Trial of Early Therapies During Non-hospitalized Outpatient Window for COVID-19 (TREATNOW)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04372628 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : May 4, 2020
Results First Posted : January 26, 2023
Last Update Posted : January 26, 2023
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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COVID-19 | Drug: Lopinavir/Ritonavir 400 mg/100 mg Other: Placebo | Phase 2 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 452 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Sequential Assignment |
Intervention Model Description: | Blinded, multicenter, placebo-controlled randomized clinical trial |
Masking: | Triple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator) |
Masking Description: | Lopinavir/Ritonavir tablets or unmatched placebo tablets |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | Trial of Early Therapies During Non-hospitalized Outpatient Window (TREAT NOW) for COVID-19 |
Actual Study Start Date : | June 1, 2020 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | December 16, 2021 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | January 18, 2022 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Active Comparator: Group 1 - Lopinavir/Ritonavir
Lopinavir/Ritonavir 400 mg/100 mg orally twice daily for twenty-eight doses (Days 1-14)
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Drug: Lopinavir/Ritonavir 400 mg/100 mg
Lopinavir/Ritonavir tablets
Other Name: Kaletra |
Placebo Comparator: Control Group
Placebo unmatched orally twice daily for 14 days
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Other: Placebo
Unmatched placebo |
- Modified COVID Ordinal Outcomes Scale: Study Day 15 (Group 2 and Placebo Control Group) [ Time Frame: Day 1 to Day 15 ]Improvement of clinical condition of the participant defined by the Modified COVID Ordinal Outcomes Scale (Modified from the COVID-19 WHO ordinal Outcomes score to fit the outpatient setting). This scale reflects a range of participants from dead to not hospitalized and with no limitations to activities of daily living. A score of 1 is "death", 2 is "Hospitalized on mechanical ventilation or extracorporeal membrane oxygenator (ECMO)", 3 is "Hospitalized on supplemental oxygen", 4 is "Hospitalized not on supplemental oxygen", 5 is "Not hospitalized with symptoms and limitation in activity", 6 is "Not hospitalized with symptoms but with no limitation in activity", 7 is "Not hospitalized without symptoms nor limitation in activity". COVID outcomes are more severe at the lower end of the scale and milder at the higher end of the scale for this outpatient trial.
- Modified COVID Ordinal Outcome Scale: Study Day 8 (Group 2 and Placebo Control Group) [ Time Frame: on or at Day 8 ]Improvement of clinical condition of the participant defined by the Modified COVID Ordinal Outcomes Scale (Modified from the COVID-19 WHO ordinal Outcomes score to fit the outpatient setting). This scale reflects a range of participants from dead to not hospitalized and with no limitations to activities of daily living. A score of 1 is "death", 2 is "Hospitalized on mechanical ventilation or extracorporeal membrane oxygenator (ECMO)", 3 is "Hospitalized on supplemental oxygen", 4 is "Hospitalized not on supplemental oxygen", 5 is "Not hospitalized with symptoms and limitation in activity", 6 is "Not hospitalized with symptoms but with no limitation in activity", 7 is "Not hospitalized without symptoms nor limitation in activity". COVID outcomes are more severe at the lower end of the scale and milder at the higher end of the scale for this outpatient trial.
- Modified COVID Ordinal Outcome Scale: Study Day 29 (Group 2 and Placebo Control Group) [ Time Frame: on or at Day 29 ]Improvement of clinical condition of the participant defined by the Modified COVID Ordinal Outcomes Scale (Modified from the COVID-19 WHO ordinal Outcomes score to fit the outpatient setting). This scale reflects a range of participants from dead to not hospitalized and with no limitations to activities of daily living. A score of 1 is "death", 2 is "Hospitalized on mechanical ventilation or extracorporeal membrane oxygenator (ECMO)", 3 is "Hospitalized on supplemental oxygen", 4 is "Hospitalized not on supplemental oxygen", 5 is "Not hospitalized with symptoms and limitation in activity", 6 is "Not hospitalized with symptoms but with no limitation in activity", 7 is "Not hospitalized without symptoms nor limitation in activity". COVID outcomes are more severe at the lower end of the scale and milder at the higher end of the scale for this outpatient trial.
