A Phase 3 interventional study of Nitazoxanide and Placebo in Influenza, sponsored by Romark Laboratories L.C.. Completed at 38 sites in 3 countries. Open to participants aged 12 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2022-06-28.
Sponsored by Romark Laboratories L.C. · Phase 3, Interventional, and Treatment
Trial to evaluate efficacy and safety of nitazoxanide (NTZ) in the treatment of uncomplicated influenza.
A multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo controlled trial to evaluate efficacy and safety of nitazoxanide (NTZ) in the treatment of uncomplicated influenza.
Presence of clinical signs and/or symptoms consistent with an acute illness compatible with influenza infection (each of the following is required):
Confirmation of influenza A or B infection in the local community by one of the following means:
Onset of illness no more than 40 hours before enrollment in the trial.
Note: Time of onset of illness is defined as either the earlier of:
Exclusion Criteria:
Two Nitazoxanide 300 mg tablets orally twice daily (b.i.d.) for 5 days
Drug: Nitazoxanide
Two Placebo tablets orally twice daily (b.i.d.) for 5 days
Drug: Placebo
Nitazoxanide 600 mg administered orally twice daily for five days
Also known as: NTZ, NT-300
Placebo administered orally twice daily for five days
Time From First Dose to Symptom Response
Subjects used the FLU-PRO questionnaire once daily in the evening to score the severity of 32 FLU-PRO symptoms. Symptom response was deemed achieved when the rating for each of the 32 FLU-PRO symptoms was ≤ its assigned threshold for 2 consecutive daily diary periods without use of symptom relief medication. The symptom response thresholds were developed by applying an algorithm to blinded symptoms data to select the set of 32 symptom thresholds most closely associated with patient-reported usual health.
Time frame: Up to 21 days
Time From First Dose to Ability to Perform All Normal Activities
Subjects completed a diary including rating ability to perform normal activities on a scale from 0 (able to perform no normal activities) to 10 (able to perform all normal activities) daily in the evening. The time from first dose to ability to perform all normal activities is the time in hours between the first dose of study medication and that time when the subject first reported a score of "10" (able to perform all normal activities) for two consecutive daily diary periods without use of symptom relief medication.
Time frame: Up to 21 days
Number of Subjects Experiencing One or More Complications of Influenza
Complications of influenza infection included pneumonia, otitis media, bronchitis, sinusitis, worsening of pre-existing health conditions, systemic antibiotic use for infections secondary to influenza infection, hospitalization due to influenza or complications of influenza and death.
Time frame: Up to 21 days
Time to Symptom Response Excluding the FLU-PRO Gastrointestinal and Eye Domains
Subjects used the FLU-PRO questionnaire once daily in the evening to score the severity of 32 FLU-PRO symptoms. Symptom response was deemed achieved when the rating for each of the 25 FLU-PRO symptoms (excluding gastrointestinal and eye symptoms) was ≤ its assigned threshold for 2 consecutive daily diary periods without use of symptom relief medication. The symptom response thresholds were developed by applying an algorithm to blinded symptoms data to select the set of 25 symptom thresholds most closely associated with patient-reported usual health.
Time frame: Up to 21 days
Time to Return to Usual Health
Subjects completed the FLU-PRO questionnaire including global assessment questions daily in the evening. The time from first dose to ability to return to usual health is the time in hours from the first dose of study medication to the first time when the subject answered "Have you returned to your usual health?" with "yes" for two consecutive daily diary periods without the use of symptom relief medication.
Time frame: 21 days
Proportion of Diaries Misclassified by Novel Response Definition
The proportion of patient diaries misclassified by the response definition used for the primary efficacy analysis compared to patient reported usual health. A diary was considered "misclassified" if the response definition predicted "responded" and the patient reported not being at usual health or if the response definition predicted "not responded" and the patient reported being at usual health.
Time frame: 21 days
| Milestone | Nitazoxanide | Placebo |
|---|---|---|
| Started | 515 | 515 |
| Positive for influenza by rt-pcr at baseline (intent-to-treat infected [itti] population) | 314 | 306 |
| Completed | 301 | 290 |
| Not completed | 214 | 225 |
| Withdrew: Completed study, but not positive for influenza by rt-pcr (not included in itti population) | 192 | 204 |
| Withdrew: Withdrawal by subject | 17 | 16 |
| Withdrew: Adverse event | 2 | 5 |
| Withdrew: Physician decision | 3 | 0 |
Subjects used the FLU-PRO questionnaire once daily in the evening to score the severity of 32 FLU-PRO symptoms. Symptom response was deemed achieved when the rating for each of the 32 FLU-PRO symptoms was ≤ its assigned threshold for 2 consecutive daily diary periods without use of symptom relief medication. The symptom response thresholds were developed by applying an algorithm to blinded symptoms data to select the set of 32 symptom thresholds most closely associated with patient-reported usual health.
