Reparixin add-on Therapy to Standard Care to Limit Progression in Pts With COVID19 & Other Community Acquired Pneumonia

Multinational, multicentre, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group, phase III trial. This study was conducted at 101 sites across 7 countries (Argentina, Australia, Austria, Germany, Italy, Turkey, and the United States \[US\]) that enrolled 414 male and female patients \> 18 years of age, hospitalized for CAP (including COVID-19). Please note that of these 101 sites, only 74 had enrolled patients and, hence, have been reported on CT.gov. The maximum study duration for a participant was 180 days, which included screening (day -1 or 1), treatment (up to day 21), and follow-up period (up to day 180). Of the 414 patients enrolled, 409 (98.8%) were randomized 1:1 to receive investigational products (oral reparixin \[N = 205\] or matched placebo \[N = 204\], three times a day (TID), for up to 21 days. Randomization was stratified according to disease severity and site. Actually, 394 participants (96.3%)(oral reparixin \[N = 201\] or matched placebo \[N = 193\]) received at least 1 dose of the investigational product and hence were included in the FAS population. All the patients received the Standard of Care (SoC) based on their clinical need, including COVID-19 and CAP medications, as per local standard therapy at the trial site and in line with international guidelines. Of the randomized population (N = 409), 186 participants (45.5%) completed the study; 223 (54.5%) discontinued the study prematurely. The primary outcome was evaluated at day 28, while the secondary outcomes were scheduled to be evaluated from day 3 to day 180. An independent external data monitoring committee (DMC) oversaw the study and evaluated unblinded interim data for efficacy, futility, and safety. The interim efficacy analysis met the pre-specified criteria for futility and the DMC recommended early termination of the study. Based on the recommendation of the DMC, Dompé decided to terminate the study earlier than planned. The decision was not related to any safety concerns. Due to the early study termination and not reaching the planned enrollment target, the outcome measure analyses were conducted for descriptive purposes only.