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. 2020 Sep 22;179:85–100. doi: 10.1016/j.biochi.2020.09.018

Table 2.

Ongoing clinical trials on the investigational drug candidates.

Investigational Drug Candidate NCT Number Official Title Phase
Umifenovir (Arbidol) NCT04350684 Efficacy and Safety of Umifenovir as an Adjuvant Therapy Compared to the Control Therapeutic Regiment of Interferon Beta 1a, Lopinavir/Ritonavir and a Single Dose of Hydroxychloroquine in Moderate to Severe COVID-19: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Clinical Trial 4
NCT04260594 Randomized, Open, Multicenter Study on the Efficacy and Safety of Arbidol Hydrochloride Tablets in Treating Pneumonia in Patients Infected With Novel Coronavirus (2019-ncov) 4
Remdesivir NCT04292899 A Phase 3 Randomized Study to Evaluate the Safety and Antiviral Activity of Remdesivir (GS-5734™) in Participants With Severe COVID-19 3
NCT04292730 A Phase 3 Randomized Study to Evaluate the Safety and Antiviral Activity of Remdesivir (GS-5734™) in Participants With Moderate COVID-19 Compared to Standard of Care Treatment 3
NCT04252664 A Phase 3 Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Multicenter Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Remdesivir in Hospitalized Adult Patients With Mild and Moderate COVID-19 3
NCT04409262 A Phase III, Randomized, Double-Blind, Multicenter Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Remdesivir Plus Tocilizumab Compared With Remdesivir Plus Placebo in Hospitalized Patients With Severe COVID-19 Pneumonia 3
NCT04257656 A Phase 3 Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled, Multicenter Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Remdesivir in Hospitalized Adult Patients With Severe COVID-19 3
NCT04401579 A Multicenter, Adaptive, Randomized Blinded Controlled Trial of the Safety and Efficacy of Investigational Therapeutics for the Treatment of COVID-19 in Hospitalized Adults (ACTT-II) 3
NCT04330690 A Multi-center, Adaptive, Randomized, Open-label, Controlled Clinical Trial of the Safety and Efficacy of Investigational Therapeutics for the Treatment of COVID-19 in Hospitalized Patients (CATCO: Canadian Treatments for COVID-19), in Conjunction With the Public Health Emergency SOLIDARITY Trial (World Health Organization) 2
NCT04280705 A Multicenter, Adaptive, Randomized Blinded Controlled Trial of the Safety and Efficacy of Investigational Therapeutics for the Treatment of COVID-19 in Hospitalized Adults 3
NCT04321616 The (Norwegian) NOR Solidarity Multicenter Trial on the Efficacy of Different Anti-viral Drugs in SARS-CoV-2 Infected Patients 3
NCT04315948 Multi-center, Adaptive, Randomized Trial of the Safety and Efficacy of Treatments of COVID-19 in Hospitalized Adults 3
NCT04349410 The Fleming [FMTVDM] Directed COVID-19 Treatment Protocol 2, 3
Favipiravir NCT04336904 A Multi-center, Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled, Phase III Clinical Study Evaluating the Efficacy and Safety of Favipiravir in the Treatment of Patients With COVID-19-Moderate Type 3
NCT04358549 Open Label, Randomized, Controlled Phase 2 Proof-of-Concept Study of the Use of Favipiravir v. Standard of Care in Hospitalized Subjects With COVID-19 2
NCT04359615 Efficacy and Safety of Favipiravir Compared to the Base Therapeutic Regiment in Moderate to Severe COVID-19: A Randomized, Controlled, Double-Blind, Clinical Trial 4
NCT04425460 A Multi-center, Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled, Phase III Clinical Study Evaluating the Efficacy and Safety of Favipiravir in the Treatment of Adult Patients With COVID-19-Moderate Type 3
NCT04349241 Efficacy and Safety of Favipiravir in Management of COVID-19 3
NCT04402203 Study on Safety and Efficacy of Favipiravir (Favipira) for COVID-19 Patient in Selected Hospitals of Bangladesh 2
