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CTRI Number  CTRI/2022/02/040649 [Registered on: 25/02/2022] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 02/03/2023
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 TM 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 Efficacy and Safety of DESREMTM in Patients with Moderate to Severe Covid-19 in Indian Population. 
Trial Acronym   
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
REMD-ILS-4001 Version 2.0 Dated 29 Sep 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  09771407484  
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  08800799887  
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  09771407484  
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 = 11  
Name of Principal Investigator  Name of Site  Site Address  Phone/Fax/Email 
Dr M Manoj Kumar  DEC Health Care Center  DEC-Health Care Center, 16/2/219, Pogathota, Nellore, Andhra Pradesh–524001, India.
Nellore
ANDHRA PRADESH 
9700487720

manojkumarmddec@gmail.com 
Dr K Sudhakar  Government General Hospital  Government General Hospital, Department of General Medicine, IP Building, Main Road Guntur, Andhra Pradesh-522004 India.
Guntur
ANDHRA PRADESH 
9848233703

sudhahealer@gmail.com 
Dr Anand MK  Jubilee Mission Medical College & Research Institute  St. Thomas Block, Floor no.02, Room No.1210, Bishop Alappat Road, Thrissur-680005, Kerala, India.
Thrissur
KERALA 
9645276743

dranandmk86@gmail.com 
Dr Kamminana Geeta Priyadarsini  King George Hospital  Clinical research room, Rajendra Prasad ward, King George hospital, Maharanipeta, Visakhapatnam – 530002, Andhra Pradesh, India.
Visakhapatnam
ANDHRA PRADESH 
9989364536

drkgpriyadarsiniresearch@gmail.com 
Dr Chandrashekar Valupadas  Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Hospital  1st Floor, Clinical Research Department, Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Hospital, Sherpura, Warangal Urban- 506002, Telangana.
Warangal
TELANGANA 
9346950050

drchandrasekhar.krcwgl@gmail.com 
Dr E Caezar Ennis  NIMS Medicity, Trivandrum  2nd Floor, Room No:204 NIMS Medicity, Aralummodu, Neyyattinkara, Trivandrum-695123, Kerala, India
Thiruvananthapuram
KERALA 
9778425559

drceaserennis12@gmail.com 
Dr Aparna N Kodre  Noble Hospital Pvt. Ltd.  Basement Floor, Room No: 5 & 6, Noble Hospital, 153, Road, Magarpatta, Hadapsar, Pune, Maharashtra 411013, India.
Pune
MAHARASHTRA 
9850136436

draparnankodre@gmail.com 
Dr Pravin Nagulal Soni  PCMC’s PGI Yashwantrao Chavan Memorial Hospital  2nd Floor, Department of General Medicine, YCM Hospital Rd, Sant Tukaram Nagar, Pimpri Colony, Pune, Maharashtra 411018
Pune
MAHARASHTRA 
9822057511

drpravinsoni18@gmail.com 
Dr Kannan Rajendran  Saveetha Medical College and Hospital  Saveetha Nagar, Thandalam, Chennai-602 105, Tamil Nadu, India.
Kancheepuram
TAMIL NADU 
9710071284

drkannancrf@gmail.com 
Dr Pooja Khosla  Sir Ganga Ram Hospital  Sir Ganga Ram Hospital Marg, Old Rajinder Nagar, New Rajinder Nagar, New Delhi, Delhi 110060
Central
DELHI 
9818288194

drpoojakhosla@yahoo.com 
Dr Sujith H  Subbaiah Institute of Medical Sciences  Ground Floor, Main OPD block, Subbaiah Institute of Medical Sciences NH-13, HH Road Purle Shivamogga Karnataka -577202
Shimoga
KARNATAKA 
9611428810

