A Trial of Ciclesonide in Adults With Mild-to-moderate COVID-19

Summary

According to In vitro studies, ciclesonide showed good antiviral activity against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Although some cases were reported for the clinical effectiveness of ciclesonide in the treatment of COVID-19, there is no clinical trial to evaluate the antiviral effect on the reduction of viral load in patients with COVID-19. In this study, we aimed to investigate whether ciclesonide inhalation could eradicate SARS-CoV-2 compared to standard supportive care in patients with mild COVID-19.

Timeline

Start

2020-04-01

Primary completion

2021-03-31

Completion

2021-03-31

Publications

• Song JY, Yoon JG, Seo YB, Lee J, Eom JS, Lee JS, Choi WS, Lee EY, Choi YA, Hyun HJ, Seong H, Noh JY, Cheong HJ, Kim WJ. Ciclesonide Inhaler Treatment for Mild-to-Moderate COVID-19: A Randomized, Open-Label, Phase 2 Trial. J Clin Med. 2021 Aug 12;10(16):3545. doi: 10.3390/jcm10163545.
• Farne H, Singanayagam A. Reply. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2021 Mar;147(3):1117-1118. doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2020.11.019. Epub 2020 Dec 30. No abstract available.
• Nicolau DV, Bafadhel M. Inhaled corticosteroids in virus pandemics: a treatment for COVID-19? Lancet Respir Med. 2020 Sep;8(9):846-847. doi: 10.1016/S2213-2600(20)30314-3. Epub 2020 Jul 30. No abstract available.

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