New oral pill aims to fight RSV in adults
NCT ID NCT03699202
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests an oral drug called AK0529 (Ziresovir) in adults aged 18 to 75 with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection. Participants receive either the drug or a placebo, and researchers measure how well symptoms improve and track any side effects. The goal is to see if AK0529 can safely reduce RSV symptoms and viral load.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- AK0529 (Ziresovir)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a new oral treatment option for adults with RSV infection, potentially reducing symptoms and viral load.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early phase 2 trial with a small number of participants, so results may not confirm effectiveness or safety. The drug may cause side effects or fail to outperform placebo.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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1 person
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Mar 2019
- Finished
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Apr 2019
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 75 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Age 18 - 75 years, inclusive. * Confirmed with RSV infection by rapid diagnostic testing. * New onset with documentation of the following symptoms within 72 hours prior to the start of screening: Respiratory symptoms: runny nose, stuffy nose, sneezing, sore throat, earache, cough, shortness of breath; Systemic symptoms: headache, fatigue / lethargy, fever, and muscle and / or joint ache. The patient must have four symptoms of above, and at least one of these must be respiratory symptom in nature. * Able and willing to provide written informed consent and to comply with the study protocol. Exclusion Criteria: * The patient has taken, is taking or needs to take any antiviral medication (e.g. ribavirin, Chinese medicine or herbs with effects of treating respiratory tract infection) within the 72 hours prior to screening. * Awareness of concomitant infections of respiratory viruses (eg, influenza A, B), bacterial or fungal infections, including systemic bacterial or fungal infections within 7 days prior to screening or during the screening period. * Patient frailty was evaluated as "Vulnerable" or worse according to the Clinical Frailty Scale with a score ≥ 4 at screening. * Awareness of having positive results on HBsAg or HCV antibody or HIV (HIV 1 or HIV 2). * Patient with active tuberculosis or is taking antituberculosis treatment. * Patient with severe gastrointestinal disease which could impact drug absorption, eg, vomiting, malabsorption syndrome, or short bowel syndrome caused by necrotizing enterocolitis. * Patient with any congenital heart disease, acute or chronic heart failure, ischemic heart disease, or congenital long QT syndrome, or any clinical manifestation resulting in QT interval prolongation. * Patient with malignant tumor. * Patient has received or is waiting for bone marrow, stem cell or solid organ transplantation. * Patient with any immune-related disease to be treated within 12 months prior to screening. * Patient with clinical laboratoy test values of ≥ 2x the upper limit of normal (ULN) for alanine aminotransferase or aspartate aminotransferase, or \>1x ULN for total bilirubin, or \>1.5xULN for serum creatinine. * Patient with electrolyte disorders, eg, hypokalemia, hypocalcemia, or hypomagnesemia. * Patient with history of drug or alcohol abuse within 12 months prior to screening ("alcohol abuse" definition is \>14 units per week: 1 unit = 10mL Alcohol, or 250mL of 4% beer, or 25 mL of 40% spirit, or 75 mL of 13% wine). * Patient has allergy or hypersensitivity to study medication or its compositions. * Female patient with positive pregnancy test result or is lactating. * Patient with fertility refusing to use medically effective contraceptives during the study or within three months of the end of study. * Patient participated in an investigational drug or device study within 60 days prior to screening. * Patient who in the opinion of the investigator, is deemed as ineligible for the study, including patients who are with active psychiatric disease, or are taking psychiatric medication.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University
Zunyi, 563000, China
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Beijing Anzhen Hospital
Beijing, Beijing Municipality, 100029, China
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Beijing Ditan Hospital
Beijing, Beijing Municipality, 100015, China
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Beijing Pinggu Hospital
Beijing, 101200, China
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Central Hospital of Minhang District, Shanghai
Shanghai, 201199, China
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China-Japan Friendship Hospital
Beijing, 100029, China
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Huizhou Municipal Central Hospital
Huizhou, Guangdong, 516001, China
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Jiangsu Taizhou People's Hospital
Taizhou, Jiangsu, 225300, China
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Nanjing First Hospital
Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210006, China
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Nantong First People's Hospital
Nantong, 226001, China
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People's Hospital of Deyang City
Deyang, Sichuan, 618000, China
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Qingdao Municipal Hospital
Qingdao, Shandong, 266011, China
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Quanzhou First Hospital
Quanzhou, Fujian, 362000, China
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Sanya Central Hospital
Sanya, Hainan, 572000, China
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Shanghai East Hospital
Shanghai, 200120, China
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Shenzhen People's Hospital
Shenzhen, 518001, China
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Suining Central Hopital
Suining, Sichuan, 629000, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Bengbu Medical College
Bengbu, 233004, China
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The Second Affiliated Hospital of Hainan Medical University
Haikou, Hainan, 571199, China
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The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University
Shijiazhuang, Hebei, 050000, China
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Xiangtan Central Hospital
Xiangtan, 411100, China
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Xinxiang First People's Hospital
Xinxiang, 453000, China
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