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Lopinavir/ritonavir for Coronavirus (CORIPREV-LR Trial)

Phase 3
Waitlist Available
Led By Darrell Tan, MD FRCPC PhD
Research Sponsored by Darrell Tan
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
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Must have
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up 90 days
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CORIPREV-LR Trial Summary

This trial is testing whether lopinavir/ritonavir can prevent people from getting COVID-19. The trial will help generate key data on COVID-19 transmission and serve as a research platform for future vaccines and preventive agents.

Eligible Conditions
  • Coronavirus
  • Post-Exposure Prophylaxis

CORIPREV-LR Trial Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~90 days
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 90 days for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Microbiologic evidence of infection
Secondary outcome measures
Adverse events
Days of hospitalization attributable to COVID-19 disease
Health-related quality of life
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Side effects data

From 2008 Phase 3 trial • 337 Patients • NCT00105079
46%
Diarrhoea
33%
Nausea
17%
Vomiting
14%
Upper respiratory tract infection
8%
Headache
8%
DIZZINESS
7%
Fatigue
6%
INSOMNIA
5%
DECREASED APPETITE
3%
Bronchitis
1%
Delusion
1%
Completed suicide
1%
Bronchitis viral
1%
Clostridial infection
1%
Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy
1%
Septic shock
1%
Cholecystitis acute
1%
Cytolytic hepatitis
1%
Pancreatitis acute
1%
Hemiparesis
1%
Herpes zoster
1%
Hypoglycaemia
1%
Anxiety
1%
Cerebral toxoplasmosis
1%
Meningitis
1%
Meningitis aseptic
1%
Hepatic failure
1%
Kaposi's sarcoma
1%
Burkitt's lymphoma
1%
Pregnancy
100%
80%
60%
40%
20%
0%
Study treatment Arm
Lopinavir/Ritonavir
Saquinavir/Ritonavir

CORIPREV-LR Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: Lopinavir/ritonavirExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
This arm will receive oral lopinavir/ritonavir 400/100 mg (or equivalent weight-based dosing) twice daily for 14 days.
Group II: ControlActive Control1 Intervention
This arm will receive no intervention.
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
Lopinavir/ritonavir
2005
Completed Phase 4
~5730

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Darrell TanLead Sponsor
Unity Health TorontoLead Sponsor
539 Previous Clinical Trials
447,642 Total Patients Enrolled
Darrell Tan, MD FRCPC PhDPrincipal InvestigatorUnity Health Toronto
1 Previous Clinical Trials
52 Total Patients Enrolled

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~25 spots leftby Apr 2025