Table 1.
Drug Name | Mechanism of Action | NCT Number | Title | Study Population | Targeted Enrollment | Study Design | Primary Outcome Measure |
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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.