suji.pulmo@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee
Modification(s)  
No of Ethics Committees= 11  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
ETHICS COMMITTEE GMC and GGH Guntur Medical College, Kannavari Thota Main Road Guntur Guntur Andhra Pradesh - 522004 India  Approved 
Ethics Committee Subbaiah Institute of Medical Sciences NH-13, HH Road Purle Shivamogga (Shimoga) Karnataka -577222 India  Approved 
IEC King George Hospital, Maharanipeta, Collector Office Junction, Visakhapatnam- 530002, Andhra Pradesh, India  Approved 
IEC NIMS, NIMS Medicity, Aralumoodu P.O., Neyyattinkara, Thiruvananthapuram Kerala - 695123 India  Approved 
IEC-Saveetha Medical College Hospital, Saveetha Medical College Hospital, Saveetha Nagar, Thandalam, Chennai, Tamil Nadu - 602105 India  Approved 
Institutional Ethics Committee Kakatiya Medical College SVP Road Rangampet Street Warangal Urban Telangana - 506007 India  Approved 
Institutional Ethics Committee Jubilee Mission Medical College Research Institute JMMCRI Jubilee Mission P.O Thrissur, Thrissur, Kerala-680005, India  Approved 
Institutional Ethics Committee Yashwantrao Chavan Memorial Hospital, Pimpri. Sant Tukaram Nagar, Near D.Y. Patil Medical College, Vallabhnagar, Near Fire Brigade Station, Pimpri, Pune Maharashtra - 411018, India.  Approved 
Noble Hospital Institutional Ethics Committee, Noble Hospitals Pvt. Ltd. ,Room No 5, Clinical Research Department Noble Annex, 153 A, Magarpatta City Road, Hadapsar Hadapsar (India) - 411013 India  Approved 
Sir Ganga Ram Hospital Ethics Committee Sir Ganga Ram Hospital Marg, Old Rajinder Nagar, New Rajinder Nagar, New Delhi, Delhi 110060  Approved 
Vijaya Ethics Committee, Vijaya Super Specialty Hospital, 16 -II/41 A. Raghava Cine Complex Road, Pogathota, Nellore, Andhra Pradesh – 524001, 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  DESREMTM; Injection Remdesivir, 100mg Lyophilized Powder  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  65.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  1. Admitted to a hospital and has confirmed Covid-19 infection (Moderate to Severe
2. Subject (or legally authorized representative) provides informed consent prior to initiation of any study procedures, understand and agrees to comply with planned study procedures
3. Male and non-pregnant female subjects aged 18 years and above
4. 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
5. Illness of any duration, and at least one of the following: Meeting the updated MoHFW (Ministry of Health and Family welfare Directorate General of Health Services) Clinical Management Protocol COVID 19(Dated 03 Jul 2020): Clinical severity of moderate to severe.
6. 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
7. 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 DESREMTM
8. Any other condition as per the physician’s discretion which would make the patient unsuitable for enrollment
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 
Percentage of patients with at least two-point improvement from baseline in clinical status on the 8-point Ordinal scale
Mortality rate  
Day 14
Day 28 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Incidence of Treatment Emergent AEs   Day 1 to Day 28 
Proportion of patients with viral clearance (SARS CoV-2 negativity)   Day 7, Day 14/ Time of Discharge 
Time to Recovery  Day 14 
Time to SpO2 94 % on room air  Day 14 & Day 28 
Time to first fever normalization  Day 14 & Day 28 
Mean Change from Baseline  Assessment day upto Day 28 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="130"
Sample Size from India="130" 
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)   02/03/2022 
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)   Not Applicable 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Not Yet Recruiting 
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 DESREMTM in Indian patients with moderate to severe Covid-19 disease.  

Primary objective:

To determine the efficacy of DESREMTM in patients with moderate to severe Covid-19, assessed by two-point improvement from baseline in clinical status on the 8-point ordinal scale at Day 14.

To determine the mortality rate in patients with moderate to severe Covid-19 at Day 28 treated with DESREMTM

Secondary objective:

Key secondary Objective: To assess the safety and tolerability of DESREMTM in patients with moderate to severe Covid-19.

Other secondary objectives: To assess efficacy of DESREMTM in patients with moderate to severe Covid-19, by viral clearance, fever normalization and time to SpO2 ≥ 94% on room air.

 
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