New pill combo aims to protect vulnerable from severe COVID
NCT ID NCT07013474
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Aug 26, 2026 · Updated 13 times
Summary
This phase 3 trial tests a new antiviral pill, ibuzatrelvir, alone or with an IV drug (remdesivir) in 300 adults with weak immune systems who have mild-to-moderate COVID-19. The goal is to see if the combination prevents hospitalizations or worsening symptoms better than remdesivir alone. Participants are not severely ill at the start but are at high risk due to their immune status.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- ibuzatrelvir (tablet) and remdesivir (injection)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a new treatment option for severely immunocompromised people with COVID-19, potentially reducing hospitalizations and severe outcomes.
- What could go wrong
- This is still an experimental drug combination. The trial is relatively small (300 participants) and may not show a clear benefit over existing treatments. Side effects are possible.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 3
Large-scale testing in a bigger group. Usually the last step before a treatment can be approved.
- Participants
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About 300 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2025
- Expected to finish
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Feb 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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 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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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: 1. 18 years of age or older at screening who are non-hospitalized or hospitalized with mild to moderate COVID-19 2. Confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection as determined by RAT (or other locally approved test) collected within 2 days prior to randomization. Initial onset of symptoms attributable to COVID-19 within 5 days prior to the day of randomization and at least 1 of the specified symptoms attributable to COVID-19 present on the day of randomization. 3. Severely immunocompromised due to: * Solid organ or islet cell transplant recipient who is receiving immunosuppressive therapy; * Active hematologic malignancy (eg, chronic lymphocytic leukemia, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, multiple myeloma, acute leukemia); * Receipt of CAR-T-cell therapy or HCT either within 2 years of transplantation or who are receiving immunosuppressive therapy; * Currently receiving or recently received B-cell depleting therapies (eg, rituximab), where the immunosuppressive effect is still ongoing. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Severe or critical COVID-19, or current need for supplemental oxygen. 2. Receiving dialysis or have current kidney failure (ie, eGFR consistently \<15 mL/min) 3. Active liver disease 4. History of hypersensitivity or other contraindication to any of the components of the study interventions, as determined by the investigator 5. Suspected or confirmed concurrent active systemic infection other than COVID-19 that may interfere with the evaluation of response to the study intervention. 6. Life expectancy less than 30 days at study entry due to an underlying condition, in the judgement of the investigator. 7. Any medical or psychiatric condition including recent (within the past year) or active suicidal ideation/behavior or laboratory abnormality that may increase the risk of study participation or, in the investigator's judgment, make the participant inappropriate for the study. 8. Has received any other antiviral for the treatment of the current COVID-19 infection 9. Current use of any prohibited concomitant medication(s) or unwillingness or inability to use a required concomitant medication(s). 10. Current or previous administration of an investigational product (drug or vaccine) within 30 days (or as determined by local requirement) or 5 half lives preceding the first dose of study intervention used in this study (whichever is longer). Authorized or products with conditional approval are not considered investigational. 11. Prior participation in this trial or any clinical trial of ibuzatrelvir. 12. Females who are pregnant, breastfeeding, or who are planning to become pregnant within the timeframe of the study. 13. Investigator site staff directly involved in the conduct of the study and their family members, site staff otherwise supervised by the investigator, and sponsor and sponsor delegate employees directly involved in the conduct of the study and their family members.
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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.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
152 sites in 18 countries. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.
