E.1 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.1 | Medical condition(s) being investigated |
Adult patients suffering from mild COVID-19 with cough and at least one other symptoms will be recruited for this study. |
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E.1.1.1 | Medical condition in easily understood language |
patient with positive SARS-COV2 infection and mild symptoms |
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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 | 23.0 |
E.1.2 | Level | LLT |
E.1.2 | Classification code | 10084272 |
E.1.2 | Term | SARS-CoV-2 infection |
E.1.2 | System Organ Class | 100000004862 |
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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 | 10011224 |
E.1.2 | Term | Cough |
E.1.2 | System Organ Class | 10038738 - Respiratory, thoracic and mediastinal disorders |
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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 |
The primary objective is to demonstrate a clinically relevant treatment difference in several blood parameters involved in the immune response at day 7 between patients receiving Bronchipret vs. patients not receiving Bronchipret.
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E.2.2 | Secondary objectives of the trial |
1. Assessment of blood parameters: a. Endpoints: Concentration/Number of following blood parameters and change to BL (absolute change and percentage) b. Neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio, IL6/IL-10 ratio, and IL-6/IFNy ratio 2. Assessment of symptom improvement/worsening and assessment of number of symptoms and symptom distribution 3. Assessment of defervescence (for patients with fever at BL) 4. Assessment of improvement or absence of coughing 5. Assessment of intensity and distribution of most bothersome symptom (VAS) (the most bothersome symptom will be defined by the patient at BL) 6. Assessment of quality of Life 7. Requirement of hospitalisation or oxygen supplementation 8. Disease progression/improvement 9. Assessment of oxygen saturation 10. Assessment of intake of concomitant medication 11. Subgroup analysis of efficacy endpoints 12. Assessment of SARS-CoV-2 negativity (PCR test) 13. Assessment of compliance 14. Safety assessments |
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E.2.3 | Trial contains a sub-study | Yes |
E.2.3.1 | Full title, date and version of each sub-study and their related objectives |
Measurement of respiratory air for COVID-19 relevant markers |
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E.3 | Principal inclusion criteria |
1. Patients ≥ 18 years and ≤ 75 years If > 50 years, complete COVID-19 vaccination mandatory 2. SARS-CoV-2 infection confirmed by PCR test ≤ 4 days before screening/baseline visit 3. Onset of symptoms < 7 days before screening/baseline visit 4. Mild COVID-19 with the following symptoms (outpatient management/non hospitalized patients): ᴑ Cough and ᴑ At least one other symptom (e.g., sore throat, nasal congestion, headache, nausea, low energy/fatigue, muscle or body ache, shortness of breath, fever, diarrhea, altered sense of smell or taste) 5. Written informed consent obtained prior to the initiation of any protocol-required procedures by the patient 6. Willingness to comply to study procedures and study protocol |
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E.4 | Principal exclusion criteria |
1. WHO score ≥ 3 2. Other advanced or chronic lung diseases (COPD, silicosis, bronchial asthma) 3. Unable to take oral medication 4. BMI > 35 or ≤ 43 kg 5. Requirement for oxygen administration 6. Current hospitalization 7. Known hypersensitivity to the active substances ivy, thyme, plants of the aralia family or other labiates (Lamiaceae), birch, mugwort, celery or to any of the excipients 8. Patients with rare hereditary fructose intolerance 9. Inability to monitor body temperature 10. Patients regularily taking immune suprressive medication, NSARs or steroids (e.g., because of underlying disease) 11. Known significant concomitant diseases or serious and/or uncontrolled diseases that are likely to interfere with the evaluation of the patient’s safety and with the study outcome such as stem cell or organ transplantation within the last 5 years, cardiovascular disease, diabetes mellitus, chronic liver disease, chronic kidney disease including dialysis patients, sickle cell anemia or thalassemia, and other forms of immunosuppression (e.g. tumor patients, HIV-infected patients with weakened immune system, iatrogenic immunosuppression) as judged by the study physician according to patient’s reports 12. COVID-19 vaccination planned within study period and/or COVID-19 vaccination within the last 28 days 13. Women pregnant (patient reported at pre-SCR and confirmation via pregnancy test at BL) or nursing 14. Males or females of reproductive potential not willing to use effective contraception (defined as PEARL index <1 - e.g. contraceptive pill, IUD) 15. Alcohol, drug or chemical abuse 16. Current participation in another interventional clinical trial |