| hours | Nitazoxanide | Placebo |
|---|---|---|
| Time From First Dose to Symptom Response | 155.1 (103.7 to 266.3) | 153.9 (100.2 to 270.7) |
Subjects completed a diary including rating ability to perform normal activities on a scale from 0 (able to perform no normal activities) to 10 (able to perform all normal activities) daily in the evening. The time from first dose to ability to perform all normal activities is the time in hours between the first dose of study medication and that time when the subject first reported a score of "10" (able to perform all normal activities) for two consecutive daily diary periods without use of symptom relief medication.
| hours | Nitazoxanide | Placebo |
|---|---|---|
| Time From First Dose to Ability to Perform All Normal Activities | 201.8 (126.6 to 362.7) | 200.8 (127.5 to 347.2) |
Complications of influenza infection included pneumonia, otitis media, bronchitis, sinusitis, worsening of pre-existing health conditions, systemic antibiotic use for infections secondary to influenza infection, hospitalization due to influenza or complications of influenza and death.
| Participants | Nitazoxanide | Placebo |
|---|---|---|
| Number of Subjects Experiencing One or More Complications of Influenza | 50 | 45 |
Subjects used the FLU-PRO questionnaire once daily in the evening to score the severity of 32 FLU-PRO symptoms. Symptom response was deemed achieved when the rating for each of the 25 FLU-PRO symptoms (excluding gastrointestinal and eye symptoms) was ≤ its assigned threshold for 2 consecutive daily diary periods without use of symptom relief medication. The symptom response thresholds were developed by applying an algorithm to blinded symptoms data to select the set of 25 symptom thresholds most closely associated with patient-reported usual health.
| hours | Nitazoxanide | Placebo |
|---|---|---|
| Time to Symptom Response Excluding the FLU-PRO Gastrointestinal and Eye Domains | 152.2 (100.8 to 248.9) | 151.7 (97.8 to 268.7) |
Subjects completed the FLU-PRO questionnaire including global assessment questions daily in the evening. The time from first dose to ability to return to usual health is the time in hours from the first dose of study medication to the first time when the subject answered "Have you returned to your usual health?" with "yes" for two consecutive daily diary periods without the use of symptom relief medication.
| hours | Nitazoxanide | Placebo |
|---|---|---|
| Time to Return to Usual Health | 176.6 (120.0 to 315.0) | 202.1 (126.6 to 322.1) |
The proportion of patient diaries misclassified by the response definition used for the primary efficacy analysis compared to patient reported usual health. A diary was considered "misclassified" if the response definition predicted "responded" and the patient reported not being at usual health or if the response definition predicted "not responded" and the patient reported being at usual health.
| diaries | ITTI Population |
|---|---|
| Proportion of Diaries Misclassified by Novel Response Definition | 0.20131 |
The correlation coefficient between sustained response and return to usual health was calculated for the pooled ITTI population (i.e., not by treatment group) as a measure of association between the primary endpoint response definition and its intended anchor, patient-reported return to usual health.
| correlation coefficient | ITTI Population |
|---|---|
| Correlation Coefficient for Sustained Response and Return to Usual Health | 0.51 |
Survival analysis of Time to Return to Usual Health was repeated for subjects with laboratory-confirmed influenza (ITTI population) who were randomized to the placebo treatment group by whether the subjects had detectable anti-influenza antibodies at Baseline.
| hours | Placebo-Treated Subjects With Detectable Antibodies at Baseline | Placebo-Treated Subjects Without Detectable Antibodies at Baseline |
|---|---|---|
| Time to Return to Usual Health, Placebo-Treated Subjects by Baseline Antibody Status | 224.1 (128 to 359) | 261.5 (162 to 504) |
Alternative means of endpoint construction were pursued to strengthen the relationship between symptoms-based endpoint measures and subject global assessments of health. Time to Sustained Clinical Recovery is an endpoint based on evidence of meaningful within-subject change sustained for the duration of the study. Time to Sustained Clinical Recovery is the time in hours from the first dose of study medication to the first time at which the subject reports a decrease in total FLU-PRO score from the previous diary with assessment that symptoms are at least "somewhat better than yesterday", no oral temperature ≥100.4 F in the prior 24 hours, and no future increase in any of the FLU-PRO domains except within validated background levels.
| hours | Nitazoxanide | Placebo |
|---|---|---|
| Time to Sustained Clinical Recovery | 172.2 (81 to 346) | 176.4 (82 to 347) |
Alternative means of endpoint construction were pursued to strengthen the relationship between symptoms-based endpoint measures and subject global assessments of health. Time to Sustained Clinical Recovery is an endpoint based on evidence of meaningful within-subject change sustained for the duration of the study. Time to Sustained Clinical Recovery is the time in hours from the first dose of study medication to the first time at which the subject reports a decrease in total FLU-PRO score from the previous diary with assessment that symptoms are at least "somewhat better than yesterday", no oral temperature ≥100.4 F in the prior 24 hours, and no future increase in any of the FLU-PRO domains except within validated background levels.
