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CTRI Number  CTRI/2024/10/075314 [Registered on: 15/10/2024] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 08/09/2026
Post Graduate Thesis  No 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Drug 
Study Design  Randomized, Parallel Group Trial 
Public Title of Study   A clinical trial of Aviptadil for the evaluation of its efficacy and safety in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome. 
Scientific Title of Study   A multi-centric, open-label, comparative, randomized, phase 3 trial to evaluate the efficacy and safety of Aviptadil as an add-on treatment to the Standard of Care in acute respiratory distress syndrome. 
Trial Acronym  NIL 
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
CT/SND/14/2024; Date: 07 Oct 2024  DCGI 
ZUV/Aviptadil/08/2023; Version 1.0; Date: 08 Jan 2024  Protocol Number 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Dr Bhupesh Dewan 
Designation  Director 
Affiliation  Zuventus Healthcare Limited 
Address  Zuventus House, Plot Y2, CTS No.: 358/A2, Near Nahur Railway Station, Nahur (W), Mumbai, 400078 Maharashtra

Mumbai
MAHARASHTRA
400078
India 
Phone  02235060000  
Fax  02220812898  
Email  bhupesh.dewan@zuventus.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Dr Bhupesh Dewan 
Designation  Director 
Affiliation  Zuventus Healthcare Limited 
Address  Zuventus House, Plot Y2, CTS No.: 358/A2, Near Nahur Railway Station, Nahur (W), Mumbai, 400078 Maharashtra


MAHARASHTRA
400078
India 
Phone  02235060000  
Fax  02220812898  
Email  bhupesh.dewan@zuventus.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Dr Bhupesh Dewan 
Designation  Director 
Affiliation  Zuventus Healthcare Limited 
Address  Zuventus House, Plot Y2, CTS No.: 358/A2, Near Nahur Railway Station, Nahur (W), Mumbai, 400078 Maharashtra


MAHARASHTRA
400078
India 
Phone  02235060000  
Fax  02220812898  
Email  bhupesh.dewan@zuventus.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
Zuventus Healthcare Limited, Zuventus House, Plot Y2, CTS No.: 358/A2, Near Nahur Railway Station, Nahur (W), Mumbai, 400078 Maharashtra, India 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Zuventus Healthcare Limited 
Address  Plot No. P-1 & P-2, IT-BT Park, Phase-II, MIDC, Hinjawadi, Pune – 411057, Maharashtra, India 
Type of Sponsor  Pharmaceutical industry-Indian 
 
Details of Secondary Sponsor  
Name  Address 
Zuventus Healthcare Limited  Emcure House, T-184, MIDC, Bhosari, Pune, Maharashtra (India), 411026 
 
Countries of Recruitment     India  
Sites of Study
Modification(s)  
No of Sites = 18  
Name of Principal Investigator  Name of Site  Site Address  Phone/Fax/Email 
Dr Jeevan Kumar J  Adichunchanagiri Hospital  SICU Block & Critical Care Unit, 2nd floor, B. G. Nagara, Nagamangala, Mandya, Karnataka - 571448, India
Mandya
KARNATAKA 
9482837723

jeevankumarj81@gmail.com 
Dr Sumedh Jajoo   All India Institute of Medical Science  Room No 231,2nd floor, OPD Complex, OPD Building, Sector 20, MIHAN, Dahegaon
Nagpur
MAHARASHTRA 
9420681887

sumedhjajoo@gmail.com 
Dr Mallika Khanna  Anjna Hospital and Clinisearch Private Limited  Ground Floor ICU, 7-8-9, Urban Ville, Near Vadodara Cricket Academy, Opp. Turf 106, Priya Talkies, Sevasi Link Road, Vadodara, Gujarat - 391101
Vadodara
GUJARAT 
9327925272

drmallika@ahcpl.org 
Dr Arjun Bhatnagar  Atmaram Child Care and Critical Care  OPD Room No. 01, Ground Floor, 53/128, Y Block, Naubasta, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh- 208011, India
Kanpur Nagar
UTTAR PRADESH 
8077572980

arjunbhatnagar02@gmail.com 
Dr Satish Patil  Belagavi Institute of Medical Sciences  New ICU, First Floor, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Road, Sadashiv Nagar, Belagavi (Belgaum) Karnataka - 590001 India
Belgaum
KARNATAKA 
9448112040

drsbpatilbgm@gmail.com  
Dr Rajesh Kumar Pande  BLX MAX Centre for Critical Care  Principal Director & HODs room/ Medical ICU, BLK MAX Centre for Critical Care, 3rd Floor, Near Rajendra Place, 5-Pusa Road, New Delhi 110005
Central
DELHI 
9810536268

