Can a simple inhalation treatment help COVID-19 patients breathe easier?
NCT ID NCT04469491
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests if inhaling a protein called interferon beta 1b can help hospitalized COVID-19 patients who need oxygen. The goal is to see if the treatment reduces the amount of oxygen they need over 15 days. The study includes 74 adults with confirmed COVID-19 who are on oxygen therapy.
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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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74 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Sep 2020
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2025
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
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 years and older
- 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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Inclusion Criteria: * Age ≥ 18 years old * Patient with laboratory-confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection as determined by PCR \< 96 h (at initial diagnosis or persistent carriage \<96 h) * Hospitalized patient with COVID-19 requiring oxygen therapy And targeting in phase B : * Patients under oxygen therapy such as nasal cannula/mask or non-invasive ventilation with paO2/FiO2 \> 200 mmHg. * Patients hospitalized for less than 7 days. * Patients with symptoms for less than 10 days or RT-PCR (\<96h) with Cycle Treshold \< 25. * Social security coverage * signed informed consent (by patient or their legally authorized representative) Exclusion Criteria: * Hypersensitivity to natural or recombinant interferon-ß * Hypersensitivity to human albumin or mannitol * Recent suicide attempt * Decompensation of liver failure * age \< 18 years * Pregnant or nursing. * Patients managed on an outpatient basis (i.e. not initially hospitalized). * Parenteral IFN treatment. In periode B, addition of new exclusion criteria * Patients with kidney transplant * Immunocompromised patients * Patients with severe systemic disease constantly threatening their vital prognosis (ASA ≥ IV: e.g. severe ARF, advanced cancer pathology, recent myocardial IDM, severe valvular dysfunction, dependence on parenteral nutrition on central line, shock, sepsis, trauma, ...). * Patients in septic shock. * Patients with documented fungal infection. * Patients on mechanical ventilation. * Patients hospitalized for COVID-19 for more than 7 days.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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CH Compiègne-Noyon
Compiègne, 60200, France
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CH d'Abbeville
Abbeville, 80142, France
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CH de Saint-Quentin
Saint-Quentin, 02100, France
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CH de Tourcoing
Tourcoing, 59208, France
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CH de l'Arrondissement de Montreuil-sur-mer
Rang-du-Fliers, 62180, France
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CH de valenciennes
Valenciennes, 59322, France
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CHU Amiens
Amiens, 80480, France
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