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CTRI Number  CTRI/2021/09/036411 [Registered on: 10/09/2021] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 20/02/2024
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 Phase III Clinical Study to Evaluate the Effect of PNB-001 in Treatment of Patients with Moderate COVID-19 Infection 
Scientific Title of Study   A Phase III, Randomized, Open Label, Multicentric, Clinical Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of PNB-001 as an Adjunct to Standard of Care Compared to Standard of Care Alone in Treatment of Patients with Moderate COVID-19 Infection 
Trial Acronym   
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
BCR-PNB-002 Version 1.0 dated 13 May 2021  Protocol Number 
CT-06-CT/ND/85/2021  DCGI 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Dr Pradnya Bhalerao 
Designation  Principal Investigator 
Affiliation  B J Govt. Medical College and Sassoon General Hospital 
Address  Department of Anaesthesiology, 1st floor, Block 11, B J Govt. Medical College and Sassoon General Hospital, Jai Prakash Narayan Road, Near Pune Railway Station, Pune , Maharashtra, India.

Pune
MAHARASHTRA
411001
India 
Phone  91-8806664773  
Fax    
Email  dr.pradnyabhalerao@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Dr Neeta Nargundkar 
Designation  Managing Director 
Affiliation  Biosphere Clinical Research Pvt Ltd 
Address  Office No. 02, 03 & 04, Second Floor, Highland Corporate Center, Kapurbawdi Junction, Thane (W),Maharashtra, India

Thane
MAHARASHTRA
400607
India 
Phone  02241006794  
Fax    
Email  drneeta@biospherecro.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Dr Neeta Nargundkar  
Designation  Managing Director  
Affiliation  Biosphere Clinical Research Pvt Ltd  
Address  Office No. 02, 03 & 04, Second Floor, Highland Corporate Center, Kapurbawdi Junction, Thane (W),Maharashtra, India

Thane
MAHARASHTRA
400607
India 
Phone  02241006794   
Fax    
Email  drneeta@biospherecro.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
PNB Vesper Life Science Pvt. Ltd,Door No. 40/ 1045G, 5th floor, Amritha Towers, Cochin , Kerala 682011, India 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  PNB Vesper Life Science Pvt Ltd 
Address  Door No. 40/ 1045G, 5th floor, Amritha Towers, Cochin , Kerala 682011, India 
Type of Sponsor  Pharmaceutical industry-Indian 
 
Details of Secondary Sponsor  
Name  Address 
Biosphere Clinical Research PvtLtd  Office No. 02, 03 & 04, Second Floor, Highland Corporate Center, Kapurbawdi Junction, Thane (W) 400 607, Maharashtra, India 
 
Countries of Recruitment     India  
Sites of Study
Modification(s)  
No of Sites = 14  
Name of Principal Investigator  Name of Site  Site Address  Phone/Fax/Email 
Dr Zuber Ahmad  J N Medical College and Hospital  Department of TB and Respiratory Diseases, J N Medical College and Hospital, AMU, Aligarh-202002, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Aligarh
UTTAR PRADESH 
9412175925

zrin_amu@yahoo.com 
Dr Raghavendra S K  Adichunchanagiri Hospital and Research Centre  Department of Clinical Research, B G Nagara, Nagamangala Taluka, Mandya-571448, Karnataka, India
Mandya
KARNATAKA 
9164592123

nanragakhu@gmail.com 
Dr Md Sabah Siddiqui  All India Institute of Medical Sciences Raipur  Department of Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS) G.E Road Tatibandh Raipur-492099,Chhattisgarh
Raipur
CHHATTISGARH 
8518881911

dr.sabah@aiimsraipur.edu.in 
Dr Pradnya Bhalerao  B J Govt. Medical College and Sassoon General Hospital  Department of Anaesthesiology, 1st floor, Block 11, B J Govt. Medical College and Sassoon General Hospital, Jai Prakash Narayan Road, Near Pune Railway Station, Pune -411001
Pune
MAHARASHTRA 
91-8806664773

dr.pradnyabhalerao@gmail.com 
Dr Suninder Singh Arora  Batra Hospital and Medical Research Centre  Room G-15, B-Block, Department of Medicine and Critical Care Medicine, Batra Hospital and Medical Research Centre, 1 Tughlakabad Institutional Area Mehrauli, Badarpur Road, New Delhi-110062, India.
New Delhi
DELHI 
9810113414
91-1129957661
drssarora@gmail.com 
Dr Susenjit Mallick  College of Medicine and Sagore Dutta Hospital  Department of Medicine, College of Medicine & Sagore Dutta Hospital,578, B.T. Road, Kamarhati, Kolkata-700058, West Bengal, India.
Kolkata
WEST BENGAL 
9433746217

