Study name |
FLuticasone in cOvid Treatment (FLOT) |
Methods |
Trial design: open‐label, RCT Sample size: 500 Setting: outpatient Language: English Number of centres: not reported Type of intervention: treatment |
Participants |
Inclusion criteria:
signing consent to participate in the study
having COVID‐19‐related symptoms within 5 days prior to randomisation
confirmed diagnosis of COVID‐19 by rapid antigen test or PCR test within 5 days prior to randomisation
aged > 50 years old or 18–49 years and have ≥ 1 risk factors for severe COVID‐19
Exclusion criteria:
pregnant or breastfeeding women
allergy or contraindications (or both) to inhaled fluticasone
current or previous administration of inhaled corticosteroids within the 15 days prior to randomisation
current or previous administration of high‐dose systemic corticosteroids (> 3.75 mg dexamethasone/day or equivalent doses of other corticosteroids) or anticoagulants etc. ≥ 2 days within 15 days prior randomisation, or taking any other antiviral drugs (such as remdesivir, favipiravir, etc.)
indication for start of systemic corticosteroids or oxygen therapy or hospitalisation due to COVID‐19 within next 24 hours
already participated in other interventional COVID‐19 studies
any conditions for which the investigator believes that the patient should not participate for the benefit of the patient or that would prevent, limit, or distort the evaluation of the study procedure
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Interventions |
Intervention group: inhaled fluticasone 125 μg with spacer, 4 puffs, twice a day + standard care Control group: standard care Concomitant therapy: no |
Outcomes |
Primary outcome: incidence of adverse outcomes day 28 after randomisation Secondary outcomes: duration of isolation based on WHO's criteria day 28 after randomisation; incidence of patients with oxygen saturation by pulse oximetry (oxygen saturation) < 94% day 28 after randomisation; self‐reported recovery rate day 28 after randomisation |
Starting date |
22 September 2021 |
Contact information |
Thi Tuyet Lan Le, PhD, MD; tuyetlanyds@gmail.com |
Notes |
Recruitment status: recruiting Prospective completion date: 31 January 2022 Date last update was posted: 23 September 2021 Sponsor/funding: University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam |