received as part of a clinical study. 7. Female patients who are breastfeeding or who have a positive pregnancy test result at Screening. 8. History of hypersensitivity to any ingredient contained in the study drug, including hypersensitivity to murine proteins. 9.Patient who is not currently vaccinated against N. meningitidis, unless the patient agrees to receive prophylactic treatment with appropriate antibiotics for at least 8 months after the last infusion of study drug or until at least 2 weeks after the patient receives vaccination against N. meningitidis. |
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E.5 End points |
E.5.1 | Primary end point(s) |
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E.5.1.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point |
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E.5.2 | Secondary end point(s) |
- Number of days free of mechanical ventilation at day 29 - Duration of intensive care unit stay at day 29 - Change from baseline in SOFA score at day 29 - Duration of hospitalization at day 29 -Change from baseline in SpO2/FiO2 at Day 29 - Survival (based on all-cause mortality) at Day 60 and Day 90 |
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E.5.2.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point |
Day 29 Day 60 and Day 90 (survival only) |
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E.6 and E.7 Scope of the trial |
E.6 | Scope of the trial |
E.6.1 | Diagnosis | No |
E.6.2 | Prophylaxis | No |
E.6.3 | Therapy | Yes |
E.6.4 | Safety | Yes |
E.6.5 | Efficacy | Yes |
E.6.6 | Pharmacokinetic | Yes |
E.6.7 | Pharmacodynamic | Yes |
E.6.8 | Bioequivalence | No |
E.6.9 | Dose response | No |
E.6.10 | Pharmacogenetic | No |
E.6.11 | Pharmacogenomic | No |
E.6.12 | Pharmacoeconomic | No |
E.6.13 | Others | Yes |
E.6.13.1 | Other scope of the trial description |
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E.7 | Trial type and phase |
E.7.1 | Human pharmacology (Phase I) | No |
E.7.1.1 | First administration to humans | No |
E.7.1.2 | Bioequivalence study | No |
E.7.1.3 | Other | No |
E.7.1.3.1 | Other trial type description | |
E.7.2 | Therapeutic exploratory (Phase II) | No |
E.7.3 | Therapeutic confirmatory (Phase III) | Yes |
E.7.4 | Therapeutic use (Phase IV) | No |
E.8 Design of the trial |
E.8.1 | Controlled | Yes |
E.8.1.1 | Randomised | Yes |
E.8.1.2 | Open | Yes |
E.8.1.3 | Single blind | No |
E.8.1.4 | Double blind | No |
E.8.1.5 | Parallel group | Yes |
E.8.1.6 | Cross over | No |
E.8.1.7 | Other | No |
E.8.2 | Comparator of controlled trial |
E.8.2.1 | Other medicinal product(s) | No |
E.8.2.2 | Placebo | No |
E.8.2.3 | Other | Yes |
E.8.2.3.1 | Comparator description |
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E.8.2.4 | Number of treatment arms in the trial | 2 |
E.8.3 |
The trial involves single site in the Member State concerned
| No |
E.8.4 | The trial involves multiple sites in the Member State concerned | Yes |
E.8.4.1 | Number of sites anticipated in Member State concerned | 7 |
E.8.5 | The trial involves multiple Member States | Yes |
E.8.5.1 | Number of sites anticipated in the EEA | 25 |
E.8.6 Trial involving sites outside the EEA |
E.8.6.1 | Trial being conducted both within and outside the EEA | Yes |
E.8.6.2 | Trial being conducted completely outside of the EEA | No |
E.8.6.3 | If E.8.6.1 or E.8.6.2 are Yes, specify the regions in which trial sites are planned |
France |
Germany |
Italy |
Spain |
United Kingdom |
United States |
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E.8.7 | Trial has a data monitoring committee | Yes |
E.8.8 |
Definition of the end of the trial and justification where it is not the last
visit of the last subject undergoing the trial
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E.8.9 Initial estimate of the duration of the trial |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned years | 0 |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned months | 6 |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned days | 0 |
E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial years | 0 |
E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial months | 6 |
E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial days | 0 |