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Active, not recruitingPhase 2Registry data

I-SPY COVID-19 TRIAL: An Adaptive Platform Trial for Critically Ill Patients

Short name I-SPY_COVID

Overview

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phase
Phase 2
Enrollment
1,500 participants (estimated)
Sponsor
QuantumLeap Healthcare Collaborative · Other
Design
Randomized · Open label (no masking)
Countries
1 country

United States

Start
31 Jul 2020
Primary completion
31 Jul 2028 (estimated)
Completion
31 Jul 2030 (estimated)
First posted
27 Jul 2020
Last update posted
16 Mar 2026
Conditions
COVID-19

Timeline

1 trial · 1 ongoing

  • Completed
  • Ongoing
  • Not yet recruiting
  • Stopped
  • Estimated dates (est.)
  • Results posted
202020222024202620282030
  1. Ph 2

    I-SPY_COVID

    NCT04488081

    31 Jul 2020 to est. 31 Jul 2030

Registry summary

Text and fields below are the sponsor's entries at ClinicalTrials.gov, shown as posted.

The goal of this project is to rapidly screen promising agents, in the setting of an adaptive platform trial, for treatment of critically ill COVID-19 patients. In this phase 2 platform design, agents will be identified with a signal suggesting a big impact on reducing mortality and the need for, as well as duration, of mechanical ventilation.

Interventions

  • RemdesivirDrug
  • Imatinib MesylateDrug
  • DexamethasoneDrug
  • CenicrivirocDrug
  • IcatibantDrug
  • ApremilastDrug
  • dornase alfaBiological
  • CelecoxibDrug
  • FamotidineDrug
  • IC14Biological
  • AviptadilDrug
  • narsoplimabBiological
  • CyproheptadineDrug
  • CyclosporineDrug

Arms13

  • Active comparator

    Control/Backbone - Remdesivir and Dexamethasone (CLOSED)

    Participants randomized to the backbone control will be given standard of care (supportive care for ARDS, including remdesivir and, if needed, lung protective ventilation). Because dexamethasone was shown to have benefit in at least one large randomized clinical trial, patients in the backbone control arm should receive dexamethasone for a total of 10 days during the hospitalization or until or hospital discharge. Remdesivir (intravenous): 200-mg loading dose on day 1, followed by a daily maintenance dose of 100-mg on days 2 through 10. Dexamethasone (intravenous): 6 mg intravenous or oral dexamethasone once daily up to 10 days or equivalent for alternate corticosteroid if dexamethasone unavailable.

  • Experimental

    Imatinib + Standard of Care (CLOSED)

    Subjects will be administered standard of care + 800 mg imatinib on Day 1 orally, in divided doses of 400 mg administered twice per day. 400 mg daily will be administered orally for the following 9 days or until discharge, whichever is sooner.

  • Experimental

    Cenicriviroc + Standard of Care (CLOSED)

    Subjects administered standard of care + cenicriviroc orally , loading 300 mg qAM followed by 150 mg qPM, 12 hours apart on day 1, then 150 mg BID for total of 14 to 28 days depending on date of hospital discharge.

  • Experimental

    Icatibant + Standard of Care (CLOSED)

    Subjects administered standard of care + icatibant subcutaneously, a safety run-in for the first 10 subjects was conducted using a regimen of 30 mg q8h × 3 days. All subsequent subjects received drug at 30 mg q8h x 6 days.

  • Experimental

    Apremilast + Standard of Care (CLOSED)

    Subjects administered standard of care + apremilast orally , 30 mg bid × 14 days.

  • Experimental

    Dornase + Standard of Care (CLOSED)

    For Non-intubated subjects: Subjects administered standard of care + dornase, 2.5 mg BID until hospital discharge, improvement to room air (or baseline oxygen use prior to illness) for 24 hours, or total of 14 days of study drug, whichever comes first. For intubated subjects: Subjects administered standard of care + dornase, 5.0 mg BID in 10 mL normal saline until extubation or 14 days, whichever comes first. If intubated for less than 14 days, extubated subjects received 2.5 mg BID for a total Dornase treatment of 14 days, or until hospital discharge, whichever comes first.

  • Experimental

    Celecoxib/famotidine + Standard of Care (CLOSED)

    Subjects administered standard of care + celecoxib/famotidine orally . Celecoxib, oral: 400 mg BID for 7 days. Famotidine, oral: High dose 80 mg QID for 7 days followed by 40 mg BID for a course of 14 days.

