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CTRI Number  CTRI/2021/12/038637 [Registered on: 15/12/2021] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 13/03/2024
Post Graduate Thesis  No 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Drug 
Study Design  Other 
Public Title of Study   A Clinical Trial to study the safety and efficacy of a drug, DESREM LQTM in patients with Moderate to Severe Covid-19. 
Scientific Title of Study   A post approval for restricted use under emergency situation study to evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of DESREM LQTM in patients with Moderate to Severe Covid-19 in Indian population. 
Trial Acronym   
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
REMD-IJS-4001, Version 1.2 Dated 13 Aug 2021  Protocol Number 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Dr Jayashri Krishnan 
Designation  Director Operations 
Affiliation  JSS Medical Research Asia Pacific Private Limited 
Address  Tower 2, 1st Floor South Wing L & T Business park Plot no 12/ 4, Sector 27 D, Near Sarai Khawaja Metro station Delhi Mathura Road, Faridabad – 121003, Haryana , India

Faridabad
HARYANA
121003
India 
Phone  9771407484  
Fax  91-129-6613520  
Email  jayashri.krishnan@jssresearch.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Dr Sonika Newar 
Designation  General Manager – Medical Monitoring and Safety  
Affiliation  JSS Medical Research Asia Pacific Private Limited 
Address  Tower 2 , 1st Floor South Wing L & T Business park Plot no 12/ 4, Sector 27 D, Near Sarai Khawaja Metro station Delhi Mathura Road, Faridabad – 121003, Haryana , India

Faridabad
HARYANA
121003
India 
Phone  8800799887  
Fax  91-129-6613520  
Email  sonika.newar@jssresearch.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Dr Jayashri Krishnan 
Designation  Director Operations 
Affiliation  JSS Medical Research Asia Pacific Private Limited 
Address  Tower 2, 1st Floor South Wing L & T Business park Plot no 12/ 4, Sector 27 D, Near Sarai Khawaja Metro station Delhi Mathura Road, Faridabad – 121003, Haryana , India

Faridabad
HARYANA
121003
India 
Phone  9771407484  
Fax  91-129-6613520  
Email  jayashri.krishnan@jssresearch.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
Mylan Laboratories Limited Plot No. 564/A/22, Road No. 92, Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad – 500 096, Telangana, India.  
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Mylan Laboratories Limited 
Address  Plot No. 564/A/22, Road No. 92, Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad – 500 096. Telangana, India.  
Type of Sponsor  Pharmaceutical industry-Indian 
 
Details of Secondary Sponsor  
Name  Address 
Nil  Nil 
 
Countries of Recruitment     India  
Sites of Study
Modification(s)  
No of Sites = 13  
Name of Principal Investigator  Name of Site  Site Address  Phone/Fax/Email 
Dr K Sudhakar  Guntur Medical College and Government General Hospital,  Room No. – 103 Floor No. – Department –General Medicine Address – Guntur Medical College and Government General Hospital, GUNTUR - 522 034. ANDHRA PRADESH
Guntur
ANDHRA PRADESH 
9848233703

sudhahealer@gmail.com 
Dr Sanjiv Maheshwari  Jawahar Lal Nehru Medical College  Room No. 99, Ground Floor, OPD Building, Jawahar Lal Nehru Medical College, Kala Bagh, Ajmer – 305 001. Rajasthan, India
Ajmer
RAJASTHAN 
9460479888

doctorsanjiv@gmail.com 
Dr Anand M K  Jubilee Mission Medical College And Research Institute  Room No 633 B Block, 5th Floor, Jubilee Mission Medical College & Research Institute, Bishop Alappat Road, Thrissur-680 005, Kerala, India.
Thrissur
KERALA 
9645276743

dranandmk86@gmail.Com 
Dr Abraham P George  Lourdes Hospital  Department of General Medicine, OP Block, Ground Floor, Room No. 89, Lourdes Hospital, Ernakulam, Kochi- 682 012, Kerala, India.
Ernakulam
KERALA 
9645276743

drabrahamgeorge02@gmail.com 
Dr V Chandrasekhar  Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Hospital  Department of Medicine, Ground Floor, Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Hospital, Sherpura, Warangal, Telangana 506002. India.
Warangal
TELANGANA 
9346950050

drchandrasekhar.krcwgl@gmail.com 
Dr Mohammed Mirvaz Zulfikar  Malabar Medical College Hospital And Research Centre  Clinical Trial Unit, Pharmacology Department, 4th Floor, Mmc Building, Malabar Medical College Hospital And Research Centre, P.O. Madakkalur, Ulliyer P.O., Atholi, Kozhikode - 673 323. Kozhikode-Atholi.
Kozhikode
KERALA 
0496-2701800