drrajeshpande@blkhospital.com 
Dr Shweta Ram Chandankhede  Care Hospital  Department of Clinical Research, Basement 1, HM Building, #6-3-248/2, Road No.1, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad, Telangana-500034
Hyderabad
TELANGANA 
9963431945

shwets0106@gmail.com 
Dr Mohammad Shameen  Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College and Hospital  Ward 13, Department of TB and Respiratory Disease, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, 202002
Aligarh
UTTAR PRADESH 
9412731835

mshameem@myamu.ac.in 
Dr Madhav Prabhu  Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College and KLEs Dr. Prabhakar Kore Hospital and MRC  ICU, 2nd, 3rd, 4th Floor, Nehru Nagar, Belagavi 590010
Belgaum
KARNATAKA 
9738462380

wiseman2380@yahoo.com 
Dr Ahsan Ahmed   KPC Medical College and Hospital  Department of Critical Care and Emergency Services, 4th Floor, 1F, Raja Subodh Chandra Mallick Road, Jadavpur, Kolkata, West Bengal- 700032 India
Kolkata
WEST BENGAL 
9038838000

ahsancalcutta@yahoo.com 
Dr Amitabha Saha  Manipal Hospital  HODs room, Department of Critical Care, 223 & 230 Barkohala Lane, Purba Jadavpur, Mukundapur, Kolkata - 700099
Kolkata
WEST BENGAL 
9830177784

drasaha0401@gmail.com 
Dr Kapil Zirpe  Ruby Hall Clinic  NTU-2, Neurology Department, 2nd Floor, Main Ruby Hall Clinic Building, Near Pune Railway Station, Sasoon Road, Sangamvadi, Pune, 411001
Pune
MAHARASHTRA 
9822844212

kapilzirpe@gmail.com 
Dr Bal Kishan Gupta   S. P. Medical College and A. G. Hospital  MOPD Room No. 16, MICU, Near Maharaja CT MRI Center, H Ward for Male, I ward For Female, Ground Floor, SPMC and PBM Hospitals, Bikaner, Rajasthan, 334003
Bikaner
RAJASTHAN 
9829176143

bkgbkn@rediffmail.com 
Dr Kapil Borawake  Sahyadri Super Speciality Hospital  Critical Care Department, Sr. No. 163, Bhosale Garden Rd, Bhosale Nagar, Hadapsar, Pune, 411028
Pune
MAHARASHTRA 
9765634036

drkapilb@gmail.com 
Dr Subhal Dixit  Sanjeevan Hospital  OPD No 3, Ground floor, Plot No. 23, Off Karve Road, Kashibai Khilare Path, Erandwane, Pune 411004
Pune
MAHARASHTRA 
9822050240

subhaldixit@yahoo.com 
Dr Rahul Pandit  Sir H. N. Reliance Foundation Hospital and Research Centre  Critical Care Medicine Department, 13th & 14th Floor, Tower Building, Prarthana Samaj, Raja Ram Mohan Roy Road, Girgaon, Mumbai, Maharashtra- 400004, India
Mumbai
MAHARASHTRA 
9820595519

icupandit@gmail.com 
Dr Utpal Kumar Nandi  Sparsh Hospital and Critical Care Private limited  OPD Ground Floor, ICU 1st Floor, Sparsh Hospital and Critical Care Private limited, A407, Saheed Nagar, Bhubaneswar, Odisha 751007
Khordha
ORISSA 
7008744264

drutpal_pul@rediffmail.com 
Dr Sudivya Sharma  Tata Memorial Hospital  Dr. N S Sawant ICU (1st floor) & Nargis Dutt ICU (2nd floor), Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care & Pain, Main Building, Dr. E Borges Road, Parel (E), Mumbai 400012
Mumbai
MAHARASHTRA 
9892762615

