Treatments are needed to improve outcomes among patients hospitalized for COVID-19, including direct-acting antiviral (DAA) agents to mitigate the pathology driven by ongoing viral replication. This trial will evaluate S-217622 (ensitrelvir), an anti-SARS-CoV2 3C-like protease inhibitor (PI) developed by Shionogi \&; Co. Ltd. The study design is a randomized, placebo-controlled, multi-center international clinical trial that will evaluate the clinical efficacy of ensitrelvir when given in addition to standard of care (SOC) for inpatients with COVID-19. The SOC will be determined by local established guidelines and may include additional DAA (e.g., remdesivir) and immunomodulatory treatment strategies. Certain SOC treatments will be pre-specified prior to randomization.
S-217622 (ensitrelvir) is an oral anti-SARS-CoV2 PI that does not require ritonavir co-administration The dose is 375/125 (375 mg on Day 0, followed by 125 mg daily on Days 1-4).
Placebo is an oral tablet administered once (3 tabs) on Day 0 and once (1 tab) daily on days 1-4, 5-day course.
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