CCHF has a wide geographical distribution with cases mainly occurring in Asia, the Middle East, South-Eastern Europe and Africa. Since its emergence in 2002, Turkiye has been the epicentre of activity worldwide reporting up to more than 1000 cases annually. CCHF case management relies on the provision of optimised supportive care; therapeutic options lack a robust evidence base The UMIT-2 Trial (UMIT = 'Hope' in Turkish) will be the first large randomised controlled trial of novel therapeutics in CCHF, undertaken in multiple trial sites in Turkiye and Iraq. It uses an efficient adaptive platform design (Phase IIb), focussed on antiviral efficacy with interim monitoring to introduce new arms and allow early stopping for futility, efficacy, or safety
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Virologic objective: To compare CCHFV viral dynamics of investigational therapeutics relative to the control arm
Timeframe: Day 5 from treatment start