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A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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AZ Sint-Jan Brugge-Oostende AV
RECRUITINGBruges, West-vlaanderen, 8000, Belgium
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Aalborg Universitetshospital, Syd
RECRUITINGGistrup, 9260, Denmark
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Aarhus Universitetshospital, Skejby
RECRUITINGAarhus, Central Jutland, 8200, Denmark
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Acibadem Universitesi Atakent Hastanesi
RECRUITINGIstanbul, İ̇stanbul, 34303, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Alexandra General Hospital of Athens
RECRUITINGAthens, Attikí, 115 28, Greece
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Amicis Research Center - Granada Hills
RECRUITINGGranada Hills, California, 91344, United States
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Asan Medical Center
RECRUITINGSeoul, Seoul-teukbyeolsi [seoul], 05505, South Korea
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Aso Iizuka Hospital
RECRUITINGIizuka, Fukuoka, 820-8505, Japan
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BRCR Global Puerto Rico
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGSan Juan, 00907-1509, Puerto Rico
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BRCR Medical Center - Ponce
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGPonce, 00717, Puerto Rico
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BRP- Hialeah Hospital
RECRUITINGHialeah, Florida, 33013, United States
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Baylor Scott & White Health - Center for Advanced Heart and Lung Disease
RECRUITINGDallas, Texas, 75246, United States
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Baylor Scott & White Research Institute - Clinical Trials Office
RECRUITINGDallas, Texas, 75246, United States
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Baylor University Medical Center
RECRUITINGDallas, Texas, 75246, United States
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Brigham and Women's Hospital
RECRUITINGBoston, Massachusetts, 02115, United States
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CECIP - Centro de Estudos do Interior Paulista
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGJaú, São Paulo, 17201130, Brazil
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CHUAC-Complejo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruña
RECRUITINGA Coruña, A Coruña [LA Coruña], 15006, Spain
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CHUVI- Hospital Alvaro Cunqueiro
RECRUITINGVigo, Pontevedra [pontevedra], 36212, Spain
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Canas Medical Center
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGPonce, 00728, Puerto Rico
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Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Dijon Bourgogne - Hôpital François Mitterrand
RECRUITINGDijon, 21000, France
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Centro Médico São Francisco
RECRUITINGCuritiba, Paraná, 80810-050, Brazil
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Chonnam National University Hospital
RECRUITINGGwangju, Kwangju-kwangyǒkshi, 61469, South Korea
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Clinical Trials Center
RECRUITINGBoston, Massachusetts, 02115, United States
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Clinical Trials Hub
RECRUITINGBoston, Massachusetts, 02115, United States
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D&H Cancer Research Center LLC
RECRUITINGMargate, Florida, 33063, United States
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Duke University - Main Hospital and Clinics
RECRUITINGDurham, North Carolina, 27710, United States
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Duke Vaccine and Trials Unit
RECRUITINGDurham, North Carolina, 27703, United States
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Duke Vaccine and Trials Unit
RECRUITINGDurham, North Carolina, 27705, United States
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Erasmus MC
RECRUITINGRotterdam, 3015GD, Netherlands
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Evangelismos General Hospital of Athens
RECRUITINGAthens, Attikí, 106 76, Greece
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FAICIC S. de R.L. de C.V.
RECRUITINGVeracruz, Veracruz Ignacio de LA Llave, 91900, Mexico
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Fakultna nemocnica Trnava
RECRUITINGTrnava, Trnava Region, 917 02, Slovakia
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Fakultna nemocnica s poliklinikou F.D.Roosevelta Banska Bystrica
RECRUITINGBanská Bystrica, Banská Bystrica Region, 974 01, Slovakia
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Far Eastern Memorial Hospital
RECRUITINGNew Taipei City, NEW Taipei, 220, Taiwan
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Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
RECRUITINGSeattle, Washington, 98109, United States
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Fred Hutchinson South Lake Union Clinic
RECRUITINGSeattle, Washington, 98109, United States
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Fujita Health University Hospital
RECRUITINGToyoake, Aichi-ken, 470-1192, Japan
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Fundación Santos y de la Garza Evia I.B.P
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGSan Pedro Garza García, Nuevo León, 66278, Mexico
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Gachon University Gil Medical Center
RECRUITINGNamdong-gu, Incheon-gwangyeoksi [incheon], 21565, South Korea
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Gaziantep Universitesi Sahinbey Arastirma ve Uygulama Hastanesi
RECRUITINGGaziantep, 27310, Turkey (Türkiye)
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General Hospital of Athens "Laiko"
RECRUITINGAthens, Attikí, 11527, Greece
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Georgetown University Medical Center
RECRUITINGWashington D.C., District of Columbia, 20007, United States
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Hacettepe Universite Hastaneleri
RECRUITINGAnkara, 06230, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Henry Ford Hospital
RECRUITINGDetroit, Michigan, 48202, United States
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Holy Name Medical Center
RECRUITINGTeaneck, New Jersey, 07666, United States
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Hope Clinical Research, Inc.
