## Protocol Section
### Identification Module
**NCT ID:** NCT06437210

**Brief Title:** Evaluation of Treatment With Viusid in Post-COVID Syndrome

**Official Title:** Evaluation of Treatment With Viusid in Post-COVID Syndrome

#### Organization Study ID Info
**ID:** VIUSID_POSTCOVID_CO_2022
#### Organization
**Class:** INDUSTRY
**Full Name:** Catalysis SL
### Status Module
#### Completion Date
**Date:** 2024-03-15

**Type:** ACTUAL

#### Expanded Access Info
#### Last Update Post Date
**Date:** 2024-05-31

**Type:** ESTIMATED

**Last Update Submit Date:** 2024-05-30

**Overall Status:** COMPLETED

#### Primary Completion Date
**Date:** 2023-12-15

**Type:** ACTUAL

#### Start Date
**Date:** 2022-02-15

**Type:** ACTUAL

**Status Verified Date:** 2024-05

#### Study First Post Date
**Date:** 2024-05-31
**Type:** ESTIMATED
**Study First Submit Date:** 2024-05-30
**Study First Submit QC Date:** 2024-05-30
### Sponsor Collaborators Module

#### Lead Sponsor

**Class:** INDUSTRY

**Name:** Catalysis SL

#### Responsible Party

**Type:** SPONSOR

### Oversight Module

**Is FDA Regulated Device:** False

**Is FDA Regulated Drug:** False

**Oversight Has DMC:** False

### Description Module

**Brief Summary:** Reports of long-lasting symptoms of COVID-19 are increasing, but little is known about the prevalence of risk factors or whether it is possible to predict a prolonged course at disease onset. Prolonged COVID is characterized on the basis of symptoms such as fatigue, headache, dyspnea, and anosmia present for weeks, with older age, high body mass index, and female sex being more susceptible.

Accordingly, and in the absence of specific treatments, the present study seeks to establish a treatment protocol for Post-COVID syndrome through the application of the dietary supplement VIUSID, due to its anti-inflammatory and immunomodulatory effect, thus helping to reduce and/or control the symptoms of the syndrome.

**Detailed Description:** Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2e) is the pathogen responsible for the 2019 coronavirus disease pandemic (COVID-19), which has caused global health care crises and overstretched health care resources, Scientific and clinical evidence is evolving on the subacute and long-term effects of COVID-19, which can affect multiple organ systems. As the population of patients recovering from COVID-19 grows, it is critical to establish an understanding of the healthcare issues surrounding them. COVID-19 is now recognized as a multi-organ disease with a broad spectrum of manifestations.

Early reports suggest residual effects of SARS-CoV-2c infection, such as fatigue, dyspnea, chest pain, cognitive impairment, arthralgia and impaired quality of life. Cellular damage, a robust innate immune response with inflammatory cytokine production and a procoagulant state induced by SARS-CoV-2 infection may contribute to these sequelae. Survivors of previous coronavirus infections, including the 2003 SARS epidemic and the 2012 Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) outbreak, have demonstrated a similar set of persistent symptoms, reinforcing concerns about clinically significant sequelae of COVID-19.

Some countries use several drugs to treat coronavirus. In one of its documents, the Spanish Society of Medicine mentions the recommendations of the protocol developed for the treatment of COVID-19. Specific antiviral treatment requires drugs such as lopinavir/ritonavir administered orally. This drug is indicated to help control human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. It is only administered orally 0 in concomitant treatment with interferon beta-lb. In this case Betaferon is recommended, which is indicated for the treatment of multiple sclerosis. Interferons are proteins produced by the body that help fight against attacks on the immune system, such as viral infections. Lopinavir / ritonavir can also be used in combination with an alpha-2B interferon, such as Intron A, which modifies the immune system response of the patient. the body's immune system to help fight infections and serious illnesses.

