Efficacy, Safety, Tolerability of AXA1125 in Fatigue After COVID-19 Infection

Axcella Health, Inc41 enrolled

Overview

This study will compare the effects of AXA1125, an orally active mixture of amino acids, compared to placebo, on improving muscle function (metabolism) following moderate exercise in subjects with fatigue-Predominant Post-Acute Sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 as well as the safety and tolerability of AXA1125. Subjects will take one dose of AXA1125 or a placebo twice daily for 28 days.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

TRIPLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Post-Acute Sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 (PASC) Infection

Interventions

AXA1125DRUG

AXA1125 administered BID with or without food

PlaceboDRUG

Matching Placebo administered BID with or without food

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 64 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Willing to participate in the study and provide written informed consent * Male and female adults aged \> 18 years and less than 65 years * Must have had clinically suspected COVID-19 and a positive antibody test or a documented SARS-CoV-2 infection (a positive reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction test) at least 12 weeks prior to Screening * Must have fatigue-predominant PASC * Other than PASC, a subject must be in good health without other significant medical or not well controlled medical or psychiatric conditions Exclusion Criteria: * Other than PASC, have an explanation for fatigue * Other than PASC, a history or presence of an uncontrolled, clinically significant disease * Medical history that includes of Non-invasive or invasive ventilatory support for COVID 19, Intensive care unit or other high dependency unit admission for COVID-19, Hospitalization for \>1 week for COVID-19 without intubation

Locations (1)

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Oxford, United Kingdom

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Change from baseline at Week 4 in the phosphocreatine (PCr) recovery rate following moderate exercise, as assessed by 31P-magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS)