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CTRI Number  CTRI/2021/05/033739 [Registered on: 21/05/2021] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 12/11/2021
Post Graduate Thesis  No 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Drug 
Study Design  Randomized, Parallel Group, Active Controlled Trial 
Public Title of Study   A Clinical Study to Test the Use of Capsule Molnupiravir in COVID-19 Patients with Mild Symptoms and without Lung Involvement 
Scientific Title of Study   A Phase III, Multicentric, Prospective, Randomized, Parallel Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Molnupiravir in Adult Indian Patients with Mild COVID-19 
Trial Acronym   
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
HCR/III/MOLCOV/04/2021-01; Version 3.0 Dated 07/May/2021  Protocol Number 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name   
Designation   
Affiliation   
Address 




 
Phone    
Fax    
Email    
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Dr Sreenivasa Chary S 
Designation  General Manager 
Affiliation  Hetero Labs Limited 
Address  7-2-A2, Hetero Corporate, Industrial Estates, Sanath Nagar, Hyderabad, Telangana, India.

Hyderabad
TELANGANA
500018
India 
Phone  04023704923  
Fax    
Email  sreenivasa.chary@heterodrugs.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Dr Shubhadeep Sinha 
Designation  Sr. Vice President 
Affiliation  Hetero Labs Limited 
Address  7-2-A2, Hetero Corporate, Industrial Estates, Sanath Nagar, Hyderabad, Telangana, India.

Hyderabad
TELANGANA
500018
India 
Phone  04023704923  
Fax    
Email  sd.sinha@heterodrugs.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
Hetero Labs Limited 7-2-A2, Hetero Corporate, Industrial Estates, Sanath Nagar, Hyderabad - 500018, Telangana, India. Tel: 04023704923 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Hetero Labs Limited 
Address  7-2-A2, Hetero Corporate, Industrial Estates, Sanath Nagar, Hyderabad - 500018, Telangana, India. Tel: 04023704923 
Type of Sponsor  Pharmaceutical industry-Global 
 
Details of Secondary Sponsor  
Name  Address 
NIL  NIL 
 
Countries of Recruitment     India  
Sites of Study  
No of Sites = 15  
Name of Principal Investigator  Name of Site  Site Address  Phone/Fax/Email 
Dr S K Noushad Ali  ACSR Government Medical College & Hospital  Department of General Medicine, Dargamitta, Nellore-524004
Nellore
ANDHRA PRADESH 
9494828694

mddbnoal@gmail.com 
Dr Atul Jindal  All India Institute of Medical Science  Department of General Medicine, Great Eastern Road, Tetibandh, Raipur, 492099, Chhattisgarh, India
Raipur
CHHATTISGARH 
8224014667

dratuljindal@gmail.com 
Dr Swapnav Borthakur  Down Town Hospital  Department of General Medicine, Dispur, G.S.Road, Guwahati-781006
Golaghat
ASSAM 
9864038704

swapnav.borthakur@gmail.com 
Dr S Vasanth Kumar  Gandhi Hospital  Department of Medicine,In Patient Block, 3rd Floor, Musheerabad, Secunderabad-500003, Telangana, India
Hyderabad
TELANGANA 
9100416418

vasanth.suram@gmail.com 
Dr Chirag Rathod  GMERS Medical College & Hospital  Department of Medicine, Gotri, Vadodara - 390021, Gujarat, India
Vadodara
GUJARAT 
9909035630

chirag_rthd@rediffmail.com 
Dr K Sunil Naik  Government Medical College & Govt. General Hospital (Old RIMSGGH)  Department of General Medicine, Srikakulam – 532001, Andhra Pradesh, India.
Srikakulam
ANDHRA PRADESH 
9440828299

drsunilnaikggh@gmail.com 
Dr Veer Bahadur Singh  Jawahar Lal Nehru Medical College  Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Kala Bagh, Ajmer 305001, Rajasthan, India
Ajmer
RAJASTHAN 
9414136888

