Study type

Study type

Non-interventional study

Scope of the study

Assessment of risk minimisation measure implementation or effectiveness
Drug utilisation
Effectiveness study (incl. comparative)
Non-interventional study

Non-interventional study design

Cohort
Other

Non-interventional study design, other

Prescription event monitoring
Study drug and medical condition

Name of medicine

Paxlovid

Name of medicine, other

Lagevrio

Medical condition to be studied

COVID-19
Population studied

Age groups

Adults (18 to < 46 years)
Adults (46 to < 65 years)
Adults (65 to < 75 years)
Adults (75 to < 85 years)
Adults (85 years and over)

Special population of interest

Hepatic impaired
Immunocompromised
Renal impaired

Estimated number of subjects

107
Study design details

Main study objective

To generate real-world evidence on the effectiveness and safety of COVID-19 oral antiviral medicines, therefore contributing to support informed political, regulatory and clinical decisions.

Outcomes

Safety outcomes: the incidence of AE (with particular focus on AE of special interest) that emerge during or after the treatment period, serious AE, and AE leading to discontinuation of the treatment, as coded according to the MedDRA. Effectiveness outcomes: the incidence of hospitalisation for any cause (defined as ≥24 hours of acute care in a hospital or any similar facility) or death for any, Adherence to treatment: will be measured using the self-reported 7-item Measure Treatment Adherence (MTA) tool validated for the Portuguese Population9. The MTA is a psychometric tool derived from the Morisky et al. questionnaire and evaluates the individuals` behaviour concerning the daily use of medication.

Data analysis plan

A descriptive analysis will be conducted on all study variables. Categorical variables will be described through absolute and relative frequencies, and continuous variables will be described by descriptive statistics using mean and standard deviation, quartiles, median value, and minimum and maximum values. Demographic and screening data will be described using the descriptive measures defined above and according to each variable type. Clinical information recorded at baseline visit will also be described to all subjects Univariate and multivariate regression analyses will be performed to evaluate the relationship between the presence of risk factors and AE. Survival analysis will be conducted for time until hospitalization and until dead (total and medicines related) and until AE. A propensity score model will be applied to compare the safety and effectiveness of the different oral antivirals.