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NCT04494646 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · Phase 2

BARCONA: A Study of Effects of Bardoxolone Methyl in Participants With SARS-Corona Virus-2 (COVID-19)

A Phase 2 study, sponsored by NYU Langone Health.

Completed
Registry status
Phase 2
Development phase
40
Enrollment target

NCT04494646: Completed Phase 2 study, sponsored by NYU Langone Health.

NCT04494646 is a Phase 2 study that has completed, run by NYU Langone Health. The registered enrollment target is 40 participants, below the 133-participant average among 30,622 other Phase 2 trials with a reported enrollment target (70% lower). According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT04494646, a Phase 2 study, has completed, sponsored by NYU Langone Health.

COMPLETED
Registry status
Phase 2
Development phase
40 participants
Enrollment target

Study Summary

This multi-center, double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized Phase 2 trial will study the safety, tolerability, and efficacy of bardoxolone methyl in patients hospitalized with confirmed COVID-19. The trial will include approximately 40 patients and is designed to provide an early interim analysis of safety. Patients will be randomized using permuted block randomization in a 1:1 fashion to either once-daily administration of bardoxolone methyl (20 mg) or matching placebo and treatment will be administered for the duration of hospitalization (until recovery), with a maximum treatment duration of 29 days.

Interventions

  • DRUG Placebo
  • DRUG Bardoxolone Methyl

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 40 participants
Start Date 2020-09-08
Est. Completion 2021-01-08
Phase Phase 2
NYU Langone Health

1,164 total trials

What the finished NCT04494646 record still lists

NCT04494646 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. The registry caps enrollment at 40 participants, a relatively small participant target, below the 133-participant average among 30,622 other Phase 2 trials with a reported enrollment target (70% lower).

The record links to 0 conditions, and to 2 interventions - of which Placebo is the first listed.

NCT04494646 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT04494646 about?

NCT04494646 is a clinical study titled "BARCONA: A Study of Effects of Bardoxolone Methyl in Participants With SARS-Corona Virus-2 (COVID-19)". This multi-center, double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized Phase 2 trial will study the safety, tolerability, and efficacy of bardoxolone methyl in patients hospitalized with confirmed COVID-19. The trial will include approximately 40 patients and is designed to provide an early interim analysi...

What is the current status of trial NCT04494646?

This trial is currently completed. It is a Phase 2 study. The enrollment target is 40 participants. The study started on 2020-09-08. Estimated completion is 2021-01-08.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT04494646?

The interventions under investigation include: Placebo (DRUG), Bardoxolone Methyl (DRUG).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT04494646?

This trial is sponsored by NYU Langone Health, which has 1,164 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How this trial's enrollment target compares

Where NCT04494646's enrollment target sits among peer trials

40 1362nd of 2000 higher than 542 of 2,000 other Phase 2 trials

participants (enrollment target), bucketed by value

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Source ClinicalTrials.gov registry export · 2026-08-08

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Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT04494646, the US trial registry maintained by the National Library of Medicine. NCT04494646 (small enrollment · none site footprint · completed) retrieved and formatted by PlainTrial, see methodology.