RECRUITINGCanoga Park, California, 91303, United States
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Hopital Claude Huriez - CHU de Lille
RECRUITINGLille, NORD, 59037, France
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Hospital General Universitario Dr. Balmis
RECRUITINGAlicante, 03010, Spain
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Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol
RECRUITINGBadalona, Barcelona [barcelona], 08916, Spain
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Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires
RECRUITINGABB, Buenos Aires F.D., C1199ABB, Argentina
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Hospital Italiano de La Plata
RECRUITINGLa Plata, Buenos Aires, B1900XI, Argentina
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Hospital Nossa Senhora das Graças
RECRUITINGCuritiba, Paraná, 80810-040, Brazil
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Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron
RECRUITINGBarcelona, Barcelona [barcelona], 08035, Spain
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Hospital Universitario La Paz
RECRUITINGMadrid, Madrid, Comunidad de, 28046, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Reina Sofia
RECRUITINGCórdoba, Andalusia, 14004, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Virgen de Valme
RECRUITINGSeville, 41014, Spain
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Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre
RECRUITINGBairro Santa Cecília, Rio Grande do Sul, 90630-165, Brazil
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Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau
RECRUITINGBarcelona, Catalunya [cataluña], 08041, Spain
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Hospital e Maternidade Celso Pierro
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGCampinas, São Paulo, 13060-803, Brazil
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Houston Methodist Hospital
RECRUITINGHouston, Texas, 77030, United States
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Humphreys Diabetes Center
RECRUITINGBoise, Idaho, 83702, United States
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Hôpital Bichat - Claude-Bernard
RECRUITINGParis, 75018, France
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Hôpital Saint Antoine
RECRUITINGParis, 75012, France
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Hôpital Saint-Louis
RECRUITINGParis, Île-de-France Region, 75010, France
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Ibni Sina Hospital
RECRUITINGAnkara, 06230, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Icesp - Instituto Do Câncer Do Estado de São Paulo
RECRUITINGSão Paulo, 01246-000, Brazil
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Instituto Médico Río Cuarto
RECRUITINGRío Cuarto, Córdoba Province, X5800AEV, Argentina
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Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Medicas y Nutricion Salvador Zubiran
RECRUITINGMexico City, 14080, Mexico
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Instituto Nacional de Infectologia Evandro Chagas
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGRio de Janeiro, 21040-360, Brazil
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International University of Health and Welfare Narita Hospital
RECRUITINGNarita, Chiba, 286-8520, Japan
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Ippokrateio General Hospital of Thessaloniki
RECRUITINGThessaloniki, 546 42, Greece
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Jacobs Medical Center at UC San Diego Health
RECRUITINGLa Jolla, California, 92037, United States
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Jadestone Clinical Research
RECRUITINGSilver Spring, Maryland, 20904, United States
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Johns Hopkins Hospital
RECRUITINGBaltimore, Maryland, 21287, United States
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Jules Bordet Institute
RECRUITINGAnderlecht, 1070, Belgium
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Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital
RECRUITINGKaohsiung City, 807, Taiwan
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Karadeniz Technical University
RECRUITINGTrabzon, 61080, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Karolinska Universitetssjukhuset Huddinge
RECRUITINGHuddinge, 141 86, Sweden
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Kendall South Medical Center
RECRUITINGMiami, Florida, 33185, United States
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Klinikum Mutterhaus der Borromaerinnen gGmbH
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGTrier, 54290, Germany
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Kocaeli Üniversitesi
RECRUITINGKocaeli, 41380, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Medical University of South Carolina
RECRUITINGCharleston, South Carolina, 29425, United States
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Medical University of South Carolina Infectious Disease Clinic
RECRUITINGCharleston, South Carolina, 29425, United States
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Medical University of South Carolina Investigational Drug Services (IDS)
RECRUITINGCharleston, South Carolina, 29425, United States
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Medical University of South Carolina Investigational Drug Services Pharmacy
RECRUITINGCharleston, South Carolina, 29425, United States
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Medical University of South Carolina Research Nexus Clinic
RECRUITINGCharleston, South Carolina, 29425, United States
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Medical University of South Carolina Translational Research Nexus Clinic and Laboratory
RECRUITINGCharleston, South Carolina, 29425, United States
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Memorial Hermann Hospital
RECRUITINGHouston, Texas, 77030, United States
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Nagasaki University Hospital
RECRUITINGNagasaki, 852-8501, Japan
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Narodny onkologicky ustav
RECRUITINGBratislava, 833 10, Slovakia
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Narodny ustav detskych chorob
RECRUITINGBratislava, Bratislava Region, 833 40, Slovakia
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National Center for Global Health and Medicine
RECRUITINGShinjuku, Tokyo, 162-8655, Japan
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National Hospital Organization Kyushu Medical Center
RECRUITINGFukuoka, 810-8563, Japan
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Nemocnica s poliklinikou Stefana Kukuru Michalovce, a.s.
