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. 2020 Apr 16;5(5):501–517. doi: 10.1016/j.jacbts.2020.04.003

Table 1.

Select Treatment Trials Targeting RAS

Drug Name Mechanism of Action NCT Number Title Study Population Targeted Enrollment Study Design Primary Outcome Measure
Losartan Anti-RAS NCT04312009 Losartan for Patients With COVID-19 Requiring Hospitalization Age ≥18 yrs with presumptive positive laboratory test for SARS-CoV-2; admission to the hospital with a sequential organ failure assessment score ≥1 and increased oxygen requirement; randomization within 24 h of presentation 200 Randomized, double-blind, placebo controlled Difference in oxygenation status at 7 days
Losartan Anti-RAS NCT04311177 Losartan for Patients With COVID-19 Not Requiring Hospitalization Age ≥18 yrs with presumptive positive laboratory test for SARS-CoV-2 or URI or fever 516 Randomized, double-blind, placebo controlled Hospital admission up to 15 days

For an up-to-date listing of trials, search for “COVID-19” at the ClinicalTrials.gov website.

COVID-19 = coronavirus disease-2019; NCT = national clinical trial; OFA = organ failure assessment; RAS = renin-angiotensin system; SARS-CoV-2 = severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2; URI = upper respiratory infection.