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CompletedNCT04853901Updated Apr 22, 2021

Remdesivir Efficacy In Management Of COVID-19 Patients

A Phase 3 interventional study of Remdesivir and Standard of care_1 in Covid19, sponsored by Ain Shams University. Completed at 1 site in Egypt. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 80 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2021-04-22.

Sponsored by Ain Shams University · Phase 3, Interventional, and Treatment

From the registry’s dates

  • Registered 7 months after the study started (first participant enrolled Jul 2020, registered Mar 2021).
Phase
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
77
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years to 80 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

The study is open label randomized interventional phase 3 clinical trial. Patients with confirmed Covid-19 cases who was hospitalized in Two university isolation hospitals (Ain Shams University and Assiut University ) assigned hospitals for isolation.

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The study is open label randomized interventional phase 3 clinical trial. Patients with confirmed Covid-19 cases who was hospitalized in Two university isolation hospitals (Ain Shams University and Assiut University ) assigned hospitals for isolation.

The included patients receive. Intervention group: Remdesivir loading dose of 200 mg intravenously followed by 100 mg/day intravenously for 5 to 10days + Methylprednisolone 1-2mg/kg for 5-7 days Control group: standard of care without Remdesivir

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Conditions studied

  • Covid19

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In context

COVID-19

7,640 studies on the registry are indexed under COVID-19; 488 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 77 is below the median of 100 across 4,099 interventional studies indexed under COVID-19.

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Lead sponsor

Ain Shams University is the lead sponsor of 1,876 studies on the registry; 423 are open to participants now.

Of its 32 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 0 (0%) have results posted.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 80 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

Adult 18 -80 years old Must have laboratory confirmed COVID-19(A patient with laboratory confirmation (Positive RT-PCR) of COVID-19 infection, irrespective of clinical signs and symptoms according to Ain Shams University Hospitals Consensus Statement on Management of Adult COVID-19 Patients.

Must have severe or immediately life-threatening COVID-19,

  • Severe disease is defined as:

    • Dyspnea,
    • Respiratory frequency ≥ 30/min,
    • Blood oxygen saturation ≤ 93%,
    • Partial pressure of arterial oxygen to fraction of inspired oxygen ratio \< 300, and/or lung infiltrates > 50% within 24 to 48 hours
  • Life-threatening disease is defined as:

    • respiratory failure,
    • septic shock, and/or
    • multiple organ dysfunction or failure
  • Must provide informed consent by patient or his/her legal guardian or Professional Legal Representative

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Mild to moderately affected COVID 19 confirmed patients.
  • pregnancy, lactation.
  • known hepatic failure.
  • Patient who is not likely to comply to study procedures.
  • Creatine clearance \<30 ml/min.
  • Elevated transaminases > 5 fold ULN.
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Study design

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

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Remdesivir

    Remdesivir loading dose of 200 mg intravenously followed by 100 mg/day intravenously for 5 to 10days + Methylprednisolone 1-2mg/kg for 5-7 days

    Drug: Remdesivir

  • Active comparator
    Standard of care therapy

    Hydroxycoloroquine 400mg twice on day 1 then 200mg tab twice 2-10 days + Methylprednisolone 1-2mg/kg for 5-7 days

    Drug: Standard of care_1 · Drug: Standard of care_2

Interventions

  • DrugRemdesivir

    Remdesivir loading dose of 200 mg intravenously followed by 100 mg/day intravenously for 5 to 10days

    Also known as: Veklury

  • DrugStandard of care_1

    Hydroxycoloroquine 400mg twice on day 1 then 200mg tab twice 2-10 days

    Also known as: Plaquenil

  • DrugStandard of care_2

    Methylprednisolone 1-2mg/kg for 5-7 days

    Also known as: Steroid

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Evaluation of viral clearance

    Achievement of two successive negative COVID-19 PCR analysis tests 72 hours apart

    Time frame: 14 days

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Study locations

1 site
  • Faculty of Medicine Ain Shams University Research Institute- Clinical Research Center
    Cairo, Non-US 11566, Egypt
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Apr 22, 2021, 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
NCT04853901
Lead sponsor
Ain Shams University
Responsible party
Hany Dabbous (Professor of Tropical Medicine Faculty of Medicine Ain Shams University, Ain Shams University) — Principal investigator
First posted
Apr 22, 2021
Start date
Jul 27, 2020
Primary completion
Jan 1, 2021
Completion
Mar 1, 2021
Last update
Apr 22, 2021

Study contacts

Hany E Dabbous, M.D
principal investigator · Faculty of Medicine Ain Shams University

Oversight

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