dr.susenjit@gmail.com 
Dr Shubhangi Deshpande   GMERS Medical College and General Hospital  Department of General Medicine, GMERS Medical College and General Hospital, Gotri, Vadodara-390021, Gujarat, india.
Vadodara
GUJARAT 
7878081208

shubhangi311@yahoo.com 
Dr Narsinga Rao  Government Medical College & Government General Hospital (Old RIMSGGH)  Department of Medicine, Government Medical College & Government General Hospital (Old RIMSGGH), Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh-532001, India.
Srikakulam
ANDHRA PRADESH 
9908611119

drnarasingaraossvv@yahoo.com 
Dr Vinay Panchalwar  Government Medical College Nagpur  Department of Medicine, Government Medical College, Medical Square, Hanuman Nagar, Ajni Road, Nagpur-440003, Maharashtra, India.
Nagpur
MAHARASHTRA 
9561564230

vinaypanch@yahoo.com 
Dr Ram Sabad Raman   Maharaj Agrasen Hospital  Department of Medicine, Maharaj Agrasen Hospital, West Punjab Bagh, New Delhi-110026, India
New Delhi
DELHI 
9312702643
01125225403
dr.rs.raman.2005@gmail.com 
Dr Anand Nikalje  Mahatma Gandhi Mission’s Medical College and Hospital  Department of Pharmacology, Clinical Research Unit, MGM’s Medical College and Hospital, Cidco, N-6, Aurangabad-431003, Maharashtra, India
Aurangabad
MAHARASHTRA 
9822496190

dranandnikalje68@gmail.com 
Dr Arunansu Talukdar  Medical College and Hospital Kolkata  Department of Medicine, Medical College and Hospital, 88, College Street, Kolkata-700073, West Bengal, India
Kolkata
WEST BENGAL 
9831222514

dratalukdar@gmail.com 
Dr Pravin Nagulal Soni  PCMC’s PGI Yashwantrao Chavan Memorial Hospital  Room no 03, 2nd floor Department of Medicine PCMC’s PGI Yashwantrao Chavan Memorial Hospital, Sant Tukaram Nagar, Pimpri, Pune-411018, Maharashtra, India
Pune
MAHARASHTRA 
9822057511

drpravinsoni18@gmail.com 
Dr Vipul Mishra   Pushpanjali Hospital and Research Centre   Clinical Research Department, Ground Floor, Pushpanjali Hospital and Research Centre Pvt. Ltd., Pushpanjali Plaza, Delhi gate, Agra-282002, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Agra
UTTAR PRADESH 
9811190105

vpcare@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee
Modification(s)  
No of Ethics Committees= 16  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Altezza Institutional Ethics Committee Dombivali Maharashtra  Submittted/Under Review 
Institutional Ethics Committee BJ Govt. Medical College and Sassoon General Hospital  Approved 
Institutional Ethics Committee for Human Research, Medical College and Hospital Kolkata  Submittted/Under Review 
Institutional Ethics Committee Government Medical College Nagpur  Submittted/Under Review 
Institutional Ethics Committee Maharaja Agrasen Hospital  Submittted/Under Review 
Institutional Ethics Committee PCMCs PGIYashwantrao Chavan Memorial Hospital  Approved 
Institutional Ethics Committee, Adichunchanagiri Hospital & Research Centre  Approved 
Institutional Ethics Committee, AIIMS Raipur  Submittted/Under Review 
Institutional Ethics Committee, College of Medicine & Sagore Dutta Hospital Kolkata  Approved 
Institutional Ethics Committee, GGMC & Sir J J Group of Hospitals Mumbai  Submittted/Under Review 
Institutional Ethics Committee, Government Medical College & Government General Hospital, Srikakulam  Approved 
Institutional Ethics Committee, J N Medical College and Hospital  Submittted/Under Review 
Institutional Ethics Committee, Pushpanjali Hospital and Research Centre Pvt. Ltd  Submittted/Under Review 
Institutional Human Ethics Committee GMERS Medical College and General Hospital  Submittted/Under Review 
Mahatma Gandhi Mission’s Ethics Committee for Research on human subjects  Submittted/Under Review 
Scientific Research and Ethical Review Committee Batra Hospital and Medical Research Centre  Submittted/Under Review 
 
