A Trial of GC4419 in Patients With Critical Illness Due to COVID-19
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04555096 |
Recruitment Status :
Terminated
(Participants are no longer receiving intervention)
First Posted : September 18, 2020
Results First Posted : March 18, 2022
Last Update Posted : March 18, 2022
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Covid19 SARS-CoV-2 Infection | Drug: GC4419 Drug: Placebo | Phase 2 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 16 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | A Pilot, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial of GC4419 (Avasopasem Manganese) in Patients With Critical Illness Due to SARS-CoV-2 Infection (COVID-19) |
Actual Study Start Date : | September 9, 2020 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | May 28, 2021 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | May 28, 2021 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Active GC4419
Arm A
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Drug: GC4419
180 Minute IV Infusion
Other Name: Avasopasem |
Placebo Comparator: Placebo
Arm B
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Drug: Placebo
180 Minute IV Infusion |
- 28 Day All-cause Mortality [ Time Frame: 28 days ]Death rate of patients with critical illness due to COVID-19 28 days after initiation of therapy.

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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:
- Male or female subjects at least 18 years of age.
- Ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent.
- Laboratory-confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection as determined by a positive PCR test documented prior to randomization
- Requirement for intensive inpatient hospital care
- Acute hypoxemic respiratory failure typifying ARDS
- Adequate liver function
- Use of effective contraception
Exclusion Criteria:
- Expected survival for less than 48 hours after randomization
- Child-Pugh stage C hepatic impairment and/or portal hypertension secondary to cirrhosis
- Stage IV chronic kidney disease or end-stage kidney disease on maintenance hemodialysis
- Requirement for extra-corporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO)
- Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI)
- Active bleeding requiring transfusion
- Concurrent participation in another clinical trial of experimental treatment for SARSCoV-2
- Female patients who are pregnant or breastfeeding
- Requirement for concurrent treatment with nitrates

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): NCT04555096
United States, Iowa | |
University of Iowa | |
Iowa City, Iowa, United States, 52242 | |
United States, Missouri | |
Saint Louis University | |
Saint Louis, Missouri, United States, 63110 | |
Mercy Research | |
Saint Louis, Missouri, United States, 63141 |
Study Chair: | Jon Holmlund, MD | Study Chair |
Documents provided by Galera Therapeutics, Inc.:
Responsible Party: | Galera Therapeutics, Inc. |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT04555096 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
COV-4419-201 |
First Posted: | September 18, 2020 Key Record Dates |
Results First Posted: | March 18, 2022 |
Last Update Posted: | March 18, 2022 |
Last Verified: | March 2022 |
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 |
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