Clinical study to compare the efficacy and safety of casirivimab & imdevimab, remdesivir, and favipravir in hospitalized COVID-19 patients.

Background: Corona Virus disease - 2019 (COVID-19) disease induces scientific research to find a control to this pandemic from 2020 year up to now. Recently, various advances in pharmacotherapy against COVID-19 have emerged. Objectives: To compare the efficacy and safety of antibodies cocktail (casirivimab and imdevimab), Remdesivir, and Favipravir in the COVID-19 patients. Study design: This study is a single-blind non-Randomized Controlled Trial (non-RCT). The drugs of the study are prescribed by lectures on chest diseases, faculty of medicine-Mansoura University. The duration of the study is about six months after ethical approval.265 hospitalized COVID-19 patients were used to represent the COVID-19 population and were assigned into three groups in a ratio of (1:2:2) respectively, Group (A) received REGN3048-3051(Antibodies cocktail (casirivimab and imdevimab)), group (B) received remdesivir, and group (C) received favipravir. Results: Casirivimab and imdevimab achieve less 28-day mortality rate, and less mortality at hospital discharge than Remdesivir, and Favipravir. Conclusion: From all of these results, it is concluded that Group A (Casirivimab & imdevimab) achieves more favorable outcomes than B (Remdesivir) & C (Favipravir) intervention groups. Clinical trial registration: NCT05502081, 16/08/2022, Clinicaltrials.gov.