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  PNB-001 with Standard of care treatment as per the latest clinical management protocol for COVID-19 as issued by Govt of India, MoHFW  PNB-001 100 mg capsule ,orally three times a day with standard of care treatment for 14 days 
Comparator Agent  Standard of care treatment as per the latest clinical management protocol for COVID-19 as issued by Govt of India, MoHFW  Standard of care treatment for 14 Days 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  18.00 Year(s)
Age To  65.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  1.Male or female patients aged between 18 and 65 years (both Inclusive).
2.Patients with laboratory-confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection as determined by PCR within 5 days of randomization.
3.Patients having moderate COVID- 19 infection with SpO2: 90% to ≤ 93% on room air or Respiratory rate more than or equal to 24 per minute.
4.Radiographic infiltrates as confirmed by imaging (chest x- ray/CT-scan).
5.Patients who have not received Covid-19 vaccine or received either one or two doses of the vaccine.
6.Patients who are willing to sign written informed consent for participation in the study and willing to adhere to all protocol procedures.
7.Eligible patients of child-bearing age (male or female) must agree to take effective contraceptive measures (including hormonal contraception, barrier methods or abstinence) with his/her partner during the study period and for at least 7 days following the last study treatment.
 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  1.Patient requiring invasive mechanical ventilation.
2.Patients with the following clinically significant laboratory abnormalities: SGOT, SGPT, Serum Bilirubin > 2.5 times the Upper Limit Normal (ULN)) at screening visit.
3.Patients with abnormal Sr.Creatinine value of ≥ 2 mg/dl at screening visit.
4.Patients with Type 1 diabetes mellitus.
5.Patients with uncontrolled Type 2 diabetes mellitus with random blood sugar level ≥ 350 mg/dL.
6.History or presence of clinically significant hepatic, renal, cardiac, vascular, pulmonary, gastrointestinal, endocrine, neurologic, hematologic, rheumatologic, psychiatric, diseases or metabolic disturbances or other relevant systemic diseases that would preclude the safe administration of the Investigational product.
7.Uncontrolled hypertension (systolic blood pressure >160 mmHg, or diastolic blood pressure >100 mmHg); previous history of hypertension crisis or hypertensive encephalopathy.
8. History of diagnosis of current active tuberculosis (TB) or, if known, latent TB treated for within 4 weeks with appropriate anti-tuberculosis therapy per local guidelines at screening visit.
9.Any condition for which, in the opinion of the investigator, participation would not be in the best interest of the patient (eg, compromise the well-being) or that could prevent, limit, or confound the protocol-specified assessments.
10.History of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) or hepatitis C antibody (anti-HCV) positive or other clinically active liver disease.
11.History of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) antibody positive.
12.History of drug or alcohol abuse according to Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (5th edition) (DSM- V) criteria within 1 years before Screening.
13.History of any malignancy within the past 5 years except for basal cell or squamous epithelial carcinomas of the skin that have been resected with no evidence of metastatic disease for 3 years.
14.Poorly controlled heart diseases, such as NYHA class II and above cardiac insufficiency, unstable angina pectoris, myocardial infarction within 1 year before enrollment, supraventricular or ventricular arrhythmia need treatment or intervention.
15.Patient received an investigational intervention (including investigational vaccines) or used an invasive investigational medical device within 30 days or 5 half-lives prior to Baseline, whichever is longer, before the signing the consent or is currently enrolled in an investigational study.
16.Pregnant or breast-feeding at screening.
17.Employee of the investigator or study site, with direct involvement in the proposed study or other studies under the direction of that investigator or study site, as well as family members of the employees or the investigator.
 
 
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 
1.Time to clinical improvement (defined as the time to improvement of two points on a 7-point WHO ordinal scale from baseline till Day15).

2.Mortality Rate by Day 28.
 
15 Days

28 Days
 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
1.Mean change in ordinal scale from baseline till Day 15.
2.Percentage of patients showing improvement in ordinal scale to score one from baseline to Day 15.
3.Percent of patients showing improvement to score in inflammatory segments in X-ray chest from baseline to Day 15.
4.Duration of hospitalization (number of discharges by day 15.
5.Duration of supplemental oxygen (number of patients not needing oxygen support artificially by Day 15).
6.Days to negative PCR for Covid19 by Day 15.
 
15 Days 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="220"
Sample Size from India="220" 
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)   27/09/2021 
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="0"
Months="6"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)
Modification(s)  
Not Applicable 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Open to Recruitment 
Publication Details   NIL 
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

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

Response - NO
Brief Summary   A Study is a Phase III, Randomized, Open Label, Multicentric, Clinical Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of PNB-001 as an Adjunct to Standard of Care Compared to Standard of Care Alone  in Treatment of Patients with Moderate COVID-19 Infection.

Primary Endpoints

Time to clinical improvement (defined as the time to improvement of two points on a 7-point WHO ordinal scale from baseline till Day15).

Mortality Rate by Day 28.

Secondary Endpoints

Mean change in ordinal scale from baseline till Day 15.

Percentage of patients showing improvement in ordinal scale to score one from baseline to Day 15.

Percent of patients showing improvement to score in inflammatory segments in X-ray chest from baseline to Day 15.

Duration of hospitalization (number of discharges by day 15.

Duration of supplemental oxygen (number of patients not needing oxygen support artificially by Day 15).

Days to negative PCR for Covid19 by Day 15.
 
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