interferon / TFF2 (n=40) vs. standard of care (n=40)
randomized controlled trial
Interferon kappa plus TFF2
Both proteins (5 mg TFF2 plus 2 mg IFN-k) were dissolved in 5 mL sterilized water, and the combination aerosol was delivered to the patient for 20 to 30 min by a nasal mask driven by a medical compressed air atomizer (YUWELL, 403M). The aerosol inhalation treatment started from the first day of hospitalization and was administered 6 times every 24 h.
Standard care
Standard care alone. Standard care included symptomatic treatment with hydroxychloroquine, antibiotic agents, vasopressors, antifever medicine, vitamin C, immune enhancers, or traditional Chinese medicines.
Both groups received standard of care.
COVID-19 mild to moderate
Male and nonpregnant femalepatients at 18 years of age or older were eligible after they were confirmedas SARS-CoV-2 positive by RT-PCR. In addition, patients wereincluded if their peripheral capillary oxygen saturation (SpO2) was >94% on room air at screening. Symptoms of infection include fever,cough, and myalgia, with diarrhea, with the subsequent developmentof dyspnea or of pneumonia on chest CT. Patients with moderatepneumonia were then included following Diagnosis and TreatmentProtocol for Novel Coronavirus Pneumonia
Open-label.
Single center, Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center, Shanghai, China.