NCT04411433 An Open-Label, Multicenter, Parallel-Group, Randomized, Phase III Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Hydroxychloroquine and Favipiravir in the Treatment of Mild to Moderate COVID-19 3
NCT04387760 Treatment of Covid-19 With Favipiravir Versus Hydroxychloroquine: a Randomized Comparator Trial 3
NCT04392973 A Trial of Favipiravir and Hydroxychloroquine Combination in Adults Hospitalized With Moderate and Severe Covid-19 Not Applicable
NCT04303299 A 6 Week Prospective, Open Label, Randomized, in Multicenter Study of, Oseltamivir Plus Hydroxychloroquine Versus Lopinavir/Ritonavir Plus Oseltamivir Versus Darunavir/Ritonavir Plus Oseltamivir Plus Hydroxychloroquine in Mild COVID-19 AND Lopinavir/Ritonavir Plus Oseltamivir Versus Favipiravir Plus Lopinavir/Ritonavir Versus Darunavir/Ritonavir Plus Oseltamivir Plus Hydroxychloroquine Versus Favipiravir Plus Darunavir and Ritonavir Plus Hydroxychloroquine in Moderate to Critically Ill COVID-19 3
NCT04310228 Favipiravir Combined With Tocilizumab in the Treatment of Corona Virus Disease 2019-A Multicenter, Randomized and Controlled Clinical Trial Study Not Applicable
NCT04376814 The Regimen of Favipiravir Plus Hydroxychloroquine Can Accelerate Recovery of the COVID-19 Patients With Moderate Severity in Comparison to Lopinavir/Ritonavir Plus Hydroxychloroquine Regimen: an Open-label, Non-randomized Clinical Trial Study Not Applicable
NCT04333589 The Mechanism, Clinical Outcome and Therapeutic Intervention of Corona Virus Disease 2019 Patients Whose Nucleic Acids Changed From Negative to Positive Not Applicable
NCT04373733 A Randomized Controlled Trial of Early Intervention in Patients Hospitalized With COVID-19: Favipiravir Verses Hydroxychloroquine & Azithromycin & Zinc verses Standard Care 3
NCT04351295 Clinical Study Evaluating the Efficacy of Favipiravir in COVID-19 Treatment 2
NCT04346628 A Phase 2 Randomized, Double Blinded, Placebo Controlled Study of Oral Favipiravir Compared to Current Standard of Care in Subjects With Mild or Asymptomatic COVID-19 2
NCT04356495 Outpatient Treatment of Elderly People With Symptomatic SARS-CoV-2 Infection (COVID-19): a Multi-arm, Multi-stage (MAMS) Randomized Trial to Assess the Efficacy and Safety of Several Experimental Treatments to Decrease the Risk of Hospitalization or Death (COVERAGE Trial) 3
NCT04345419 The Results of COVID 19 Treatment: A Real-life Experience on Patients With COVID 19 3
Ribavirin NCT04356677 An Open-Label Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of VIRAZOLE® (RIBAVIRIN FOR INHALATION SOLUTION, USP) in Hospitalized Adult Participants With Respiratory Distress Due to COVID-19 1
NCT04392427 Effect of a Combination of Nitazoxanide, Ribavirin and Ivermectin Plus Zinc Supplement on the Clearance of COVID-19: a Pilot Sequential Clinical Trial 3
NCT04276688 An Open-label Randomized Controlled Trial on Lopinavir/Ritonavir, Ribavirin and Interferon Beta 1b Combination Versus Lopinavir/Ritonavir Alone, as Treatment for 2019 Novel Coronavirus Infection 2
Lopinavir/ritonavir NCT04307693 Randomized Controlled Clinical Trials of Lopinavir/Ritonavir or Hydroxychloroquine in Patients With Mild Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) 2
NCT04330690 A Multi-center, Adaptive, Randomized, Open-label, Controlled Clinical Trial of the Safety and Efficacy of Investigational Therapeutics for the Treatment of COVID-19 in Hospitalized Patients (CATCO: Canadian Treatments for COVID-19), in Conjunction With the Public Health Emergency SOLIDARITY Trial (World Health Organization) 2
NCT04346147 Prospective, Phase II, Randomized, Open-label, Parallel Group Study to Evaluate the Efficacy of Hydroxychloroquine Together With Baricitinib, Imatinib or Early Lopinavir/Ritonavir in Patients With SARS Cov 2 Pneumonia 2