mohammedmzulfikar@gmail.com 
Dr Rajesh Nair  Mar Augustine Golden Jubilee Hospital  Clinical Research Room, Ground Floor, Near Fever Clinic, Mar Augustine Golden Jubilee Hospital, Mookkannoor P.O., Angamaly, Ernakulam – 683 577. Kerala, India.
Ernakulam
KERALA 
9400657073

drnairrajesh@gmail.com 
Dr Reema Kashiva  Noble Hospital Private Limited  Room No. 08, Ground Floor, Department of Medicine, Noble Hospital Private Limited, No. 153, Moagarpatta city road, Hadapsar, Pune, Maharashtra – 411 013.
Pune
MAHARASHTRA 
9922618286

reemakashiva@gmail.com 
Dr Pravin Nagulal Soni  PCMCs PGI Yashwantrao Chavan Memorial (YCM) Hospital  2nd Floor, Department of General Medicine, PCMC’s PGI Yashwantrao Chavan Memorial (YCM) Hospital, YCM Hospital Road, Sant Tukaram Nagar, Pimpri Colony, Pune, Maharashtra - 411 018.
Pune
MAHARASHTRA 
9822057511

drpravinsoni18@gmail.com 
Dr Shailesh Adwani  PDEA’S Ayurved Ruganalaya & Sterling Multispecialty Hospital  Room No. 103, OPD, Ground Floor, PDEA’S Ayurved Ruganalaya & Sterling Multispecialty Hospital, Sector No: 27, Behind Sweet Junction, Nigdi, Pradhikaran, Pimpri-Chinchwad, Maharashtra - 411 044.
Pune
MAHARASHTRA 
7776021744

sradwani@gmail.com 
Dr Kannan Rajendran  Saveetha Medical College and Hospital  1st Floor, Corporate Building, CRF Department, Saveetha Medical College and Hospital, Saveetha Nagar, Thandalam, Chennai – 602 105. Tamil Nadu, India.
Chennai
TAMIL NADU 
9710071284

drkannancrf@gmail.com 
Dr Akash Khobragade  St. George’s Hospital  Medical Superintendents office, 1st Floor, St. George’s Hospital, Grant Government Medical College & Sir JJ Group of Hospitals, P D’Mello Road, CST, Mumbai 400001, Maharashtra, India.
Mumbai
MAHARASHTRA 
9702658822

drakashk.jj@gmail.com 
Dr Changalva Premdeep  Vijaya Super Speciality Hospital  Room No. 07, Ground Floor, OPD Main Block, Vijaya Super Speciality Hospital, 16-II/41 A, Raghava Cine Complex Road, Pogathota, Nellore, Andhra Pradesh – 524 001. India.
Nellore
ANDHRA PRADESH 
9010698756