vbsingh2@rediffmail.com 
Dr Koushik Basu  Medical College and Hospital  Department of General Medicine, MCH Building 4th floor, 88 college street, Kolkata-700073, West Bengal
Kolkata
WEST BENGAL 
9038831211

phoenix.0013@gmail.com 
Dr Aravind Kumar Kankane  MLB Medical College  Department of Neurology, Jhansi-284128, Uttar Pradesh, India
Jhansi
UTTAR PRADESH 
9838072655

akankane2014@gmail.com 
Dr K Prasanna Purna  Narayana Medical College and Hospital  Department of Respiratory Medicine, Nellore-524003 Andhra pradesh, India
Nellore
ANDHRA PRADESH 
9848449717

drprasanna.purna@gmail.com 
Dr Rajendra Dhar  National Institute of Medical Sciences and Research(NIMS)  Department of Respiratory Medicine, Shobha Nagar, Jaipur-Delhi Highway NH-11C Jaipur-303121
Jaipur
RAJASTHAN 
7014383307

nims.clinical@gmail.com 
Dr Deo Nidhi Mishra  Nirmal Hospital  Department of General Medicine, Opp.MLB Medical college, Gate no 3, Jhansi (U.P), -284128
Jhansi
UTTAR PRADESH 
9415031689

drmishra.nirmal@gmail.com 
Dr Keyur Bramhe  Shree Sir Sayaji General Hospital  Department of Medicine, Jail Road, Indira Avenue, Vadodara-390001, Gujarat, India
Vadodara
GUJARAT 
9727729105

keyurbrahme@gmail.com 
Dr Sawardekar Vinayak Maruti  St Georges Hospital  Department of Medicine, PD Mello Road, Fort, Mumbai-400001, Maharashtra, India
Mumbai
MAHARASHTRA 
9820747703

vinayaks1812@gmail.com 
Dr Venkateshwara Rao  St. Theresa’s Hospital  Department of General Medicine, Sanathnagar, Hyderabad-500018,Telangana
Hyderabad
TELANGANA 
9440040662

