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NCT04870333CompletedPhase 2/3

PROphylaxis for paTiEnts at Risk of COVID-19 infecTion -V

PROphylaxis for paTiEnts at Risk of COVID-19 infecTion

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 20 Jun 2025

Brief summary (registry, in English)

COVID-19 (SARS-CoV2 virus) was declared a global pandemic by the WHO on 11th March 2020. Currently there are no drugs proven to prevent COVID-19 or to reduce the severity of illness if given as prophylaxis. Although vaccines are now available, there remains a need for other prophylactic agents until vaccine use becomes widespread globally and effectiveness and durability is established, particularly in immunocompromised individuals, for whom vaccine responses may be suboptimal. Efforts are underway to repurpose established drugs with well understood drug interactions and safety profiles. PROTECT-V is a platform trial to test prophylactic interventions against SARS-CoV2 infection in vulnerable patient populations at particularly high risk of COVID-19 and its complications, seeking to identify treatments that either might prevent the disease from occurring or may reduce the number of cases where the disease becomes serious or life-threatening. In PROTECT-V, multiple agents can be evaluated on the same platform across vulnerable populations, with the option of adding additional treatments at later time points as these become available. The expectation is for as many sites as possible to recruit to all available trial treatments at any time, however, the platform structure and randomisation/data collection systems allow sites to open the trial treatment arms according to their capacity. The trial opened with intranasal niclosamide and matched placebo, aiming to recruit 1500 vulnerable renal patients in February 2021. A parallel study protocol, was conducted in India, sponsored by The George Institute. Recruitment of around 750 Indian patients was completed in with the rest of the study arm recruitment in November 2022. The Niclosamide arm of the study was completed in June 2023. The second agent, intranasal and inhaled ciclesonide and matched placebo, was meant to be added to the platform in mid-2022 in the same renal patient population however it was unable to be included due to other factor. Sotrovimab and matched placebo have been added to the platform in August 2022 which aim to recruit approximately 800-1000 patients from the main study population with additional patient groups with primary immunodeficiency, any Haematology or Oncology patient who is currently receiving or has received chemotherapy or who is immunocompromised as a result of their disease or treatment, those with a diagnosis of an autoimmune or inflammatory disease receiving immunosuppression and also haematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients.

Status (registry)
Completed
Phase (registry)
Phase 2/3
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
2240 (actual)
First submitted
1 Mar 2021
Start date
19 Feb 2021
Primary completion date
16 Apr 2025
Lead sponsor
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Diseases
Lupus (SLE)
NCT number
NCT04870333
EudraCT number
2020-004144-28

What you commit to

  • Study type: Interventional · Phase 2/3
  • Participants enrolled: 2240
  • From 19 Feb 2021 to the primary completion date, 16 Apr 2025
  • 45 sites in 1 country
  • Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them

Built from the registry fields of ClinicalTrials.gov. It describes the study, not your situation.

Who cannot take part

Copied verbatim from ClinicalTrials.gov and grouped by topic. Only the trial team decides who can take part.

Prior treatment

  • Current participation in another interventional prophylactic or vaccine trial\* against COVID-19.
    • Patients remain eligible for enrolment if they have received SARS-COV-2 vaccination as part of routine care.
    • NICLOSAMIDE ARM Additional exclusion criteria
  • Prior participation in the niclosamide arm of the trial (if being re-screened for participation in a second interventional arm).
    • CICLESONIDE ARM Additional Exclusion Criteria
    • In addition to the core exclusion criteria in the master protocol, the presence of any of the following will preclude participant inclusion:
  • Prior participation in the ciclesonide arm of the trial (if being re-screened for participation in a second interventional arm).
  • Currently taking inhaled corticosteroids - beclometasone dipropionate (aerosol inhaler and dry powder inhaler), budesonide (dry powder inhaler and single-dose units for nebulization), ciclesonide (aerosol inhaler), fluticasone propionate (dry powder inhaler, aerosol inhaler, and single-dose units for nebulization), mometasone furoate (dry powder inhaler).
  • Received a live vaccine within last 14 days - ciclesonide increases risk of generalised infection: influenza, MMR, rotavirus, typhoid, varicella-zoster (shingles), yellow fever.
  • Taking one of the following medications ○ Systemic Ketoconazole, itraconazole, ritanovir, nelfinavir
    • SOTROVIMAB ARM Additional Inclusion Criteria
  • Any Oncology, Haematology-Oncology or Haematology patient who is currently receiving or has received chemotherapy or who is immunocompromised as a result of their disease or treatment
  • Have a diagnosis of an autoimmune/inflammatory disease currently receiving immunosuppression including those individuals currently on Prednisolone ≥20mg daily for at least 4 weeks. Those who have received Rituximab or Alemtuzumab within the last 12 months would also be eligible.
  • Solid organ and haematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients
    • Additional Exclusion Criteria
    • In addition to the core exclusion criteria in the master protocol, the presence of any of the following will preclude participant inclusion:
  • History of receiving any monoclonal antibody targeting SARS CoV-2 within the last 6 months
  • Admission to hospital for acute, unplanned care at the time of randomisation or in the two weeks prior to screening
  • History of receiving chimeric antigen receptor T-cell (CAR-T) therapy less than 4 weeks prior to consenting to take part in the study