  • Experimental

    IC14 + Standard of Care (CLOSED)

    Subjects administered standard of care + IC14 intravenously , 4 mg/kg on day 1, followed by 2 mg/kg on days 2, 3, 4

  • Experimental

    Narsoplimab + Standard of Care (CLOSED)

    Subjects administered standard of care + narsoplimab dosed at 4 mg/kg, given as a 30-minute intravenous infusion (up to a maximum of 370 mg per infusion) twice weekly for a total of four weeks (i.e. 9 doses) or until hospital discharge whichever comes first.

  • Experimental

    Aviptadil + Standard of Care (CLOSED)

    Subjects administered standard of care + aviptadil (inhalation via nebulizer), 100 µg three times (TID) daily for a maximum of 14 days

  • Experimental

    Cyproheptadine + Standard of Care (CLOSED)

    Subjects administered standard of care + cyproheptadine via 4 mg tablet, with dosing regimen of 8 mg every 8 hours daily for ten (10) days.

  • Experimental

    Cyclosporine + Standard of Care (CLOSED)

    Subjects administered standard of care + modified cyclosporine at an oral dose of 5mg/kg per day administered in two divided doses daily for 5-days.

  • Experimental

    Imatinib (PENDING ACTIVATION)

    Subjects will be administered 800 mg on Day 1 orally, in divided doses of 400 mg administered twice per day. 400 mg daily will be administered orally for the following 9 days or until discharge, whichever is sooner.

Primary outcomes1

Outcomes the sponsor listed as primary.

  1. Identify agents that will result in substantial improvements to the clinical condition of participants with COVID-19.

    Time frame · Up to 28 days

    Registry description

    Time to reach a durable COVID-19 level 4 or less or discharge at COVID-level 4 or lower (except for discharge to another hospital), and time to death (mortality). Data will be analyzed for 3 groups: * All * COVID-19 level 6/7 (those intubated immediately) * COVID-19 level 5 (high flow oxygen to start) World Health Organization 9-point ordinal scale: 0\. No clinical or virologic evidence of infection 1. Not hospitalized, no limitations on activities; 2. Not hospitalized, limitation on activities; 3. Hospitalized, not requiring supplemental oxygen; 4. Hospitalized, requiring supplemental oxygen (\< 6L by nasal cannula or mask delivery system); 5. Hospitalized, on non-invasive ventilation or high flow oxygen devices (≥6L per minute, mask or intranasal cannula); 6. Hospitalized, on invasive mechanical ventilation; 7. Hospitalized, ventilation plus additional organ support-pressors, RRT, ECMO 8. Death.

Secondary outcomes(4)
  1. Mortality

    Time frame · Up to 28 days

    Registry description

    * Proportion of patients alive in the treatment and control arm at day 7, 14, 21, and 28 (The proportion of patients alive, i.e., alive and still at risk of both reaching level 4 and death is given by the survival function). * The cumulative incidence function for mortality.

  2. Improvement in disease severity

    Time frame · Up to 60 days

    Registry description

    * Sustained recovery which is defined as time to discharge at COVID-level 4 or lower and not subsequently re-admitted to the hospital or die at Day 28 follow-up if discharged before 28 days, and Day 60 follow-up if discharged between 28 to 60 days. * % of COVID-19 level 5 who never progress to COVID-19 level 6/7 The measure for recovery is defined as time to reach level 4 or less in the World Health Organization COVID-19 scale for at least 48 hours - without returning to high flow oxygen or intubation, or discharge at COVID level 4 or less except for discharge to another hospital. (0 being minimum and 8 being maximum)

  3. Health care utilization

    Time frame · Up to 28 days

    Registry description

    Ventilator-free days

  4. Safety: Frequency of serious AEs

    Time frame · Up to 60 days

    Registry description

    * Total grade 3 or higher AEs by arm and total number of patients with grade 3 or higher AEs by arm. * Total grade 3 or higher AEs of special interest by arm and total number of patients with grade 3 or higher AEs of special interest by arms (based upon lab assessments) All AEs will be identified and assessed for severity using the National Cancer Institute - Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events v5.0 which provides a grading scale for each AE listed. Grade 1 Mild; asymptomatic or mild symptoms; clinical or diagnostic observations only; intervention not indicated. Grade 2 Moderate; minimal, local or noninvasive intervention indicated; limiting age-appropriate instrumental ADL\*. Grade 3 Severe or medically significant but not immediately life-threatening; hospitalization or prolongation of hospitalization indicated; disabling; limiting self care ADL\*\*. Grade 4 Life-threatening consequences; urgent intervention indicated. Grade 5 Death related to AE.