| hours | Placebo-Treated Subjects With Detectable Antibodies at Baseline | Placebo-Treated Subjects Without Detectable Antibodies at Baseline |
|---|---|---|
| Time to Sustained Clinical Recovery by Antibody Status, Placebo-Treated Subjects | 141.0 (80 to 281) | 247.0 (104 to 457) |
Alternative means of endpoint construction were pursued to strengthen the relationship between symptoms-based endpoint measures and subject global assessments of health. Time to Sustained Clinical Recovery is an endpoint based on evidence of meaningful within-subject change sustained for the duration of the study. Time to Sustained Clinical Recovery is the time in hours from the first dose of study medication to the first time at which the subject reports a decrease in total FLU-PRO score from the previous diary with assessment that symptoms are at least "somewhat better than yesterday", no oral temperature ≥100.4 F in the prior 24 hours, and no future increase in any of the FLU-PRO domains except within validated background levels.
| hours | Nitazoxanide | Placebo |
|---|---|---|
| Time to Sustained Clinical Recovery, Subjects Without Detectable Antibodies at Baseline | 175.4 (84 to 321) | 247.0 (104 to 457) |
Alternative means of endpoint construction were pursued to strengthen the relationship between symptoms-based endpoint measures and subject global assessments of health. Time to Sustained Clinical Recovery is an endpoint based on evidence of meaningful within-subject change sustained for the duration of the study. Time to Sustained Clinical Recovery is the time in hours from the first dose of study medication to the first time at which the subject reports a decrease in total FLU-PRO score from the previous diary with assessment that symptoms are at least "somewhat better than yesterday", no oral temperature ≥100.4 F in the prior 24 hours, and no future increase in any of the FLU-PRO domains except within validated background levels.
| hours | Nitazoxanide | Placebo |
|---|---|---|
| Time to Sustained Clinical Recovery, mITTI Population Without Detectable Antibodies at Baseline | 170.3 (80 to 292) | 263.8 (121 to 462) |
Collected over 21 dats. Non-serious events are listed at a 2% frequency threshold.
| Group | Deaths | Serious | Other |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitazoxanide | 1/515 (0.2%) | 2/515 (0.4%) | 107/515 (20.8%) |
| Placebo | 0/515 (0%) | 1/515 (0.2%) | 36/515 (7%) |
| Event | Nitazoxanide | Placebo |
|---|---|---|
| Procedural pneumothoraxInjury, poisoning and procedural complications | 1/515 | 0/515 |
| TyphusInfections and infestations | 0/515 | 1/515 |
| Musculoskeletal painMusculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders | 1/515 | 0/515 |
| Event | Nitazoxanide | Placebo |
|---|---|---|
| ChromaturiaRenal and urinary disorders | 75/515 | 5/515 |
| DiarrhoeaGastrointestinal disorders | 34/515 | 25/515 |
| NauseaGastrointestinal disorders | 8/515 | 13/515 |
| Age, Continuous(years) | Nitazoxanide | Placebo | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | 35.0 ± 15.11 | 36.3 ± 16.14 | 35.6 ± 15.63 |
| Sex: Female, Male(Participants) | Nitazoxanide | Placebo | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Female | 292 | 285 | 577 |
| Male | 223 | 230 | 453 |
| Race/Ethnicity, Customized(Participants) | Nitazoxanide | Placebo | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 47 | 54 | 101 |
| Hispanic | 194 | 194 | 388 |
| White | 256 | 260 | 516 |
| Other | 18 | 7 | 25 |
| Weight(kg) | Nitazoxanide | Placebo | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | 83.1 ± 24.28 | 81.2 ± 22.58 | 82.1 ± 23.45 |
| BMI(kg/m^2) | Nitazoxanide | Placebo | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | 29.6 ± 7.85 | 29.1 ± 7.27 | 29.3 ± 7.57 |
| Smoking Status(Participants) | Nitazoxanide | Placebo | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current Smoker | 53 | 49 | 102 |
| Past Smoker | 64 | 69 | 133 |
| Never Smoked | 398 | 397 | 795 |
| Time from Onset of Symptoms at First Study Drug Intake (ITTI)(hours) | Nitazoxanide | Placebo | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | 26.0 ± 9.0 | 26.5 ± 8.2 | 26.2 ± 8.6 |
| Presence of Anti-Influenza Antibodies at Baseline(Participants) | Nitazoxanide | Placebo | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anti-Influenza Antibodies Detected at Baseline | 188 | 181 | 369 |
| Anti-Influenza Antibodies Not Detected at Baseline | 109 | 105 | 214 |
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