Avdoralimab an Anti-C5aR Antibody, in Patients With COVID-19 Severe Pneumonia ( FORCE ) (FORCE)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04371367 |
Recruitment Status :
Active, not recruiting
First Posted : May 1, 2020
Last Update Posted : January 12, 2021
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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COVID | Biological: avdoralimab Other: Placebo | Phase 2 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 208 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Intervention Model Description: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | Double (Participant, Investigator) |
Masking Description: | Double (Participant, Investigator) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | A Double-blind, Randomized Study Versus Placebo of Avdoralimab (IPH5401), an Anti-C5aR Antibody, in Patients With COVID-19 Severe Pneumonia |
Actual Study Start Date : | April 27, 2020 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date : | March 1, 2021 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | March 1, 2021 |
Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: avdoralimab
Biological/Vaccine: avdoralimab intravenous administration of avdoralimab Other Names: • IPH5401 |
Biological: avdoralimab
intravenous administration of avdoralimab
Other Name: IPH5401 |
Placebo Comparator: Placebo
intravenous administration of Placebo
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Other: Placebo
intravenous administration of placebo |
- Clinical improvement using WHO ordinal scale [ Time Frame: day 28 ]improvement of WHO ordinal scale
- Number of ventilator-free days at Day 28 (VFD28) [ Time Frame: day 28 ]Number of days without mechanical ventilation at Day 28 for COVID-19 related Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) Patients hospitalized in ICU
- Number of participants with treatment-related adverse events [ Time Frame: day 28 ]

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years to 80 Years (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- COVID-19 severe pneumonia patients need for oxygen therapy ≥ 5 l/min or high-flow oxygen therapy
- COVID-19 related Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) requiring mechanical ventilation
Exclusion Criteria:
- Pregnant woman
- Uncontrolled sepsis of bacterial or fungal origin

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT04371367
France | |
Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Marseille | |
Marseille, France, 13354 |
Study Director: | Emilie Garrido-Pradalie | Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Marseille |
Responsible Party: | Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Marseille |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT04371367 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
2020-21 |
First Posted: | May 1, 2020 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | January 12, 2021 |
Last Verified: | January 2021 |
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: | |
Plan to Share IPD: | No |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | No |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | No |
Pneumonia Lung Diseases Respiratory Tract Diseases Respiratory Tract Infections |