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Study of Ruxolitinib Plus Simvastatin in the Prevention and Treatment of Respiratory Failure of COVID-19. (Ruxo-Sim-20)

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04348695
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : April 16, 2020
Last Update Posted : June 6, 2022
Sponsor:
Collaborator:
Apices Soluciones S.L.
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Fundación de investigación HM

Study Description
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Brief Summary:

COVID-19's mechanism to enter the cell is initiated by its interaction with its cellular receptor, the angiotensin-converting enzyme. As a result of this union, a clathrin-mediated endocytosis process begins. This route is one of the therapeutic targets for which available drugs are being investigated in order to treat COVID-19 infection. This is one of the mechanisms blocked by drugs like ruxolitinib and chloroquine.

Various drugs approved for clinical use that block the clathrin-mediated endocytosis pathway have been explored. It has been found that the best in vitro and in vivo results were obtained with statins, which also allowed generating a greater potent adaptive immune response.

Therefore, statins and specifically simvastatin make it possible to block the entry process used by COVID-19, block inflammation by various mechanisms and increase the adaptive immune response. All of these processes are desirable in patients infected with COVID-19.

Statins have been proposed to have beneficial effects in patients infected with MERS-COV, another coronavirus similar to COVID-19, but there have been no randomized studies supporting the use of statins in patients with COVID-19 infection.

In this project we propose the combined use of one of these drugs, ruxolitinib with simvastatin, looking for a synergistic effect in the inhibition of viral entry and in the anti-inflammatory effect.


Condition or disease Intervention/treatment Phase
Coronavirus Infection Drug: Ruxolitinib plus simvastatin Other: Standard of Care Phase 2

Study Design
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Study Type : Interventional  (Clinical Trial)
Actual Enrollment : 94 participants
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
Official Title: Randomized Phase II Clinical Trial of Ruxolitinib Plus Simvastatin in the Prevention and Treatment of Respiratory Failure of COVID-19.Ruxo-Sim-20 Clinical Trial.
Actual Study Start Date : April 12, 2020
Actual Primary Completion Date : January 31, 2021
Actual Study Completion Date : January 31, 2021

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Arms and Interventions
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Arm Intervention/treatment
Experimental: Ruxolitinib plus simvastatin

Ruxolitinib 5 mg orally every 12 hours for 7 days, which will be increased to 10 mg every 12 hours for a total of 14 days.

Simvastatin 40 mg orally every 24 hours for 14 days.

 Drug: Ruxolitinib plus simvastatin

Ruxolitinib 5 mg orally every 12 hours for 7 days, which will be increased to 10 mg every 12 hours for a total of 14 days.

Simvastatin 40 mg orally every 24 hours for 14 days
Standard of Care
Patients will receive treatment according to usual clinical practice in the participant site.
 Other: Standard of Care
Patients will receive treatment according to usual clinical practice in the participant site.


Outcome Measures
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Primary Outcome Measures :
  1. Percentage of patients who develop severe respiratory failure. [ Time Frame: 7 days ]
    Patients achieving a grade 5 or higher of the WHO 7-point ordinal scale of severity categorization for COVID at day 7 from randomization.


Secondary Outcome Measures :
  1. Percentage of patients who develop severe respiratory failure. [ Time Frame: 14 days ]
    Patients achieving a grade 5 or higher of the WHO 7-point ordinal scale of severity categorization for COVID at day 14 from randomization.

  2. Length of ICU stay. [ Time Frame: 28 days ]
    Time from ICU admision to ICU discharge.

  3. Length of hospital stay [ Time Frame: 28 days ]
    Time from hospital admision to hospital discharge.

  4. Survival rate at 6 months [ Time Frame: 6 months ]
    Percentage of patients alive at 6 months

  5. Survival rate at 12 months [ Time Frame: 12 months ]
    Percentage of patients alive at 12 months

  6. Survival rate at 28 days [ Time Frame: 28 days ]
    Percentage of patients who died from any cause 28 days after inclusion in the study

  7. Percentage of patients with each AE by grade [ Time Frame: 28 days ]
    Percentage of patients with each AE by grade in relation with total number of treated patients

  8. Percentage of patients who discontinued due to AEs [ Time Frame: 28 days ]
    Percentage of patients who discontinued due to AEs in relation with total number of treated patients


Eligibility Criteria
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Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years and older   (Adult, Older Adult)
Sexes Eligible for Study:   All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Patients who have given their written informed consent. If it is considered that obtaining written consent could constitute a factor for the transmission of the disease (given the high contagiousness of the SARS-Cov-2 virus), it will be permitted to obtain duly justified verbal consent in the patient's medical history.
  • Clinical diagnosis or confirmed by analytical tests (PCR of viral RNA or detection of antiSARS-Cov-2 antibodies) that requires care in hospital and that are grade 3 or 4 of the WHO 7-point ordinal scale of severity categorization for COVID.
  • Platelets> 50,000 / uL, neutrophils> 500 / ul
  • Kidney or liver failure is not a contraindication, dose adjustment will be made according to the SmPC

  • Women of childbearing potential who are sexually active, not undergoing a hysterectomy or double adnexectomy, should follow the following indications for contraception:

    • Negative serum or urine pregnancy test in the 72 hours prior to the start of treatment.
    • Use of a medically accepted contraceptive method during: 2 months prior to the start of study treatment, during the study and up to 3 months after the last dose of treatment.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Documented concomitant severe bacterial or fungal infection
  • Infection with HIV, HCV, HBV
  • Age <18 years
  • Thrombocytopenia <50,000 / uL, Neutropenia <500 / uL
  • Women of childbearing age who do not use an effective contraceptive method.
  • Pregnant or lactating women.
  • Patients who do not want or cannot comply with the protocol.
  • Patients with impaired gastrointestinal function or gastric disease that significantly impairs the absorption of ruxolitinib or simvastatin, such as: severe ulcerative disease, uncontrolled nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, malabsorption syndrome, extensive resection (> 1m) of the small intestine or inability to swallow oral medication. Previous partial or total gastrectomy is not an exclusion criterion
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT04348695


Locations
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Spain
Hospital Universitario Madrid Sanchinarro
Madrid, Spain, 28050
Sponsors and Collaborators
Fundación de investigación HM
Apices Soluciones S.L.
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Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):

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Responsible Party: Fundación de investigación HM
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04348695    
Other Study ID Numbers: Ruxo-Sim-20
2020-001405-23 ( EudraCT Number )
First Posted: April 16, 2020    Key Record Dates
Last Update Posted: June 6, 2022
Last Verified: June 2022
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement:
Plan to Share IPD: Undecided

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Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: No
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: No
Keywords provided by Fundación de investigación HM:
COVID19
simvastatin
ruxolitinib
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
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COVID-19
Coronavirus Infections
Respiratory Insufficiency
Pneumonia, Viral
Pneumonia
Respiratory Tract Infections
Infections
Virus Diseases
Coronaviridae Infections
Nidovirales Infections
RNA Virus Infections
 Lung Diseases
Respiratory Tract Diseases
Respiration Disorders
Simvastatin
Anticholesteremic Agents
Hypolipidemic Agents
Antimetabolites
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Lipid Regulating Agents
Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors
Enzyme Inhibitors