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E.5 End points |
E.5.1 | Primary end point(s) |
The primary objective is to demonstrate a clinically relevant treatment difference in several blood parameters involved in the immune response at day 7 between patients receiving Bronchipret vs. patients not receiving Bronchipret. Co-primary endpoints: Difference in average concentration/numbers of: - IL-2, IL-4, IL-6, IL-8, IL-10, INFy, CRP, IL-1β, IFNα, TNFα - neutrophils, lymphozytes, monocytes, eosinophils, basophils, platelets at day 7 compared to BL compared between patients receiving Bronchipret and patients in the control group |
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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) |
- Concentration/Number of blood parameters and change to BL - FDA symptom questionnaire score and change to BL - Number and percentage of patients with no symptoms or only mild symptoms - Time to all items of questionnaire ≤ 1 or 0 - Number of symptoms according to the FDA questionnaire and change to BL - Mean score of encountered symptoms and change to BL - Symptom distribution - Time to defervescence in days - Number and proportion of patients who achieved defervescence - Absolute temperature values and change to BL - Time to cough reported as mild oder non existent in days - Time to non-existent coughing for all patients in days - Number and proportion of patients with moderate or severe cough at BL who achieved cough reported as mild or none existent - Number and proportion of patients who achieved cough reported as none existent - Most bothersome symptom distribution (i.e., percentage of patients with each symptom) - Intensity of most bothersome symptom (VAS) and change to BL - Number and proportion of patients who return to usual health - Number and proportion of patients who return to ususal activity - Number and proportion of patients requiring hospitalisation or oxygen supplementation - Number and proportion of patients with improved or progressed disease state (according to WHO scale) - Proportion of patients with each WHO score - WHO score and change to BL - Number and proportion of patients in each disease severity state (uninfected, mild, moderate, severe, dead) according to WHO score - Oxygen saturation and change to BL - Type and average daily dose of concomitant medication and total dose until day 14 (paracetamol) - Average days of additional intake of concomitant medication - Number and proportion of patients with a reduction in concomitant medication intake -Number and proportion of patients with hyposmia or anosmia - Number and proportion of patients with fever - Number and proportion of patients with COVID-19 vaccination (full and partly) - Number and proportion of recovered COVID-19 patients (patients who suffered from COVID-19 and recovered thereof before the study) - primary and selected secondary endpoints of subgroup analysis - Number and proportion of SARS-CoV-2 negative patients - Time to SARS-CoV-2 negativity (in days) - Compliance to IMP by dose taken (and as documented in patient diary) - Number of adverse events and serious adverse events - Type and severity (mild, moderate, severe) of (serious) adverse events - Seriousness and relatedness of (S)AEs
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E.5.2.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point |
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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 | No |
E.6.5 | Efficacy | Yes |
E.6.6 | Pharmacokinetic | No |
E.6.7 | Pharmacodynamic | No |
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 | No |
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) | Yes |
E.7.3 | Therapeutic confirmatory (Phase III) | No |
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
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E.8.4 | The trial involves multiple sites in the Member State concerned | No |
E.8.5 | The trial involves multiple Member States | No |
E.8.6 Trial involving sites outside the EEA |
E.8.6.1 | Trial being conducted both within and outside the EEA | No |
E.8.6.2 | Trial being conducted completely outside of the EEA | No |
E.8.7 | Trial has a data monitoring committee | No |
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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database hard lock after LPLV and data cleaning process is completed |
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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 | 1 |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned months | 6 |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned days | |