- Number of Patients Hospitalized: Day 1 to 29 (Group 2 and Placebo Control Group) [ Time Frame: Day 1 to Day 29 ]Number of patients hospitalized from Day 1 to 29 (Group 2 and Placebo Control Group)
- Time to Hospitalization Day 1 to Day 29 (Group 2 and Placebo Control Group) [ Time Frame: Day 1 to Day 29 ]Number of days from enrollment to hospitalization (Group 2 and Placebo Control Group)
- Time to Symptom Resolution: Day 1 to Day 29 (Group 2 and Placebo Control Group) [ Time Frame: Day 1 to Day 29 ]Number of days from enrollment to resolution of COVID-19 symptoms (Group 2 and Placebo Control Group)
- All-cause, All-location Mortality: Day 1 to Day 29 (Group 2 and Placebo Control Group) [ Time Frame: Day 1 to Day 29 ]Survival status (All-cause, all-location mortality) from Day 1 to Day 29 (Group 2 and Placebo Control Group)
- Oxygen-free Days: Day 1 to Day 29 (Group 2 and Placebo Control Group) [ Time Frame: Day 1 to Day 29 ]Number of Days without oxygen Day 1 to Day 29 (Group 2 and Placebo Control Group)
- Fever-free Days: Day 1 to Day 29 (Group 2 and Placebo Control Group) [ Time Frame: Day 1 to Day 29 ]Number of days without fever from Day 1 to Day 29 (Group 2 and Placebo Control Group)
- Ventilator-free Days: Day 1 to Day 29 (Group 2 and Placebo Control Group) [ Time Frame: Day 1 to Day 29 ]Number of days without ventilator use from Day 1 to Day 29 (Group 2 and Placebo Control Group)
- ICU-free Days: Day 1 to Day 29 (Group 2 and Placebo Control Group) [ Time Frame: Day 1 to Day 29 ]Number of days outside the ICU from Day 1 to Day 29 (Group 2 and Placebo Control Group)
- Hospital-free Days: Day 1 to Day 29 (Group 2 and Placebo Control Group) [ Time Frame: Day 1 to Day 29 ]Number of days outside the hospital from Day 1 to Day 29 (Group 2 and Placebo Control Group)
- Vasopressor-free Days Through Study Day 29 (Group 2 and Placebo Control Group) [ Time Frame: Day 1 to Day 29 ]Number of vasopressor-free days through Study Day 29 (Group 2 and Placebo Control Group)

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Age ≥18 years
- Laboratory-confirmed severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection by reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) or other molecular test collected within the past 6 days
- Current symptoms of acute respiratory infection for ≤6 days, defined as one or more of the following: cough, fever, shortness of breath, chest pain, abdominal pain, nausea/vomiting, diarrhea, body aches, weakness/fatigue.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Prisoner
- Pregnancy
- Breast feeding
- Two individuals from the same household are not enrolled in the study
- Unable to randomize within 6 days after onset of acute respiratory infection symptoms
- Hospitalization within the 6 days prior to randomization
- Inability to swallow oral medications
- Refusal or inability to be contacted and participate in daily symptom/safety monitoring in English or Spanish during the two-week follow-up period
- Previous enrollment in this trial
- Known severe chronic kidney disease requiring dialysis
- Known severe liver disease [cirrhosis or >3 times upper limit of normal for aspartate aminotransferase (AST) or alanine aminotransferase (ALT) in medical record if available]
- Known hepatitis B or hepatitis C infection
- Known history of jaundice
- Current heavy alcohol use, defined as 8 drinks or more per week for women or 15 drinks or more per week for men
- Known seizure disorder
- Known human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection
- Known history of pancreatitis
- Known history of prolonged QT interval [Long QT Syndrome, patient report, or corrected QT interval (QTc) >500 milliseconds on most recently available electrocardiogram within the past 2 years]
- Receipt of >1 dose of lopinavir/ritonavir in the 10 days prior to enrollment
- Known allergy to lopinavir/ritonavir
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Currently prescribed (with planned continuation) or planned administration during 14-day study period of medication at high risk for QT prolongation as follows:
Antiarrhythmics: Amiodarone, disopyramide, dofetilide, dronedarone, flecainide, ibutilide, procainamide, propafenone, quinidine, sotalol Anti-cancer: Arsenic trioxide, oxaliplatin, vandetanib Antidepressants: Amitriptyline, citalopram, escitalopram, imipramine Antimicrobials: azithromycin, ciprofloxacin, clarithromycin, erythromycin, fluconazole, levofloxacin, moxifloxacin, pentamidine, hydroxychloroquine Antipsychotics: haloperidol, chlorpromazine, droperidol, olanzapine, pimozide, quetiapine, thioridazine, risperidone, ziprasidone Others: cilostazol, cimetidine, cisapride, donepezil, methadone, ondansetron, sumatriptan
- Currently prescribed (with planned continuation) or planned administration during 14-day study period of any of the following medications: alfuzosin, apalutamide, astemizole, ergot-containing medicines (including dihydroergotamine mesylate, ergotamine tartrate, methylergonovine), lomitapide, lovastatin, lurasidone, midazolam, phenobarbital, phenytoin, ranolazine, rifampin, sildenafil, simvastatin, St. John's Wort, terfenadine, triazolam. Patients who are on warfarin or fluticasone will be advised to contact their primary care provider to advise them that they are in the trial and possibly receiving lopinavir/ritonavir which can influence levels of either drug and may require more frequent monitoring.

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT04372628
United States, Colorado | |
University of Colorado School of Medicine | |
Aurora, Colorado, United States, 80045 | |
United States, Massachusetts | |
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center | |
Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02215 | |
United States, Mississippi | |
University of Mississippi Medical Center | |
Jackson, Mississippi, United States, 39216 | |
United States, Tennessee | |
Vanderbilt University Medical Center | |
Nashville, Tennessee, United States, 37203 | |
United States, Utah | |
Intermountain | |
Murray, Utah, United States, 84107 | |
United States, Wisconsin | |
University of Wisconsin | |
Madison, Wisconsin, United States, 53705 |
Principal Investigator: | Todd Rice, MD | Vanderbilt University Medical Center |
Documents provided by Todd Rice, Vanderbilt University Medical Center:
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Responsible Party: | Todd Rice, Associate Professor of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT04372628 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
200827 |
First Posted: | May 4, 2020 Key Record Dates |
Results First Posted: | January 26, 2023 |
Last Update Posted: | January 26, 2023 |
Last Verified: | January 2023 |
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: | |
Plan to Share IPD: | No |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | Yes |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | No |
Product Manufactured in and Exported from the U.S.: | No |
Coronavirus |
COVID-19 Pneumonia, Viral Pneumonia Respiratory Tract Infections Infections Virus Diseases Coronavirus Infections Coronaviridae Infections Nidovirales Infections RNA Virus Infections Lung Diseases Respiratory Tract Diseases Ritonavir |
Lopinavir HIV Protease Inhibitors Viral Protease Inhibitors Protease Inhibitors Enzyme Inhibitors Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action Anti-HIV Agents Anti-Retroviral Agents Antiviral Agents Anti-Infective Agents Cytochrome P-450 CYP3A Inhibitors Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme Inhibitors |