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CompletedNCT04643678Updated Aug 16, 2022

Anakinra in the Management of COVID-19 Infection

A Phase 2/3 interventional study of Anakinra and Standard of Care in Covid19, Pneumonia and Cytokine Release Syndrome, sponsored by Hamad Medical Corporation. Completed at 1 site in Qatar. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2022-08-16.

Sponsored by Hamad Medical Corporation · Phase 2/3, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Phase 2/3
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
80
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) was first isolated in Wuhan, China in December 2019. It is rapidly spreading worldwide, posing a severe threat to global health. Many therapeutics have been investigated for the treatment of this disease with inconclusive outcomes.

Anakinra - an interleukin (IL)-1 receptor antagonist - had showed survival benefits in patients with macrophage activation syndrome (MAS) and sepsis and was investigated for the use in COVID-19 infection with promising outcomes.

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Conditions studied

  • Covid19
  • Pneumonia
  • Cytokine Release Syndrome
  • Corona Virus Infection
  • Viral Infection
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In context

Infections

6,687 studies on the registry are indexed under Infections; 807 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 80 is below the median of 120 across 4,200 interventional studies indexed under Infections.

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Lead sponsor

Hamad Medical Corporation is the lead sponsor of 133 studies on the registry; 24 are open to participants now.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • Hospitalized adult (age ≥ 18yrs)
  • Confirmed COVID-19 diagnosis
  • Presence of respiratory distress in addition to signs of cytokine release syndrome
  • Radiological evidence of pneumonia
  • Signed informed consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Known allergic reactions to the study medication or any component of the product.
  • Active bacterial, viral, TB, fungal infectious diseases
  • Received immunosuppressant or immunomodulatory in the past 30 days
  • Neutrophil count \< 500 cells/microliter
  • Platelets \< 50,000/microliter
  • Pregnant or breastfeeding females
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Study design

Phase
Phase 2 / Phase 3
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
80 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Active comparator
    Anakinra Group

    Anakinra + Standard of Care

    Drug: Anakinra

  • Other
    Standard of Care Group

    Standard of Care Alone

    Other: Standard of Care

Interventions

  • DrugAnakinra

    Patient will receive Anakinra 100 mg SC injection every 12 hours for 3 days, then 100 mg once daily from day 4 to day 7 plus Standard of Care

    Also known as: Kineret®

  • OtherStandard of Care

    Patients will receive the Standard of Care therapy as per the local treatment protocol

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Treatment Success at day 14

    Defined as WHO Clinical Progression score of ≤3 \[Ambulatory mild disease: symptomatic; assistance needed\].

    Time frame: Day 14

Secondary outcomes

  1. Change in WHO Clinical Progression Score

    Change in WHO Clinical Progression Score between day 1 and day 7 \[WHO Clinical Progression score: 0 (Uninfected) - 10 (Dead)\]

    Time frame: Day 7

  2. Time to ICU admission

    Time to ICU admission up to 28 days

    Time frame: Day 28

  3. Incidence of Adverse Events

    Incidence of adverse events up to 28 days

    Time frame: Day 28

  4. Length of hospital stay

    Length of hospital stay up to 28 days

    Time frame: Day 28

  5. All-cause Mortality

    All-cause mortality rate at hospital discharge or at 28 days, whichever is first

    Time frame: Day 28

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Study locations

1 site
  • Hamad Medical Corporation
    Doha, Qatar
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Aug 16, 2022, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT04643678
Lead sponsor
Hamad Medical Corporation
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Nov 25, 2020
Start date
Oct 30, 2020
Primary completion
Mar 1, 2021
Completion
Apr 30, 2021
Last update
Aug 16, 2022

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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