Remdesivir put to the test in COVID-19 patients on oxygen
NCT ID NCT06729593
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This completed Phase 3 trial tested the safety and effectiveness of remdesivir in 87 hospitalized COVID-19 patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (severe breathing failure). Participants received either remdesivir plus standard care or a placebo plus standard care for 10 days. The main goal was to see how well patients recovered by day 90.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Remdesivir (given by IV for 10 days)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could provide a treatment option for hospitalized COVID-19 patients with severe breathing problems.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed trial (87 people) and results may not apply to all patients. Remdesivir may not improve recovery or survival compared to standard care alone.
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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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87 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Apr 2021
- Finished
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Nov 2022
- Lead sponsor
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A government research agency
The lead sponsor is the US National Institutes of Health.
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: Refer to the master protocol (NCT04843761) Exclusion Criteria: Refer to the master protocol (NCT04843761) Additional Exclusion Criteria: * Prior receipt of any dose of remdesivir during the present illness * GFR (glomerular filtration rate) \< 30 ml/min and not receiving dialysis * ALT (alanine aminotransferase) or AST (aspartate aminotransferase) \> 10 times upper limit of normal * Unwillingness to commit to avoid sex that may result in pregnancy for at least 7 days after completion of remdesivir vs. placebo
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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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Banner University Medical Center Tucson (Site 206-004), 1625 N. Campbell Avenue
Tucson, Arizona, 85719, United States
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Baylor, Scott and White Health (Site 301-003), Baylor University Medical Center, 3500 Gaston Ave.
Dallas, Texas, 75246, United States
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Baystate Medical Center (Site 201-001), Critical Care Research, 759 Chestnut Street
Springfield, Massachusetts, 01199, United States
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Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (Site 208-002), 8700 Beverly Boulevard
Los Angeles, California, 90048, United States
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Cleveland Clinic Fairview Hospital (Site 207-005), 18101 Lorain Ave.
Cleveland, Ohio, 44111, United States
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Cleveland Clinic Foundation (Site 207-001), 9500 Euclid Ave.
Cleveland, Ohio, 44195, United States
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Cleveland Clinic Hillcrest Hospital (Site 207-007), 6780 Mayfield Road
Mayfield Heights, Ohio, 44124, United States
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Cleveland Clinic Marymount Campus (Site 207-006), 12300 McCracken Road
Garfield Heights, Ohio, 44125, United States
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Columbia University Irving Medical Center (Site 301-027), 177 Fort Washington Ave.
New York, New York, 10032, United States
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Denver Health Medical Center (Site 204-004), 780 Delaware Street, Pavilion B
Denver, Colorado, 80204, United States
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Duke University Hospital (Site 301-006), 2301 Erwin Road
Durham, North Carolina, 27710, United States
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Emory University (Site 301-008), Bldg. A, Suite 2236, 1365 Clifton Rd., NE.
Atlanta, Georgia, 30322, United States
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Harborview Medical Center (Site 208-001), 325 9th Ave.
Seattle, Washington, 98104, United States
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Houston Methodist Hospital (Site 301-028), 6565 Fannin Street
Houston, Texas, 77030, United States
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Intermountain Medical Center (Site 211-001), 5121 South Cottonwood Street
Murray, Utah, 84107, United States
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Massachusetts General Hospital (Site 202-002), 55 Fruit Street
Boston, Massachusetts, 02114, United States
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MedStar Health Research Institute (Site 009-021), 110 Irving St., NW.
Washington D.C., District of Columbia, 20010, United States
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Medical University of South Carolina (Site 210-002), 96 Jonathan Lucas St., CSB 214
Charleston, South Carolina, 29425, United States
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Montefiore Medical Center - Moses Hospital (Site 206-001), 111 E. 210th Street
The Bronx, New York, 10467, United States
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Montefiore Medical Center - Weiler campus (Site 206-003), 111 E. 210th Street
The Bronx, New York, 10467, United States
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Mount Sinai Medical Center (Site 301-012), Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, One Gustave L. Levy Place
New York, New York, 10029, United States
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Oregon Health & Science University (Site 208-003), 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Rd.
Portland, Oregon, 97239-3098, United States
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Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center (Site 203-002), 757 Westwood Plaza
Los Angeles, California, 90095, United States
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Stanford University Hospital & Clinics (Site 203-003), 300 Pasteur Dr.
Stanford, California, 94305, United States
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Swedish Medical Center (Site 208-005), 747 Broadway
Seattle, Washington, 98122, United States
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Texas Heart Institute (Site 301-017), 6770 Bertner, MC4-266
Houston, Texas, 77030, United States
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The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center (Site 207-004), 410 W. 10th Avenue
Columbus, Ohio, 43210, United States
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UCSF Fresno (Site 203-005), 155 N. Fresno Street
Fresno, California, 93701, United States
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UCSF Medical Center (Site 203-001), Moffit-Long Hospital, 505 Parnassus Ave.
San Francisco, California, 94143, United States
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UCSF Medical Center at Mount Zion (Site 203-007), 1600 Divisadero St.
San Francisco, California, 94115, United States
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UVA School of Medicine (Site 210-003), University of Virginia Health System, University Hospital, 1215 Lee St.
Charlottesville, Virginia, 22908, United States
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University of Cincinnati Medical Center (Site 207-003), 234 Goodman Street, ML 0740
Cincinnati, Ohio, 45219, United States
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University of Colorado Hospital (Site 204-001), 12605 E. 16th Avenue
Aurora, Colorado, 80045, United States
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University of Texas Health Science Center (Site 203-006), 7000 Fannin St.
Houston, Texas, 77030, United States
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University of Utah Hospital (Site 211-002), 50 North Medical Drive
Salt Lake City, Utah, 84132, United States
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VA Loma Linda Healthcare System (Site 074-017), 11201 Benton Street
Loma Linda, California, 92357, United States
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Vanderbilt University Medical Center (Site 212-001), 1211 Medical Center Drive
Nashville, Tennessee, 37232, United States
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Wake Forest Baptist Health (Site 210-001), Medical Center Blvd
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 27157, United States
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Washington DC VA Medical Center (Site 009-004), 50 Irving Street, NW.
Washington D.C., District of Columbia, 20422, United States
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West Virginia University Medicine (Site 301-023), One Medical Center Drive
Morgantown, West Virginia, 26506, United States
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