Posted results

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Studies0

Studies that cite this trial.

No study cites this trial.

Other registry references

References listed at the registry that are not in PepBank. They link to PubMed.

  • DerivedAuld SC, Youssef FA, Albertson TE, Beitler JR, Berger PA, Burnham EL, Cobb N, Friedman E, Gandotra S, Gibbs KW, Hayanga J, Hyzy R, Khan MMHS, Koff JL, Lee RA, Meyer NJ, Obermiller T, Quill C, Robinson P, Samavedam S, Wei KK, Wunderink RG, Russell DW, Eklund M, Calfee CS, Matthay MA, Files DC, Liu KD, Esserman LJ. The Effects of Cyproheptadine on Severe COVID-19 From the I-SPY COVID Adaptive Platform Trial. CHEST Crit Care. 2025 Dec;3(4):100201. doi: 10.1016/j.chstcc.2025.100201. Epub 2025 Aug 6. PMID 42799508
  • DerivedMabrey FL, Martin TR, Calfee CS, Liu KD, LaCombe B, Brown-Swigart L, Discacciati A, Eklund M, Heckbert SR, Matthay MA, Esserman L, Wurfel MM. Anti-CD14 treatment in patients with severe COVID-19: Clinical and biological effects in a Phase 2 randomized open-label adaptive platform clinical trial. CHEST Crit Care. 2025 Mar;3(1):100117. doi: 10.1016/j.chstcc.2024.100117. Epub 2024 Dec 9. PMID 40462830
  • DerivedPomponio R, Peterson RA, Owusu M, Slaughter S, Melgar S, Jolley SE, Burnham EL. Phosphatidylethanol measures in patients with severe COVID-19-associated respiratory failure identify a subset with alcohol misuse. Alcohol Clin Exp Res (Hoboken). 2025 Jan;49(1):165-174. doi: 10.1111/acer.15495. Epub 2024 Nov 26. PMID 39592213
  • DerivedI-SPY COVID Consortium. Report of the first seven agents in the I-SPY COVID trial: a phase 2, open label, adaptive platform randomised controlled trial. EClinicalMedicine. 2023 Apr;58:101889. doi: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2023.101889. Epub 2023 Mar 3. PMID 36883141
  • DerivedKreuzberger N, Hirsch C, Chai KL, Tomlinson E, Khosravi Z, Popp M, Neidhardt M, Piechotta V, Salomon S, Valk SJ, Monsef I, Schmaderer C, Wood EM, So-Osman C, Roberts DJ, McQuilten Z, Estcourt LJ, Skoetz N. SARS-CoV-2-neutralising monoclonal antibodies for treatment of COVID-19. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2021 Sep 2;9(9):CD013825. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD013825.pub2. PMID 34473343

Eligibility

Who could join, as posted.

Sex
All
Age
from 18 Years
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
Inclusion and exclusion criteria, as posted
Inclusion Criteria: Subjects must meet all of the following inclusion criteria to be eligible for participation in this study: A. Male or Female, at least 18 years old B. Admitted to the hospital and placed on high flow oxygen (≥6L by nasal cannula or mask delivery system) or intubated for the treatment of (established or presumed) COVID-19. C. Informed consent provided by the patient, LAR or health care proxy. D. Confirmation of SARS-CoV-2 infection by PCR or Rapid antigen testing for SARS- CoV-2 infection prior to randomization. Exclusion Criteria: A. Pregnant or breastfeeding women (must be documented by a pregnancy test during hospitalization) B. History of allergic reactions attributed to compounds of similar chemical or biologic composition to study agent based on review of the medical record and patient history. C. Comfort measures only. D. Acute liver disease, or chronic liver disease with a Child-Pugh score greater than 11. E. Resident for more than six months at a skilled nursing facility. F. Estimated mortality greater than 50% over the next six months from underlying chronic conditions. G. Time since requirement for high flow oxygen or ventilation greater than 5 days. H. Anticipated transfer to another hospital which is not a study site within 72 hours. I. Patients with either end-stage kidney disease or acute kidney injury who are on dialysis. J. Co-enrollment in clinical trials of pharmacologic agents requiring an IND. K. On 3 or more vasopressors. L. Pre-existing heart failure with a known left ventricular ejection fraction \<25% or unstable angina pectoris.

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