Viusid (Catalysis Laboratories, Madrid, Spain) is a nutritional supplement with recognized antioxidant and immunomodulatory properties that have beneficial effects on clinical outcomes related to cirrhosis, such as survival, disease progression and the development of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). It contains different molecules (ascorbic acid, zinc and glycyrrhizic acid) with recognized antioxidant and immunomodulatory properties. Glycyrrhizin (0.033g), the most important active ingredient of the supplement, is known to have an immunomodulatory, antiviral and biological effect, and has also demonstrated various anti-inflammatory properties (such as increased production of IL-10: a potent anti-inflammatory cytokine that inhibits the synthesis of many proinflammatory proteins), as well as an anti-apoptotic effect, hepatocyte proliferation and stabilization of cell membranes in the liver. Recent data suggest that Viusid ameliorates oxidative stress through the reduction of 105 lipid peroxidation products and that it has an immunomodulatory effect on cytokine secretion through increased cytokine secretion by the liver. cytokines through increased production of IFN-y and IL-l0, decreased production of IL-ly, stabilized tumor necrosis factor and secretion in HCV patients who have failed previous antiviral treatments.

Taking into account the benefits of Viusid, such as the reduction of inflammation and the immunomodulatory effect, a randomized double-blind study is proposed to evaluate the treatment with this food supplement in 200 patients with post-COVID syndrome diagnosed, assessing the improvement of their symptoms before and after treatment for 1 month, through clinical and paraclfnical examinations.

### Conditions Module

**Conditions:**

- Post-COVID-19 Syndrome

- COVID-19

- Dyspnea

- Fatigue

- Cough

- Inflammation

**Keywords:**

- COVID-19

- Antioxidants

- Post-COVID-19 Syndrome

- Fatigue

- Immunomodulator

### Design Module

#### Design Info

**Allocation:** RANDOMIZED

**Intervention Model:** SINGLE_GROUP

##### Masking Info

**Masking:** QUADRUPLE

**Who Masked:**

- PARTICIPANT

- CARE_PROVIDER

- INVESTIGATOR

- OUTCOMES_ASSESSOR

**Primary Purpose:** TREATMENT

#### Enrollment Info

**Count:** 200

**Type:** ACTUAL

**Phases:**

- NA

**Study Type:** INTERVENTIONAL

### Arms Interventions Module

#### Arm Group 1

**Description:** Oral administration of viusid oral solution 30 mL 3 times a day with the main meals (breakfast, lunch and dinner) for 30 days.

**Intervention Names:**

- Dietary Supplement: Viusid Oral Solution

**Label:** Viusid Group

**Type:** EXPERIMENTAL

#### Arm Group 2

**Description:** Oral administration of placebo 30 mL 3 times a day with the main meals (breakfast, lunch and dinner) for 30 days.

**Intervention Names:**

- Dietary Supplement: Placebo

**Label:** Placebo Group

**Type:** PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

### Interventions

#### Intervention 1

**Arm Group Labels:**

- Viusid Group

**Description:** Patients in the experimental intervention group will be administered Viusid Oral Solution (CATALYSIS S.L., Madrid, Spain) 30 mL orally 3 times a day with the main meals (breakfast, lunch and dinner) for 30 days.

**Name:** Viusid Oral Solution

**Type:** DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

#### Intervention 2

**Arm Group Labels:**

- Placebo Group

**Description:** Patients in the experimental intervention group will be administered Placebo (CATALYSIS S.L., Madrid, Spain) 30 mL orally 3 times a day with the main meals (breakfast, lunch and dinner) for 30 days.

**Name:** Placebo

**Type:** DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

### Outcomes Module

#### Primary Outcomes

**Description:** To evaluate treatment with Viusid (Oral administration of 30 mL 3 times daily for 30 days) in symptomatic patients diagnosed with Post-COVID syndrome by improvement or non-improvement of symptoms associated with Post-COVID syndrome compared to baseline symptom assessment and placebo group.

Symptom assessment will be performed using the visual analog fatigue scale (VASf)

**Measure:** Evaluation of the symptoms associated with post-COVID syndrome.

**Time Frame:** 30 days

**Description:** Evaluation of inflammation associated with Post-COVID syndrome by analysis of IL-6 in venous blood samples before and after treatment, compared to the placebo group.