Other illness

  • COVID-19 at time of enrolment - either positive SARS CoV-2 swab (PCR) or symptoms highly suggestive of COVID-19 infection
  • Allergy or hypersensitivity to any of the active IMPs, or to any of the excipients used
  • Significant structural nasal disease in the opinion of the investigator
  • Significant structural nasal disease in the opinion of the investigator
  • History of hypersensitivity reaction to sotrovimab, one of its excipients or any other monoclonal antibody targeting SARS CoV-2

Lab values

  • Known chronic liver disease or hepatic dysfunction as evidenced by ALT or AST \> 3x upper limit of the normal range

Other

  • Inability to provide informed consent or to comply with trial procedures
  • Pregnant, trying to conceive, unwilling to use contraception or breastfeeding
  • Be a member of an immunocompromised population, which includes but is not limited to those groups listed in the core protocol as well as the following:
  • Primary immunodeficiency
  • If in the opinion of the PI it is not in the best interests of the participant to take part in the study - for example due to limited life expectancy (≤12 months) due to pre-existing co-morbidities

Who the study is looking for

  • Be aged 18 years or older
  • Have given written informed consent
  • Be a member of one of the following vulnerable patients populations
    • Dialysis - including in centre haemodialysis, home haemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis
    • Kidney transplant receiving at least one of the immunosuppressive medications listed below
    • Vasculitis (according to Chapel Hill Consensus Conference 2012 definitions) or systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) receiving at least one of the immunosuppressive medications listed below
    • Glomerulonephritis (includes prior histological confirmation of any of the following conditions - minimal change nephropathy, focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS), IgA nephropathy, primary membranous nephropathy, membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis or lupus nephritis) receiving at least one of the immunosuppressive medications listed below Ciclosporin Tacrolimus Azathioprine Mycophenolate Mofetil or Mycophenolic Acid Belatacept Methotrexate Tocilizumab Abatacept Leflunomide Sirolimus Prednisolone (current dose) \> 20mg daily for 8 weeks Anti-TNF (infliximab, adalimumab, etanercept) Belimumab Cyclophosphamide (within the last 6 months) Rituximab (in the last 12 months) or Rituximab in the last 5 years and IgG level \<5g/l Alemtuzumab (in the last 12 months)

Criteria the registry did not label

  • Core protocol

Age in the registry: 18 years to - · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers

Full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov

Sites (45)

Sites in registry order. Pick your city on the disease page to sort them by distance.

SiteCityCountrySite status
NHS Lanarkshire - University Hospital Monklands
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AirdrieUnited KingdomUnknown status
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
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BirminghamUnited KingdomUnknown status
Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
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BodelwyddanUnited KingdomUnknown status
Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust
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BrightonUnited KingdomUnknown status
North Bristol NHS Trust
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BristolUnited KingdomUnknown status
West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
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Bury St EdmundsUnited KingdomUnknown status
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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CambridgeUnited KingdomUnknown status
Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
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CambridgeUnited KingdomUnknown status
East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust
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CanterburyUnited KingdomUnknown status
Cardiff & Vale University Health Board
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CardiffUnited KingdomUnknown status
Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust
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CarshaltonUnited KingdomUnknown status
Ayrshire & Arran NHS Trust
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CrosshouseUnited KingdomUnknown status
Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust
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DartfordUnited KingdomUnknown status
University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Trust
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DerbyUnited KingdomUnknown status
Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
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DorchesterUnited KingdomUnknown status
NHS Tayside
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DundeeUnited KingdomUnknown status
The Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust
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ExeterUnited KingdomUnknown status
James Paget University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
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Great YarmouthUnited KingdomUnknown status
Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
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HullUnited KingdomUnknown status
Queen Elizabeth Hospital, King's Lynn, NHS Foundation Trust
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Kings LynnUnited KingdomUnknown status
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
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LeedsUnited KingdomUnknown status
University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust
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LeicesterUnited KingdomUnknown status
Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust
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LiverpoolUnited KingdomUnknown status
King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
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LondonUnited KingdomUnknown status
St. George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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LondonUnited KingdomUnknown status
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
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LondonUnited KingdomUnknown status
Royal Free NHS Foundation Trust
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LondonUnited KingdomUnknown status
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
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LondonUnited KingdomUnknown status
Barts Health NHS Trust
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LondonUnited KingdomUnknown status
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
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ManchesterUnited KingdomUnknown status
Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
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Metropolitan Borough of WirralUnited KingdomUnknown status
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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MiddlesbroughUnited KingdomUnknown status
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
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NottinghamUnited KingdomUnknown status
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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OxfordUnited KingdomUnknown status
North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust
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PeterboroughUnited KingdomUnknown status
University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust
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PlymouthUnited KingdomUnknown status
Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust
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PortsmouthUnited KingdomUnknown status
Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation
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ReadingUnited KingdomUnknown status
Salford Royal NHS Foundation
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SalfordUnited KingdomUnknown status
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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SheffieldUnited KingdomUnknown status
The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust
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ShrewsburyUnited KingdomUnknown status
East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust
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StevenageUnited KingdomUnknown status
South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust
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SunderlandUnited KingdomUnknown status
The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust
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WolverhamptonUnited KingdomUnknown status
York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
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YorkUnited KingdomUnknown status

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