Randomized Study of Rivaroxaban vs Placebo on Disease Progression and Symptoms Resolution in High-Risk Adults With Mild Coronavirus Disease 2019

© The Author(s) 2021. Published by Oxford University Press for the Infectious Diseases Society of America..

BACKGROUND: Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection may be associated with a prothrombotic state, predisposing patients for a progressive disease course. We investigated whether rivaroxaban, a direct oral anticoagulant factor Xa inhibitor, would reduce coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) progression.

METHODS: Adults (N = 497) with mild COVID-19 symptoms and at high risk for COVID-19 progression based on age, body mass index, or comorbidity were randomized 1:1 to either daily oral rivaroxaban 10 mg (N = 246) or placebo equivalent (N = 251) for 21 days and followed to day 35. Primary end points were safety and progression. Absolute difference in progression risk was assessed using a stratified Miettinen and Nurminen method.

RESULTS: The study was terminated after 497 of the target 600 participants were enrolled due to a prespecified interim analysis of the first 200 participants that crossed the futility boundary for the primary efficacy end point in the intent-to-treat population. Enrollees were 85% aged <65 years; 60% female; 27% Hispanic, Black, or other minorities; and 69% with ≥2 comorbidities. Rivaroxaban was well tolerated. Disease progression rates were 46 of 222 (20.7%) in rivaroxaban vs 44 of 222 (19.8%) in placebo groups, with a risk difference of -1.0 (95% confidence interval, -6.4 to 8.4; P = .78).

CONCLUSIONS: We did not demonstrate an impact of rivaroxaban on disease progression in high-risk adults with mild COVID-19. There remains a critical public health gap in identifying scalable effective therapies for high-risk people in the outpatient setting to prevent COVID-19 progression.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:75

Enthalten in:

Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America - 75(2022), 1 vom: 24. Aug., Seite e473-e481

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Ananworanich, Jintanat [VerfasserIn]
Mogg, Robin [VerfasserIn]
Dunne, Michael W [VerfasserIn]
Bassyouni, Mohamed [VerfasserIn]
David, Consuela Vera [VerfasserIn]
Gonzalez, Erika [VerfasserIn]
Rogalski-Salter, Taryn [VerfasserIn]
Shih, Heather [VerfasserIn]
Silverman, Jared [VerfasserIn]
Medema, Jeroen [VerfasserIn]
Heaton, Penny [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

9NDF7JZ4M3
COVID-19
Infection
Journal Article
Pneumonia
Randomized Controlled Trial
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Rivaroxaban
SARS-CoV-2

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Date Completed 29.08.2022

Date Revised 07.12.2022

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1093/cid/ciab813

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM330657453