NCT04372628 Trial of Early Therapies During Non-hospitalized Outpatient Window (TREAT NOW) for COVID-18 2
NCT04328285 Chemoprophylaxis of SARS-CoV-2 Infection (COVID-19) in Exposed Healthcare Workers: A Randomized Double-blind Placebo-controlled Clinical Trial 3
NCT04359095 Effectiveness and Safety of Medical Treatment for SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) in Colombia: A Pragmatic Randomized Controlled Trial 3
NCT04409483 Evaluation of Additional Treatments for COVID-19: a Randomized Trial in Niger 3
NCT04403100 Hydroxychloroquine and Lopinavir/Ritonavir for Hospitalization and Mortality Reduction in Patients With COVID-19 and Mild Disease Symptoms: “The Hope Coalition" 3
NCT04321174 COVID-19 Ring-based Prevention Trial With Lopinavir/Ritonavir 3
NCT04255017 An Open, Prospective/Retrospective, Randomized Controlled Cohort Study to Compare the Efficacy of Three Antiviral Drugs (Arbidol Hydrochloride, Oseltamivir and Lopinavir/Ritonavir) in the Treatment of 2019-nCoV Pneumonia 4
NCT04364022 Efficacy of Pragmatic Same-day Ring COVID-19 Prophylaxis for Adult Individuals Exposed to SARS-CoV-2 in Switzerland: an Open-label Cluster Randomized Trial 3
NCT04328012 Comparison Of Therapeutics for Hospitalized Patients Infected With SARS-CoV-2 In a Pragmatic adaptive randomized Clinical Trial During the COVID-19 Pandemic (COVID MED Trial) 2
NCT04295551 Multicenter Clinical Study on the Efficacy and Safety of Xiyanping Injection in the Treatment of New Coronavirus Infection Pneumonia (General and Severe) Not Applicable
NCT04321993 Treatment of Moderate to Severe Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) in Hospitalized Patients 2
NCT04351724 A Multicenter, Randomized, Active Controlled, Open Label, Platform Trial on the Efficacy and Safety of Experimental Therapeutics for Patients With COVID-19 (Caused by Infection With Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2) 3
NCT04365582 A Randomized Trial of Efficacy and Safety of an Early Outpatient Treatment of COVID-19 in Patients With Risk Factor for Poor Outcome: a Strategy to Prevent Hospitalization 3
NCT04315948 Multi-center, Adaptive, Randomized Trial of the Safety and Efficacy of Treatments of COVID-19 in Hospitalized Adults 3
NCT04386070 Preventing Pulmonary Complications in Surgical Patients at Risk of COVID-19 3
NCT04381936 Randomized Evaluation of COVID-19 Therapy 2
NCT02735707 Randomized, Embedded, Multifactorial Adaptive Platform Trial for Community- Acquired Pneumonia 4
NCT04276688 An Open-label Randomized Controlled Trial on Lopinavir/Ritonavir, Ribavirin and Interferon Beta 1b Combination Versus Lopinavir/Ritonavir Alone, as Treatment for 2019 Novel Coronavirus Infection 2
NCT04303299 A 6 Week Prospective, Open Label, Randomized, in Multicenter Study of, Oseltamivir Plus Hydroxychloroquine Versus Lopinavir/Ritonavir Plus Oseltamivir Versus Darunavir/Ritonavir Plus Oseltamivir Plus Hydroxychloroquine in Mild COVID-19 AND Lopinavir/Ritonavir Plus Oseltamivir Versus Favipiravir Plus Lopinavir/Ritonavir Versus Darunavir/Ritonavir Plus Oseltamivir Plus Hydroxychloroquine Versus Favipiravir Plus Darunavir and Ritonavir Plus Hydroxychloroquine in Moderate to Critically Ill COVID-19 3
Camostat mesylate NCT04353284 The Effect of Camostat Mesylate on COVID-19 Infection in Ambulatory Patients: An Investigator-Initiated Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Phase IIa Trial 2
NCT04321096 The Impact of Camostat Mesilate on COVID-19 Infection: An Investigator-initiated Randomized, Placebo-controlled, Phase IIa Trial 1
NCT04338906 Evaluation of the Efficacy and Safety of Camostat Mesilate + Hydroxychloroquine Combination Therapy in Hospitalized Patients With Moderate COVID-19 Infection 4
NCT04374019 Randomized, Multi-arm Phase II Trial of Novel Agents for Treatment of High-risk COVID-19 Positive Patients 2