**Measure:** Evaluation of inflammation associated with Post-COVID syndrome.

**Time Frame:** 30 days

**Description:** Evaluation of oxidative stress associated with Post-COVID syndrome by analysis of glutathione peroxidase in venous blood samples before and after treatment, compared to the placebo group.

**Measure:** Evaluation of oxidative stress associated with Post-COVID syndrome

**Time Frame:** 30 days

**Description:** To evaluate the effect of Viusid on the recovery of respiratory symptoms associated with Post-COVID syndrome by thoracic CT imaging analysis before and after treatment and in comparison with the placebo group.

For the CT assessment, image analysis will be performed through digital processing, where different grayscale image data will be extracted in order to obtain numerical information about the evident pulmonary fibrosis, taking into account the intensity of the targets in the region of interest (i.e. lung tissue), comparing it with control images of healthy lungs. In addition, radiomic analysis and segmentation of the affected areas will be applied to obtain quantitative data on the severity of fibrosis. In addition, the images of interest will be visually analyzed by the project's medical staff, so that fibrosis can be directly diagnosed.

**Measure:** Evaluation of pulmonar fibrosis associated with Post-COVID syndrome

**Time Frame:** 30 days

### Eligibility Module

**Eligibility Criteria:** Inclusion Criteria:

Patients with one or more of the following symptoms, persistent after suffering COVID-19:

* Extreme tiredness (Fatigue).
* Shortness of breath
* Chest pain
* Problems with memory or concentration ("Brain fog")
* Insomnia
* Palpitations
* Dizziness
* Tingling
* Joint pain
* Depression and anxiety
* Tinnitus or ear pain
* Malaise, diarrhea, stomach pain, loss of appetite
* Fever, cough, headache, dry throat, changes in sense of smell or taste
* Rash

Exclusion Criteria:

* Patients with a positive diagnosis of COVID-19 in the last 14 days.
* Patients who have presented symptoms similar to Post-COVID syndrome prior to the onset of COVID-19 due to a concomitant disease.

**Healthy Volunteers:** True

**Minimum Age:** 18 Years

**Sex:** ALL

**Standard Ages:**

- ADULT

- OLDER_ADULT

### Contacts Locations Module

#### Locations

**Location 1:**

**City:** Bogotá

**Country:** Colombia

**Facility:** Fundación CR INVESTIGATION INSTITUTE

**State:** Bogotá DC

**Zip:** 110131

### IPD Sharing Statement Module

**Info Types:**

- STUDY_PROTOCOL

- SAP

- CSR

**IPD Sharing:** YES

### References Module

#### References

**Citation:** Montani D, Savale L, Noel N, Meyrignac O, Colle R, Gasnier M, Corruble E, Beurnier A, Jutant EM, Pham T, Lecoq AL, Papon JF, Figueiredo S, Harrois A, Humbert M, Monnet X; COMEBAC Study Group. Post-acute COVID-19 syndrome. Eur Respir Rev. 2022 Mar 9;31(163):210185. doi: 10.1183/16000617.0185-2021. Print 2022 Mar 31.

**PMID:** 35264409

**Citation:** Silvagno F, Vernone A, Pescarmona GP. The Role of Glutathione in Protecting against the Severe Inflammatory Response Triggered by COVID-19. Antioxidants (Basel). 2020 Jul 16;9(7):624. doi: 10.3390/antiox9070624.

**PMID:** 32708578

**Citation:** Sudre CH, Murray B, Varsavsky T, Graham MS, Penfold RS, Bowyer RC, Pujol JC, Klaser K, Antonelli M, Canas LS, Molteni E, Modat M, Jorge Cardoso M, May A, Ganesh S, Davies R, Nguyen LH, Drew DA, Astley CM, Joshi AD, Merino J, Tsereteli N, Fall T, Gomez MF, Duncan EL, Menni C, Williams FMK, Franks PW, Chan AT, Wolf J, Ourselin S, Spector T, Steves CJ. Attributes and predictors of long COVID. Nat Med. 2021 Apr;27(4):626-631. doi: 10.1038/s41591-021-01292-y. Epub 2021 Mar 10. Erratum In: Nat Med. 2021 Jun;27(6):1116.

