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Clinical Trial ● Currently Recruiting Phase III NCT04381936

Randomised Evaluation of COVID-19 Therapy

Randomised Evaluation of COVID-19 Therapy — Recruiting • Phase III • Respiratory / COPD / Asthma • NCT04381936.

📅 21 Apr 2026 ⏱ 2 min read
Currently Recruiting
This trial is actively seeking participants in the UK. Discuss eligibility with your patient before referring.
Status
Currently Recruiting
Phase
Phase III
NCT ID
NCT04381936
Sponsor
University of Oxford
Start
2020-03-19
ClinicaliQ Trial Snapshot
  • Randomised Evaluation of COVID-19 Therapy — Recruiting • Phase III • Respiratory / COPD / Asthma • NCT04381936.
  • What is being tested: RECOVERY is evaluating multiple therapeutic interventions (antivirals, immunomodulators, corticosteroids, and other agents) in hospitalised pneumonia patients, with the primary aim of identifying treatments that reduce mortality in COVID-19.
  • Patient eligibility overview: The trial enrolls hospitalised patients with pneumonia suspected or confirmed to have COVID-19, with flexible eligibility criteria designed to reflect real-world clinical practice and enable rapid recruitment across diverse patient populations.
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What This Trial Is Studying

RECOVERY is a randomised trial of treatments to prevent death in patients hospitalised with pneumonia. The treatments being investigated are: COVID-19: Lopinavir-Ritonavir, Hydroxychloroquine, Corticosteroids, Azithromycin, Colchicine, IV Immunoglobulin (children only), Convalescent plasma, Casirivimab+Imdevimab, Tocilizumab, Aspirin, Baricitinib, Empagliflozin, Sotrovimab, Molnupiravir, Paxlovid or Anakinra (children only) Influenza: Baloxavir marboxil, Oseltamivir, Corticosteroids (dexamethasone) Community-acquired pneumonia: Corticosteroids (dexamethasone)

Eligibility Snapshot
  • Eligibility Criteria (as per Protocol v28.0): Patients are eligible for the study if all of the following are true: (i) Hospitalised (ii) Pneumonia syndrome In general, pneumonia should be suspected when a patient presents with: 1. typical symptoms of a new respiratory tract infection (e.g. influenza-like illness with fever and muscle pain, or respiratory illness with cough and shortness of breath); and 2. objective evidence of acute lung disease (e.g. consolidation or ground-glass shadowing on X-ray or CT, hypoxia, or compatible clinical examination); and 3. alternative causes have been considered unlikely or excluded (e.g. heart failure). However, the diagnosis remains a clinical one based on the opinion of the managing doctor (the above criteria are just a guide). (iii) One of the following diagnoses: 1. Confirmed influenza A or B infection (including patients with SARS-CoV-2 co-infection) 2. Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) with planned antibiotic treatment (excluding patients with suspected or confirmed SARS-CoV-2, influenza, active pulmonary tuberculosis or Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia) (iv) No medical history that might, in the opinion of the attending clinician, put the patient at significant risk if he/she were to participate in the trial Patients with suspected or confirmed active pulmonary tuberculosis or Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (also known…

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