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A Phase II, Multicenter, Randomized, Placebo -Controlled, Study To Evaluate The Efficacy and Safety Of Intramuscular Peramivir 600 mg In Subjects With Uncomplicated Acute Influenza

This study has been completed.
Sponsor:
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
BioCryst Pharmaceuticals
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT00705406
First received: June 24, 2008
Last updated: February 12, 2015
Last verified: February 2015
Results First Received: January 16, 2015  
Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Allocation: Randomized;   Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment;   Masking: Double Blind (Participant, Investigator);   Primary Purpose: Treatment
Condition: Acute, Uncomplicated Human Influenza
Interventions: Drug: Peramivir
Drug: Placebo

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Recruitment Details
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Pre-Assignment Details
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Reporting Groups
  Description
Placebo Placebo (buffered diluent) administered as bilateral 2-mL intramuscular injection.
Peramivir 600 mg Peramivir 600 mg administered as bilateral 2-mL intramuscular injection.

Participant Flow:   Overall Study
    Placebo   Peramivir 600 mg
STARTED   203   202 
COMPLETED   199   197 
NOT COMPLETED   4   5 
Lost to Follow-up                3                3 
Did not receive study drug                1                2 



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Population Description
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Intent-to-Treat (ITT)

Reporting Groups
  Description
Placebo Placebo (buffered diluent) administered as bilateral 2-mL intramuscular injection.
Peramivir 600 mg Peramivir 600 mg administered as bilateral 2-mL intramuscular injection.
Total Total of all reporting groups

Baseline Measures
   Placebo   Peramivir 600 mg   Total 
Overall Participants Analyzed 
[Units: Participants]
 203   202   405 
Age 
[Units: Years]
Mean (Standard Deviation)
 35  (11.3)   35  (12.1)   35  (11.7) 
Gender 
[Units: Participants]
     
Female   104   102   206 
Male   99   100   199 
Race/Ethnicity, Customized [1] 
[Units: Participants]
     
White or Caucasian   101   106   207 
Black or African American   68   61   129 
Asian   15   15   30 
American Indian or Alaska Native   5   3   8 
Other   14   17   31 
[1] Participants may have been counted in more than 1 category; therefore, numbers may add up to more than the total number of participants.
Body Mass Index (BMI) 
[Units: Kg/m^2]
Mean (Standard Deviation)
 27.5  (6.73)   27.2  (6.12)   27.4  (6.43) 
Estimated Time of Onset of Symptoms at Screening 
[Units: Participants]
     
0-12 h Ago   13   16   29 
12-24 h Ago   91   81   172 
24-36 h Ago   99   104   203 
Data Missing   0   1   1 
Initial Composite Symptom Score [1] 
[Units: Units on a scale]
Mean (Standard Deviation)
 14  (4.3)   14  (3.9)   14  (4.1) 
[1] Initial Composite Symptom Score is defined as the sum of the 7 symptoms of influenza initially recorded by the subject in the diary (cough; sore throat; nasal congestion; myalgia [aches and pains]; headache; feverishness; and fatigue), each graded on a 4-point severity scale [0, absent; 1, mild; 2, moderate; 3, severe]); for the composite score, individual scores were summed, with a range from 0 to 21.
Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) Results [1] 
[Units: Participants]
     
Positive   202   200   402 
No data reported   1   2   3 
[1] Positive influenza infection confirmed by PCR or virus culture.
Confirmed Influenza Infection Result 
[Units: Participants]
     
Positive by PCR Only   27   38   65 
Positive by Viral Culture Only   0   0   0 
Positive by PCR and Viral Culture   147   122   269 
Negative by PCR and Viral Culture   28   40   68 
No Result/Sample   1   2   3 
Current Smoking Behavior 
[Units: Participants]
     
Smoker   37   37   74 
Nonsmoker   166   165   331 


  Outcome Measures
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1.  Primary:   Time to Alleviation of Symptoms (Kaplan-Meier Estimate)   [ Time Frame: Information collected twice daily beginning predose on Day 1 and through Day 9, then once daily through Day 14 ]

2.  Secondary:   Change in Influenza Virus Shedding   [ Time Frame: Baseline and Days 3, 4, 9 ]

3.  Other Pre-specified:   Subject’s Severity of Illness (Score*Hours)   [ Time Frame: Information collected predose on Day 1 and then once daily through Day 14 ]

4.  Other Pre-specified:   Time to Resolution of Fever   [ Time Frame: Information collected twice daily beginning predose on Day 1 and through Day 9, then once daily through Day 14 ]

5.  Other Pre-specified:   Incidence of Influenza-related Complications   [ Time Frame: 14 days ]

6.  Other Pre-specified:   Baseline Influenza Virus A (H1N1) Susceptibility to Neuraminidase Inhibitors (Mean IC50)   [ Time Frame: Baseline ]

7.  Other Pre-specified:   Change in Influenza Virus A (H1N1) Susceptibility to Neuraminidase Inhibitors (Fold Change From Baseline in IC50)   [ Time Frame: Baseline and up to 14 days ]

8.  Other Pre-specified:   Baseline Influenza Virus B Susceptibility to Neuraminidase Inhibitors (Mean Baseline IC50)   [ Time Frame: Baseline and up to 14 days ]

9.  Other Pre-specified:   Change in Influenza Virus B Susceptibility to Neuraminidase Inhibitors (Mean Baseline IC50 and Fold Change From Baseline in IC50)   [ Time Frame: Baseline and up to 14 days ]


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Certain Agreements:  
Principal Investigators are NOT employed by the organization sponsoring the study.
There is NOT an agreement between Principal Investigators and the Sponsor (or its agents) that restricts the PI's rights to discuss or publish trial results after the trial is completed.


Results Point of Contact:  
Name/Title: William P. Sheridan, MBBS
Organization: BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
phone: 919-859-1302



Responsible Party: BioCryst Pharmaceuticals
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00705406     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: BCX1812-212
HHS 0100200700032C ( Other Grant/Funding Number: HHS-BARDA )
Study First Received: June 24, 2008
Results First Received: January 16, 2015
Last Updated: February 12, 2015