**PMID:** 33692530

**Citation:** Vilar Gomez E, Gra Oramas B, Soler E, Llanio Navarro R, Ruenes Domech C. Viusid, a nutritional supplement, in combination with interferon alpha-2b and ribavirin in patients with chronic hepatitis C. Liver Int. 2007 Mar;27(2):247-59. doi: 10.1111/j.1478-3231.2006.01411.x.

**PMID:** 17311621

## Derived Section

### Condition Browse Module - Ancestors

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- Term: Disease

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- Term: Pathologic Processes

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- Term: Pneumonia

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- Term: Respiratory Tract Infections

- ID: D000007239

- Term: Infections

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- Term: Virus Diseases

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- Term: Coronavirus Infections

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- Term: Coronaviridae Infections

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- Term: Nidovirales Infections

- ID: D000012327

- Term: RNA Virus Infections

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- Term: Lung Diseases

- ID: D000012140

- Term: Respiratory Tract Diseases

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- Term: Respiration Disorders

- ID: D000012818

- Term: Signs and Symptoms, Respiratory

### Condition Browse Module - Browse Branches

- Abbrev: BC23

- Name: Symptoms and General Pathology

- Abbrev: All

- Name: All Conditions

- Abbrev: BC01

- Name: Infections

- Abbrev: BC08

- Name: Respiratory Tract (Lung and Bronchial) Diseases

### Condition Browse Module - Browse Leaves

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- Name: Syndrome

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- Name: Dyspnea

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- As Found: Dyspnea

- ID: M10293

- Name: Inflammation

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- ID: M8364

- Name: Fatigue

- Relevance: HIGH

- As Found: Fatigue

- ID: M6590

- Name: Cough

- Relevance: LOW

- As Found: Unknown

- ID: M13904

- Name: Pneumonia

- Relevance: LOW

- As Found: Unknown

- ID: M13914

- Name: Pneumonia, Viral

- Relevance: LOW

- As Found: Unknown

- ID: M10283

- Name: Infections

- Relevance: LOW

- As Found: Unknown

- ID: M6368

- Name: Communicable Diseases

- Relevance: LOW

- As Found: Unknown

- ID: M14978

- Name: Respiratory Tract Infections

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- As Found: Unknown

- ID: M17522

- Name: Virus Diseases

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- As Found: Unknown

- ID: M20490

- Name: Coronavirus Infections

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- As Found: Unknown

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- Name: Coronaviridae Infections

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- As Found: Unknown

- ID: M23685

- Name: Nidovirales Infections

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- As Found: Unknown

- ID: M15149

- Name: RNA Virus Infections

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- As Found: Unknown

- ID: M11168

- Name: Lung Diseases

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- Name: Respiratory Tract Diseases

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- As Found: Unknown

- ID: M14957

- Name: Respiration Disorders

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- As Found: Unknown

- ID: M15623

- Name: Signs and Symptoms, Respiratory

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- As Found: Unknown

### Condition Browse Module - Meshes

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- Term: Dyspnea

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- Term: Syndrome

- ID: D000007249

- Term: Inflammation

- ID: D000005221

- Term: Fatigue

### Intervention Browse Module - Browse Branches

- Abbrev: PhSol

- Name: Pharmaceutical Solutions

- Abbrev: All

- Name: All Drugs and Chemicals

### Intervention Browse Module - Browse Leaves

- ID: M21860

- Name: Pharmaceutical Solutions

- Relevance: LOW

- As Found: Unknown

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- Name: Immunomodulating Agents

- Relevance: LOW

- As Found: Unknown

- ID: M4292

- Name: Antioxidants

- Relevance: LOW

- As Found: Unknown

- ID: M3628

- Name: Adjuvants, Immunologic

- Relevance: LOW

- As Found: Unknown

### Misc Info Module

- Version Holder: 2024-05-31
