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. 2022 Apr 27;12(6):1142–1165. doi: 10.1002/2211-5463.13416

Table 2.

Antivirals currently under clinical trials. IAV, influenza A virus; IBV, influenza B virus; ICU, intensive care unit; LRTI, lower respiratory tract infection; SARI, severe acute respiratory infection; URTI, upper respiratory tract infection. Source: ClinicalTirals.gov.

Antiviral Title Trial # Target population Outcome measurements Phase Research group/institution Locations
Oseltamivir Quantification of Viral Load in the Upper Respiratory Tract in Patients Treated with Oseltamivir for Influenza NCT04515446 In‐patient adults (≥ 18 years) admitted for influenza and treated with oseltamivir

Primary: Duration of virus shedding by type IAV or IBV

Secondary: Duration of virus shedding by vaccination status and comorbidities. Difference in number of days in isolation between hospitalize patients treated with oseltamivir

N/A Centre Hospitalier Princesse Grace Monaco
Oseltamivir vs. Paracetamol Oseltamivir Versus Paracetamol for Influenza‐like Illness During the Influenza Season NCT03754686 Adults (≥ 18 years) hospitalized during high season with SARI

Primary: Failure to reach clinical stability, transfer to ICU, readmission within 30 days or death within 30 days

Secondary: Time to clinical stability and duration of hospitalization

IV Rambam Health Care Campus N/A
N‐acetyl cysteine + Oseltamivir or 5% Dextrose + Oseltamivir Intravenous N‐acetylcysteine and Oseltamivir Versus Oseltamivir in Adults Hospitalized with Influenza and Pneumonia NCT03900988 Adults hospitalized with influenza complicated by LRTI

Primary: Normalization of respiratory status in days (oxygen saturation and respiratory rate)

Secondary: Copies of viral RNA. Levels of interleukins 6, 8, 17, and 18, chemokine ligand 9, sTNFR‐1, CRP, phospho‐p38 and phospho‐ERK, phospho‐inhibitor kB/IkB. Resolution of symptoms in days. ICU admission. Mortality in days. Incidence of treatment‐emergent adverse events

IV Chinese University of Hong Kong N/A
Sirolimus + Oseltamivir vs. Oseltamivir Adjunctive Sirolimus and Oseltamivir Versus Oseltamivir Alone for Treatment of Influenza NCT03901001 Adults (≥ 18 years) positive for IAV or IBV and hospitalized with complicated LRTI

Primary: Normalization of respiratory status in days (oxygen saturation and respiratory rate)

Secondary: Copies of viral RNA. Levels of interleukins 6, 8, 17, and 18, chemokine ligand 9, sTNFR‐1, CRP, phospho‐p38 and phospho‐ERK, phospho‐inhibitor kB/IkB. Resolution of symptoms in days. ICU admission. Mortality in days. Incidence of treatment‐emergent adverse events

IV Chinese University of Hong Kong N/A
Baloxavir Study to Assess the Safety, Pharmacokinetics, and Efficacy of Baloxavir Marboxil in Healthy Pediatric Participants from Birth to < 1 Year with Influenza‐Like Symptoms NCT03653364 Infants (≤ 1 year) positive and symptomatic for influenza infection

Primary: % of participants with side effects and severe side effects

Secondary: Drug pharmacokinetics. Time to alleviation of influenza signs and symptoms. Duration of fever and symptoms. Time to return to normal health and activity. Frequency of influenza‐related complications. % Requiring antibiotics. Duration of virus shedding. Virus titers

III Hoffman‐La Roche USA, Costa Rica, Mexico, Finland, Israel, Panama, Poland, Russia South Africa, Spain, Thailand
Baloxavir vs. Placebo Study to Assess the Efficacy of Baloxavir Marboxil Versus Placebo to Reduce Onward Transmission of Influenza A or B in Households NCT03969212 Individuals (5–64 years) positive for influenza virus and negative for SARS‐CoV‐2. Leaving in a household with people negative for influenza or SARS‐CoV‐2

Primary: Virus transmission by day 5 postrandomization

Secondary: Virus and symptomatic transmission by day 5 and 9 postrandomization. % of index patients with adverse effects. Change in productivity and activity impairment in index patients only

III Hoffman‐La Roche USA, Argentina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Chile, China, Costa Rica, France, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Israel, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Poland, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Turkey, UK
Oseltamivir + Baloxavir vs. Oseltamivir + Placebo Combination Therapy with Baloxavir and Oseltamivir 1 for Hospitalized Patients with Influenza (The COMBO Trial 1) NCT04327791 Adults (≥ 18 years) with laboratory confirmed IAV or IBV infection Primary: Time to clearance of viral shedding II, III Bassett Healthcare; Genentech, Inc.; Viroclinics Biosciences B.V. USA
Baloxavir vs. Oseltamivir Baloxavir Versus Oseltamivir for Nursing Home Influenza Outbreaks NCT05012189 Adult (≥ 18 years) nursing home residents and staff