premdrswetha@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee
Modification(s)  
No of Ethics Committees= 13  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Institutional Ethics Committee Lourdes Hospital Ernakulam Pachalam, Kerala, India Ernakulam, Kerala-682012 India.  Approved 
Institutional Ethics Committee Jubilee Mission Medical College & Research Institute, Bishop Alappat Road, Thrissur-680 005, Kerala, India.  Approved 
Institutional Ethics Committee Malabar Medical College Hospital And Research Centre, P.O. Madakkalur, Ulliyer P.O., Atholi, Kozhikode - 673 323. Kozhikode-Atholi.  Approved 
Institutional Ethics Committee Mar Augustine Golden Jubilee Hospital, Mookkannoor P.O., Angamaly, Ernakulam – 683 577. Kerala, India.  Approved 
Institutional Ethics Committee Noble Hospital Private Limited, Room No. 08, Ground Floor, Department of Medicine, No. 153, Moagarpatta city road, Hadapsar, Pune, Maharashtra – 411 013.  Submittted/Under Review 
Institutional Ethics Committee Yashwantrao Chavan Memorial (Ycm) Hospital, Ycm Hospital Road, Sant Tukaram Nagar, Near D.Y. Patil Medical College, Pimpri Colony, Pune, Maharashtra - 411 018.  Submittted/Under Review 
Institutional Ethics Committee, Basement, Medical College Building, Jawahar Lal Nehru Medical College, Kala Bagh, Ajmer – 305 001. Rajasthan, India.  Approved 
INSTITUTIONAL ETHICS COMMITTEE, Grant Govt Medical College, JJ Road, JJ Hospital compound, Mumbai Central, Mumbai, Maharashtra-400008, India.  Approved 
Institutional Ethics Committee-Guntur medical college and govt general hospital  Approved 
Institutional Ethics Committee-Sterling Multispecialty Hospital, Sector No: 27, Near Bhel Chowk , Nigdi, Pradhikaran,Pune, Maharashtra-411 044.  Approved 
Kakatiya Institutional Ethics Committee, Kakatiya Medical College, SVP Road Rangampet StreeT, Warangal Urban Telangana–506007 India.  Approved 
Saveetha Medical College and Hospital – Institutional Ethics Committee (SMCH_IEC), Saveetha Nagar, Thandalam, Chennai–602 105, Tamil Nadu, India  Approved 
Vijaya Ethics Committee, Room No.: 04/A, Fourth Floor, Surgical Main Block, Vijaya Super Speciality Hospital, 16-II/41 A, Raghava Cine Complex Road, Pogathota, Nellore, Andhra Pradesh–524 001, India.  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  DESREM LQ TM Remdesivir Injection 100mg/20 mL  Route – Intravenous only Dose – Day 1 started with 200 mg intravenous infusion over 30 to 120 minutes followed by Day 2,3,4, & 5 - maintenance dose of 100 mg daily intravenous infusion over 30 to 120 minutes.  
Comparator Agent  Not Applicable  Not Applicable 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  18.00 Year(s)
Age To  99.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  1. Confirmed Covid-19 infection
2. Subject (or legally authorized representative) provides informed consent prior to initiation of any study procedures
3. Subject (or legally authorized representative) understands and agrees to comply with planned study procedures
4. Male or non-pregnant female adult ≥ 18 years of age at time of enrollment
5. Has laboratory-confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection as determined by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) or other commercial or public health assay in any specimen, as documented by either or the following:
• PCR positive in sample collected < 72 hours prior to enrollment; OR
• PCR positive in sample collected ≥ 72 hours prior to enrollment, documented inability to obtain a repeat sample (e.g. due to lack of testing supplies, limited testing capacity, results taking >24 hours, etc.) AND progressive disease suggestive of ongoing SARS-CoV-2 infection
6. Illness of any duration, and at least one of the following: Meeting the updated MoHFW (Ministry of Health and Family welfare, Government of India) Clinical Guidance For Management of Adult COVID-19 Patients (Dated 22 Apr 2021): Clinical severity of moderate to severe.
7. Women of childbearing potential must agree to either abstinence or use at least one primary form of contraception not including hormonal contraception from the time of screening through Day 28
8. Agrees to not participate in another clinical trial for the treatment of COVID-19 or any other indications through Day 28
 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  1. Alanine Transaminase (ALT) or Aspartate Transaminase (AST) > 3 times the upper limit of normal
2. Estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) < 30 ml/min (including patients receiving hemodialysis or hemofiltration)
3. Pregnancy or breast feeding
4. Subjects with <40 kg body weight
5. Subjects who are on mechanical ventilation or ECMO (Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation)
6. Anticipated discharge from the hospital or transfer to another hospital which is not a study site within 72 hours
7. Hypersensitivity to any ingredient of DESREM LQTM
8. Any other condition as per the physician’s discretion which would make the patient unsuitable for enrollment in the study
9. Patients who are on or would require any other investigational therapies/products for the treatment of Covid-19 disease.
 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Not Applicable 
Method of Concealment   Not Applicable 
Blinding/Masking   Open Label 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Incidence of treatment emergent AEs and SAEs  Day 1 to Day 28 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Mortality
Percentage of patients with atleast Two point improvement from baseline in clinical status on the 8 Point ordinal scale
Time to Recovery
Time to SpO2 94 % on room air
Time to first fever normalization
 
Day 28
Day 14

Day 14
Day 14
Day 14 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="202"
Sample Size from India="202" 
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 4 
Date of First Enrollment (India)
Modification(s)  
29/01/2022 
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="8"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)
Modification(s)  
Not Applicable 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Closed to Recruitment of Participants 
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 will be a post approval for restricted use under emergency situation study, interventional, prospective, multi-center, open-label study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of DESREM LQTM in Indian patients with moderate to severe Covid-19 disease.  

 Primary objective is to assess the Safety and Tolerability of DESREM LQ TM in patients with moderate to severe Covid 19, by determining incidence of Adverse events during 

DESREM LQ TM  treatment and upto Day 28 from enrollment. 

Secondary objective is to determine mortality at day 28 


 
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