drvenkateshwarraoavula@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee
Modification(s)  
No of Ethics Committees= 14  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Ethics Committee Down Town Hospital, Dispur, G.S.Road, Guwahati-781006 ECR/549/Inst/AS/2014-RR-20  Approved 
Ethics Committee, St. Theresa’s Hospital Sanathnagar. Hyderabad-500018, Telangana state, India ECR/230/Inst/AP/2013/RR-19  Approved 
Ethics committee,MLB Medical college MLB Medical college& Associated Hospital MLB Medical college Kanpur Road ,Jhansi UP 284128 ECR/1393/Inst/UP/2020  Approved 
Institute ethics committee for humar research medical college and hospital, 88 college street,Kolkata-700073,west Bengal ECR/287/INST/WB/2013/RR-19  Approved 
Institutional Ethics Committee AIIMS Raipur Room no.-2103,2nd floor ,Medical college Complex, Gate no-5,AIIMS, Raipur, 492099, Chhattisgarh ,India ECR/714/Inst/CT/2015/RR-21  Approved 
Institutional Human Ethics Committee, 1st Floor College Building, GMERS Medical College&Hospital,Gotri,Vadodara-390021,Gujarat, India ECR/28/Inst/GJ/2013/RR-19  Approved 
Institutional Ethics Committee National Institute of Medical Sciences and Research(NIMS) Shobha Nagar, Jaipur-Delhi Highway NH-11C Jaipur-303121 ECR/665/Inst/RJ/2014/RR-17  Approved 
Institutional Ethics Committee ,Gandhi Medical College/ Hospital, Musheerabad, Secunderabad,Telangana-500003 ECR/180/Inst/AP/2013/RR-19  Approved 
Institutional Ethics Committee for Human Research, Jail Road, Indira Avenue, Vadodara, Gujarat 390001 ECR/85/Inst/GJ/2013/RR-19  Submittted/Under Review 
Institutional Ethics Committee GGMC, Mumbai Grant Govt Medical College J.J Road J.J Hospital Compound Mumbai -400008 Maharashtra ECR/382/Inst/MH/2013/RR-19  Approved 
Institutional Ethics Committee Jawahar Lal Nehru Medical College, Kala Bagh,Ajmer-305001,Rajasthan ECR/1156/Inst/RJ/2018  Approved 
Institutional Ethics Committee, ACSR Government Medical College & Hospital,Dargamitta,Nellore-524004 ECR/961/Inst/AP/2017/RR-20  Approved 
Institutional Ethics Committee, Government Medical College & Govt. General Hospital, Srikakulam - 532001 Andhra Pradesh, India ECR/492/Inst/AP/2013/RR-20  Approved 
Institutional Ethics Committee, Nirmal Hospital Institutional Ethics Committee, Nirmal Hospital , Jhansi Opp Gate no 3, MLB Medical college, Jhansi (U.P),284128- India ECR/325/Inst/UP/2013/RR-19  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Approved/Obtained 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  (1) ICD-10 Condition: B972||Coronavirus as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Intervention  Molnupiravir and Standard of Care  Molnupiravir 800 mg (4 capsules of 200 mg) administered orally every 12 hours for 5 days AND Standard of Care 
Comparator Agent  Standard of Care  Standard of Care as per the ICMR Clinical Management Protocol 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  18.00 Year(s)
Age To  60.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  1. Patients aged ≥18 and ≤60 years and voluntarily willing to provide signed and dated informed consent.
2. Patients with laboratory confirmed COVID-19 by SARS CoV2 positive RT-PCR test (within 48 hours prior to enrollment)
3. Patients with mild COVID-19 disease without any evidence of breathlessness.
4. 4. For female subjects: evidence of post-menopause, or, for pre-menopause subjects, negative pretreatment serum or urine pregnancy test and agree to take effective contraceptive measures (barrier methods or abstinence) with his/her partner during the study period and for at least 28 days following the last study treatment. 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  1. Patients contraindicated or with history/evidence of hypersensitivity to Molnupiravir administration or any of the components of formulation.
2. Patients with moderate disease or severe disease
3. Severe liver disease: underlying liver cirrhosis or alanine aminotransferase (ALT)/aspartate aminotransferase (AST) elevated over 5 times the ULN
4. Patients currently taking nucleos(t)ide analogues/ immunosuppressive treatments within 30 days
5. Patients with a history of acute pancreatitis within 3 months
6. Severe renal impairment [creatinine clearance (CrCl) <30 mL/min] 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Permuted block randomization, fixed 
Method of Concealment   On-site computer system 
Blinding/Masking   Open Label 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Rate of hospitalization  Up to Day 14 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Rate of hospitalization  Up to Day 28 
Proportion of patients with clinical improvement  End of Treatment, Day 10 and Day 14 
Mortality rate  Day 14 and Day 28 
Rate of SARS-CoV2 RT-PCR negativity in nasopharyngeal and/or oropharyngeal swab  End of Treatment, Day 10 and Day 14 
Incidence and severity of TEAEs (clinical and laboratory)  All Visits 
Proportion of patients discontinued the study drug due to adverse events  All Visits 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="1218"
Sample Size from India="1218" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= "1218"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="1218" 
Phase of Trial   Phase 3 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   24/05/2021 
Date of Study Completion (India) 05/08/2021 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  Date Missing 
Date of Study Completion (Global) Date Missing 
Estimated Duration of Trial   Years="0"
Months="6"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)
Modification(s)  
Not Applicable 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Completed 
Publication Details   NIL 
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

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

Response - NO
Brief Summary  

This is a randomized, multicentric, parallel, open-label, phase III clinical study for evaluating the efficacy and safety of Molnupiravir combined with standard of care compared to standard of care alone in adult Indian patients with mild Coronavirus Disease of 2019 (COVID-19). This is a parallel study in which eligible patients will be randomized 1:1 ratio into Test: Reference arm. Patients in Test arm will receive Molnupiravir 800 mg (4 capsules of 200 mg) plus standard of care while the reference arm will receive standard of care alone.

 
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