Primary: Number of ILI cases after randomization

Secondary: Outbreak duration. Number of antiviral course treatments needed to control the outbreak per facility. Respiratory‐related hospitalizations in residents ≥ 65 years old during influenza season 2021‐2021 after randomization. Mortality rate after randomization

IV Insight Therapeutics, LLC; Brown University; Case Western Reserve University; Genentech, Inc. USA
Baloxavir + Oseltamivir vs. Oseltamivir Baloxavir and Oseltamivir for the Treatment of Severe Influenza Infection in Immunocompromised Patients NCT04712539 Influenza‐positive patients, recipient of hematopoietic cell transplants or have a hematological malignancy. Evidence of LRTI or high risk of URTI

Primary: Changes in viral loads. Incidence of complicated hospital stay

Secondary: Antiviral resistance rate. Progression to LRTI. Length of hospital stay. Oxygen requirement. Rate of respiratory failure. Morality rate. Changes in microbiome diversity

II M.D. Anderson Cancer Center USA
ZSP1273 + Oseltamivir placebo vs. Oseltamivir + ZSP1273 placebo A Study of ZSP1273 Tablets in Patients with Acute Uncomplicated Influenza A NCT04683406 Adults (≥ 18 to ≤ 64 years) positive for influenza infection

Primary: Time to alleviation of symptoms

Secondary: Antiviral resistance rate. % of participants with virus titers. % of participants with detectable viral RNA. Duration of virus shedding. % of participants with alleviated symptoms. Time to alleviation of symptoms. % of participants with influenza‐related complications

III Guangdong Raynovent Biotech Co., Ltd China, at 73 locations
Reduning + Oseltamivir Phosphate granules simulants vs. Oseltamivir Phosphate granules + Reduning simulants Clinical Study of Reduning Injection for the Treatment of Influenza in Children NCT04183725 Children (2–14 years) positive for influenza

Primary: Time to temperature recovery

Secondary: Time to alleviation of symptoms. Degree of disease remission. Rate of negative for influenza testing. Number and frequency of antipyretic/analgesic drugs used. Incidence of complications

IV China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences; Children's Hospital of Soochow University; Anhui Provincial Children's Hospital; Qilu Children's Hospital of Shandong University; Tianjin 4th Centre Hospital; Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University; Hebei Maternity&Child Healthcare Hospital; The Second Affiliated Hospital of Jiaxing University; The First Hospital of Hunan University of Chinese Medicine; Affiliated Hospital of Shanxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine N/A
HEC116094 vs. Oseltamivir vs. HEC11609 + Oseltamivir Single Dose and Multiple Dose Safety, Tolerability, PK and Food Effect Study and Interaction with Oseltamivir Study of HEC116094 in Healthy Adult Subjects NCT04982913 Healthy adults (18–45 years)

Primary: Safety and tolerability.

Secondary: Drug pharmacokinetics

I Sunshine Lake Pharma Co., Ltd. China
Zanamivir An Intravenous (IV) Zanamivir Pharmacokinetics (PK) Study in Hospitalized Neonates and Infants with Influenza Infection NCT04494412 Neonates and infants (≤ 6 months) with influenza infection

Primary: Drug pharmacokinetics.

Secondary: Adverse effects. Number of participants with abnormal findings in temperature, respiratory rate, oxygen saturation, heart rate. Number of participants with phenotypic and genotypic resistance. Number of patients with resistance emergence. Virus load over time

II Glaxo Smith Kline Poland, Spain
GP681 tables vs. GP681 simulants A Clinical Study on the Safety and Efficacy of GP681 Tablets in the Treatment of Uncomplicated Acute Influenza NCT04736758 Adults (18–65 years) with symptomatic influenza infection Primary: Time to alleviation of influenza symptoms II Jiangxi Qingfeng Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. China
TG‐1000 vs. Placebo To Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of TG‐1000 Compared with Placebo in Adult Patients with Acute Uncomplicated Influenza Virus Infection NCT04706468 Adults (18–65 years) with uncomplicated influenza infection

Primary: Drug antiviral activity vs the placebo

Secondary: Time to alleviation of symptoms. % Of patients positive for viral RNA. Time to resolution of fever. Time to return to preinfluenza status. Body temperature. Incidence of influenza‐related complications

II TaiGen Biotechnology Co.; Ltd. R&G Pharma Studies Co., Ltd. China