drsudivyasharma@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee
Modification(s)  
No of Ethics Committees= 19  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
AMRI Hospitals Mukundapur Ethics Committee  Submittted/Under Review 
CARE Hospitals, Institutional Ethics Committee  Submittted/Under Review 
Dr. BL Kapoor Memorial Hospital, Ethics Committee  Submittted/Under Review 
Ethics Committee Atmaram Child Care and Critical Care  Approved 
Ethics Committee, S P Medical College  Approved 
IEC Adichunchanagiri Institute of Medical Sciences  Approved 
IEC Belagavi Institute of Medical Sciences  Approved 
IEC Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College and Aligarh Hospital  Approved 
IEC of Sir H. N. Reliance Foundation Hospital and Research Centre  Approved 
IEC, KLE University, Dr.PK Hospital and MRC  Approved 
Institutional Ethics Committee Sparsh Hospitals and Critical Care Private Limited  Approved 
Institutional Ethics Committee Anjna Hospital and Clinisearch Pvt Ltd  Approved 
Institutional Ethics Committee for Clinical Trial AIIMS Nagpur  Approved 
Institutional Ethics Committee KPC Medical College and Hospital  Approved 
Institutional Ethics Committee-II Tata Memorial Hospital  Approved 
Jivanrekha Institutional Ethics Committee  Approved 
Poona Medical Research Foundation, IEC  Approved 
Sahyadri Hospitals Ltd. Ethics committee  Approved 
Sanjeevan Hospital Institutional Ethics Committee  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Approved/Obtained 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  (1) ICD-10 Condition: J80||Acute respiratory distress syndrome,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Intervention  Aviptadil with Standard of Care  Aviptadil will be administered by infusion pump with 12-hour intervals at ascending doses on 3 successive days. Patients will receive 0.166 mcg/kg/hr of Aviptadil on Day 1, 0.332 mcg/kg/hr on Day 2 and 0.498 mcg/kg/hr on Day 3. 
Comparator Agent  Standard of Care  The Standard of Care will be as per hospital ICU protocol. 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  18.00 Year(s)
Age To  99.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  1. Patients with >18 years of age.
2. Patients with ARDS, confirmed by the New Global Definition of ARDS, 2024 based on the following diagnostic criteria.
2a). Patients within 7 days from invasion or exacerbation of respiratory symptoms or acute onset of ARDS.
2b). Patients with bilateral opacities not fully explained by effusions, lobar/ lung collapse, or nodules on High-resolution computed tomography (HRCT).
2c). Patients with respiratory failure not fully explained by cardiac failure or fluid overload; If no risk factor for ARDS is identified, hydrostatic edema must be excluded by objective measures (e.g., echo-cardiography).
2d). Patients with one of the oxygenation criteria:
PaO2/FiO2 ratio ≤ 300mmHg with positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) at least 5 cmH2O
OR
SpO2:FiO2 ≤ 315 (if SpO2 ≤97%) on HFNO with flow of ≥30 L/min or NIV/CPAP with PEEP at least 5 cmH2O.
3. Obtained informed consent for participation in the study from the patients or legally acceptable representative
 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  1. Patients with mechanical ventilation for more than 48 hours prior to ARDS diagnosis.
2. Patients with congestive heart failure.
3. Patients with acute left ventricular failure.
4. Patients with liver failure (Child Pugh grade C).
5. Patients with chronic renal failure requiring renal dialysis therapy.
6. Patients who have burns more than 20% of total body surface area.
7. Patients after resuscitation from cardiac arrest.
8. Patients with a history of hypersensitivity to the anticoagulants.
9. Patients with more than 3 watery stools within 24 hours.
10. Pregnant or lactating women.
11. Decision of the investigator that participation in the study is not in the best interest of the patient or any condition that prevents the safe adherence to the protocol. 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Computer generated randomization 
Method of Concealment   An Open list of random numbers 
Blinding/Masking   Open Label 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Improvement in PaO2/FiO2 ratio.  Baseline and on post-treatment day 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Survival rate  Baseline to post-treatment day 7 
Oxygenation Index  Baseline, post-treatment day 1, 4 and 7 
Change in Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) score  Baseline, post-treatment Day 4 and 7 
Duration of stay in hospital  baseline to post-treatment day 7 
Incidences of adverse events
 
Baseline to post-treatment day 7 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="240"
Sample Size from India="240" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= "Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials" 
Phase of Trial   Phase 3 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   26/10/2024 
Date of Study Completion (India) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  Date Missing 
Date of Study Completion (Global) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Estimated Duration of Trial   Years="1"
Months="0"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)
Modification(s)  
Not Applicable 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Open to Recruitment 
Publication Details   N/A 
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

Will individual participant data (IPD) be shared publicly (including data dictionaries)?  

Response - NO
Brief Summary   Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide (VIP) was awarded an Orphan Drug Designation in 2001 by the USFDA for the treatment of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS). Aviptadil, a synthetic form of human VIP was awarded Orphan Drug Designation for the treatment of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (in 2005 by USFDA), Acute Lung Injury (in 2006 by EMA), and Sarcoidosis (in 2007 by EMA and in 2020 by USFDA). Aviptadil has been studied in respiratory disease conditions like asthma, acute lung injury, pulmonary arterial hypertension, sarcoidosis and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Recent clinical studies conducted in the USA and India have shown encouraging results in ARDS associated with COVID-19 patients in terms of reduction in mortality rate and hospital stay. Aviptadil was approved by DCG(I) in India for the management of ARDS in severe COVID-19 patients. After considering the role of Aviptadil, this trial was designed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of Aviptadil in ARDS patients with diverse etiology. 
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