Enzalutamide Treatment in COVID-19 (COVIDENZA)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04475601 |
Recruitment Status :
Recruiting
First Posted : July 17, 2020
Last Update Posted : July 17, 2020
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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COVID-19 Corona Virus Infection | Drug: Enzalutamide Pill | Phase 2 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Estimated Enrollment : | 500 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Intervention Model Description: | Prospective, randomized (2:1), open, multicentre, clinical controlled trial |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | A Prospective, Multicenter, Randomized PHASE II Clinical Trial of Enzalutamide Treatment to Decrease the Morbidity in Patients With Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) |
Actual Study Start Date : | July 15, 2020 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date : | July 8, 2021 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | May 8, 2022 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Enzalutamide+Standard of Care
Up to 5 days with 4x40 mg enzalutamide tablets orally once daily
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Drug: Enzalutamide Pill
The once daily dose will be given only during hospitalization and stop if starting invasive mechanical ventilation or at discharge from hospital |
No Intervention: Standard of Care
Standard of care
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- Time to worsening of disease [ Time Frame: Up to 30 days after inclusion ]Clinical worsening to invasive mechanical ventilation or death as assessed by the 7-point ordinal scale
- Time to improvement of disease [ Time Frame: Up to 30 days after inclusion ]Time to discharge from hospital assessed by the 7-point ordinal scale
- Adverse events [ Time Frame: Up to 6 months ]Safety evaluation, as measured by AEs
- Duration of supplemental oxygen (days) [ Time Frame: Up to 30 days ]Total days of extra oxygen
- Admission to ICU [ Time Frame: Up to 30 days and up to 6 months ]Frequence of admission to ICU
- Laboratory assessment of Hemoglobin concentration day 0, 2, 4 and 6 [ Time Frame: Up to 30 days ]Changes of laboratory parameters: Hb
- Virus load assessment day 0, 2, 4 and 6 [ Time Frame: UP to 7 days ]PCR based SARS-CoV-2 measurement from upper respiratory tract
- Hospital stay (days) [ Time Frame: Up to30 days and 6 months ]Total number of days evaluated at 30 days and 6 months
- Re-admission to hospital due to rebound COVID-19 [ Time Frame: Evaluated for 30 days and after 6 months ]If admitted to hospital due to COVID-19 disease after discharge from hospital
- Mortality at 6 months [ Time Frame: up to 30 days and up to 6 months respectively ]Death due to any cause
- Hormonal status at 6 months [ Time Frame: from baseline to 6 months ]Testosterone and estrogen levels
- Serological immunity for COVID-19 [ Time Frame: At 6 months ]Identification of serologic immunity based after 6 months from inclusion
- Laboratory assessment of CRP concentration day 0, 2, 4 and 6 [ Time Frame: Up to 30 days ]Changes of laboratory parameters: CRP
- Laboratory assessment of liver function day 0, 2, 4 and 6 [ Time Frame: Up to 30 days ]Changes of laboratory parameters: ALAT, ASTA and/or ALP
- Laboratory assessment of creatinine concentration day 0, 2, 4 and 6 [ Time Frame: Up to 30 days ]Changes of laboratory parameters: Createnin
- Laboratory assessment of D-dimer concentration day 0, 2, 4 and 6 [ Time Frame: Up to 30 days ]Changes of laboratory parameters: D-dimer
- Laboratory assessment of platelets concentration day 0, 2, 4 and 6 [ Time Frame: Up to 30 days ]Changes of laboratory parameters: TPK
- Laboratory assessment of IL-6 concentration day 0, 2, 4 and 6 [ Time Frame: Up to 30 days ]Changes of laboratory parameters: IL-6
- Laboratory assessment of B- and T-lyphocytes concentration day 0, 2, 4 and 6 [ Time Frame: Up to 30 days ]Changes of laboratory parameters: Differentiate count of leucocytes

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 50 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Gender Based Eligibility: | Yes |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Positive COVID-19 test
- Mild to severe symptoms of COVID-19
- Hospitalization
- WHO performance status 0-3
- Age above or equal to 50 years
- Can understand all the requirements of the study, provide informed consent, and provide authorization of use and disclosure of personal health information.
- Estimated expected survival of 1 year (excluding symptoms due to COVID-19)
Exclusion Criteria:
- Severe allergy to Enzalutamide
- Pregnant or breast-feeding women
- Need of immediate mechanical ventilation
- Current medication includes enzalutamide treatment
- Stroke or Transitory Ischemic attack in medical history
- Treatment for HIV
- Treatment with tamoxifen
- Treatment with immunosuppressive agents
- Severe immunosuppressive disease
- Treatment with warfarin or NOAC (Non-vitamin K-antagonist anticoagulants)
- Previous seizure in medical history
- Other serious illness or medical condition
- Unstable cardiovascular disease

To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT04475601
Contact: Andreas Josefsson, MDPhD | +46 70 3805395 | andreas.josefsson@umu.se | |
Contact: Karin Welén, Assoc. Professor | +46 706102231 | karin.welen@urology.gu.se |
Sweden | |
Anders Bjartell | Recruiting |
Malmö, Skåne, Sweden | |
Contact: Anders Bjartell, MD/Prof | |
Principal Investigator: Anders Bjartell | |
Sub-Investigator: Anna Nilsson | |
Ryhovs Hospital | Recruiting |
Jönköping, Småland, Sweden | |
Contact: David Robinsson, MDPhD | |
Principal Investigator: David Robinsson, MDPhD | |
Sub-Investigator: Anna Henningsson Jonsson, MDPhD |
Principal Investigator: | Andreas Josefsson, MdPhD | Norrlands University Hospital, Region Västerbotten |
Responsible Party: | Andreas Josefsson, Assistant Professor and Consultant Urologist, Västerbotten County Council |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT04475601 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
COVIDENZA |
First Posted: | July 17, 2020 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | July 17, 2020 |
Last Verified: | July 2020 |
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: | |
Plan to Share IPD: | Undecided |
Plan Description: | The extent of sharing will be regulated during the trial to consider the integrity of the data according GDPR and national laws |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | No |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | No |
Product Manufactured in and Exported from the U.S.: | No |
Enzalutamide Randomized clinical trial COVID-19 Sars-CoV2 |
Coronavirus Infections Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Virus Diseases Coronaviridae Infections |
Nidovirales Infections RNA Virus Infections Respiratory Tract Infections Respiratory Tract Diseases |