RECRUITINGMichalovce, 07101, Slovakia
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Northwestern Memorial Hospital
RECRUITINGChicago, Illinois, 60611, United States
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Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
RECRUITINGChicago, Illinois, 60611, United States
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Odense Universitetshospital
RECRUITINGOdense, Region Syddanmark, 5000, Denmark
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Parc de Salut Mar - Hospital del Mar
RECRUITINGBarcelona, Barcelona [barcelona], 08003, Spain
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Radboudumc
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGNijmegen, 6525 GA, Netherlands
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Rigshospitalet
RECRUITINGCopenhagen, Capital Region, 2100, Denmark
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Rinku General Medical Center
RECRUITINGIzumisano, Osaka, 598-8577, Japan
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Saga University Hospital
RECRUITINGSaga, 849-8501, Japan
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Sakarya Training and Research Hospital
RECRUITINGSakarya, 54100, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Sanatorio Sagrado Corazón
RECRUITINGBuenos Aires, 1039, Argentina
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School of Medicine Federal University of Minas Gerais
RECRUITINGBelo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, 30130-100, Brazil
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Seattle Rheumatology Associates
RECRUITINGSeattle, Washington, 98104, United States
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Skånes Universitetssjukhus Malmö
RECRUITINGMalmö, Skåne LÄN [se-12], 205 02, Sweden
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Sociedade Beneficente Israelita Brasileira Hospital Albert Einstein
RECRUITINGSão Paulo, 05652-900, Brazil
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St. Luke's Idaho Elks Children's Pavilion
RECRUITINGBoise, Idaho, 83712, United States
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Swedish Ambulatory Infusion Center- First Hill
RECRUITINGSeattle, Washington, 98104, United States
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Swedish Cancer Institute Treatment Center
RECRUITINGSeattle, Washington, 98104, United States
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Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus
RECRUITINGSeattle, Washington, 98122, United States
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Swedish Medical Center- Innovative Therapeutics & Research Unit
RECRUITINGSeattle, Washington, 98104, United States
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Swedish Organ Transplant and Liver Center
RECRUITINGSeattle, Washington, 98104, United States
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TRC
RECRUITINGPittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15213, United States
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TUM Klinikum
RECRUITINGMünchen, Bavaria, 81675, Germany
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Tachikawa Hospital
RECRUITINGTachikawa, Tokyo, 190-8531, Japan
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Taichung Veterans General Hospital
RECRUITINGTaichung, 407, Taiwan
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Taipei Veterans General Hospital
RECRUITINGTaipei, 11217, Taiwan
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The Catholic University of Korea, Eunpyeong St. Mary's Hospital
RECRUITINGSeoul, Seoul-teukbyeolsi [seoul], 03312, South Korea
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The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
RECRUITINGHouston, Texas, 77030, United States
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Tokyo Medical University Hachioji Medical Center
RECRUITINGHachiōji, Tokyo, 1930998, Japan
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UC Davis CTSC Clinical Research Center
RECRUITINGSacramento, California, 95817, United States
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UC San Diego Medical Center - Hillcrest
RECRUITINGSan Diego, California, 92103, United States
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UCHealth Anschutz Inpatient Pavilion - Anschutz Medical Campus
RECRUITINGAurora, Colorado, 80045, United States
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UKE Hamburg
RECRUITINGHamburg, 20246, Germany
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UPMC Division of Infectious Disease Clinic
RECRUITINGPittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15213, United States
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UPMC Hillman Cancer Center
RECRUITINGPittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15232, United States
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UPMC Presbyterian IDS
RECRUITINGPittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15213, United States
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UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside
RECRUITINGPittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15213, United States
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UPMC Shadyside
RECRUITINGPittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15232, United States
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UPMC Shadyside IDS
RECRUITINGPittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15232, United States
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UT Physicians
RECRUITINGHouston, Texas, 77030, United States
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UZ Brussel
RECRUITINGBrussels, Brussels Capital, 1090, Belgium
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Universitaetsklinikum Koeln
RECRUITINGCologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, 50937, Germany
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University General Hospital of Alexandroupoli
RECRUITINGAlexandroupoli, Anatolikí Makedonía KAI Thráki, 681 00, Greece
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University General Hospital of Heraklion
RECRUITINGIrakleio, 715 00, Greece
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University of California Davis Health
RECRUITINGSacramento, California, 95817, United States
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University of California San Diego Health
RECRUITINGSan Diego, California, 92103, United States
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University of Cincinnati College of Medicine (UC Holmes)
RECRUITINGCincinnati, Ohio, 45267, United States
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University of Cincinnati Medical Center
RECRUITINGCincinnati, Ohio, 45219, United States
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University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
RECRUITINGAurora, Colorado, 80045, United States
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University of Colorado Clinical and Translational Research Center
RECRUITINGAurora, Colorado, 80045, United States
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University of Colorado Hospital
RECRUITINGAurora, Colorado, 80045, United States
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University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
RECRUITINGWorcester, Massachusetts, 01655, United States
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University of Michigan
RECRUITINGAnn Arbor, Michigan, 48109, United States
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University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
RECRUITINGPittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15213, United States
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University of Washington Medical Center
RECRUITINGSeattle, Washington, 98195, United States
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Université Libre de Bruxelles - Hôpital Erasme
RECRUITINGBrussels, Bruxelles-capitale, Région de, 1070, Belgium
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Velocity Clinical Research, Savannah
RECRUITINGSavannah, Georgia, 31406, United States
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West Tennessee Research Institute
RECRUITINGJackson, Tennessee, 38305, United States
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Zenos Clinical Research
RECRUITINGDallas, Texas, 75230, United States
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