Prednisolone and Vitamin B1/6/12 in Patients With Post-Covid-Syndrome

Launched by WUERZBURG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL · Dec 1, 2022

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ClinConnect Summary

This clinical trial is investigating the effects of two treatments—prednisolone (a type of steroid) and a combination of vitamin B1, B6, and B12—on patients suffering from Post-COVID-19 Syndrome (PC19S). The study aims to find out if these treatments can help improve symptoms like fatigue, difficulty breathing, cognitive issues, anxiety, and depression that some people experience after recovering from COVID-19. This trial is specifically looking at adults aged 18 and older who have had a confirmed COVID-19 infection at least 12 weeks prior and are still experiencing these symptoms.

To participate, individuals must not be currently infected with COVID-19 or have been hospitalized for severe illness related to it. Participants can expect to be randomly assigned to receive either the treatments or a placebo (a dummy treatment with no active ingredients) and will be monitored throughout the study. It's important to note that there are several health conditions and medications that could exclude someone from joining the trial, so potential participants should discuss their medical history with their doctor. This study is currently recruiting participants, and it could provide valuable information on how to better manage the lingering effects of COVID-19.

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • 1. adult patients (at least 18 years old)
• • 2. history of SARS-CoV-2 infection at least 12 weeks ago (the infection must be documented by either a positive PCR or antibody-Test or be confirmed by the patient's GP)
• • 3. symptoms concerning at least one of the following domains: fatigue, dyspnea, cognition, anxiety, depression
• • 4. above mentioned symptom(s) that developed during or after the SARS-CoV-2 infection, that persist until study inclusion, and that are associated with COVID 19 as assessed by the patients' general practitioner or the local investigator
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • 1. acute Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at baseline visit
• • 2. patients who were treated in the intensive care unit because of COVID-19
• • 3. pregnancy/ breastfeeding
• • 4. diabetes mellitus
• • 5. PC19S symptoms that can be explained by an alternative diagnosis
• • 6. History of severe medical conditions such as
• • concomitant acute infectious disease
• • gastrointestinal ulcer
• • liver disease/liver cirrhosis
• • malabsorption or condition after bariatric surgery
• • chronic airway disease
• • chronic heart failure \[New York Heart Association (NYHA) III and IV\]
• • neurological disorders
• • untreated hypothyroidism
• • significantly impaired glucuronidation
• • immunodeficiency or a chronically weakened immune system
• • mental disorders
• • active cancer
• • any other severe medical conditions that preclude participation as determined by responsible physician
• • 7. current use of
• • immunosuppressive drugs
• • non-steroidal antiinflammatory drugs (NSAID)
• • fluoroquinolones
• • anticoagulation
• • any other drug that could exhibit clinically relevant interactions with the study medication (as described in Fachinformation Prednisolon STADA®, Predni H Tablinen® Zentiva or Fachinformation Vitamin B komplex Hevert). The decision on the clinical relevance of the interactions is at the discretion of the clinical investigator.
• • 8. systemic treatment with prednisolone for at least 7 days or any parenteral application since the end of the acute phase of COVID-19; treatment with vitamins B1, B6, or B12 in doses equivalent to the dose of the study medi-cation for at least 7 days or any parenteral application since the end of the acute phase of COVID-19; vitamin supplements containing vitamin B1, B6, or B12 should have been ceased at least 4 weeks prior to the inclusion of the study
• • 9. known allergies and contraindications to the intervention drugs
• • 10. need of care and/or peer dependency
• • 11. nursing home residents
• • 12. inability to understand the scope of the study, to follow study procedures and to give informed consent or to attend the study sites
• • 13. participation in another interventional trial at the same time or within the past 3 months before enrolment
• • 14. female patients considering to get pregnant during the first month of the trial and within 1 week after the last dose of study drug(s)

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