Status:

UNKNOWN

Effectiveness of Hydroxychloroquine in Covid-19 Patients

Lead Sponsor:

Prof. Dr. Umar Farooq

Collaborating Sponsors:

Ayub Medical College, Abbottabad

Conditions:

COVID19

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-50 years

Phase:

PHASE3

Brief Summary

To find the effectiveness of hydroxychloroquine alone and adjuvant with azithromycin in mild to severe Covide-19 pneumonia patients admitted to Coronavirus cell/ward of Ayub Teaching hospital, Abbotta...

Detailed Description

Coronavirus (SARS-nCoV-2) is a member family coronaviridae, order Nidovirales. It is single-stranded, positive sense enveloped RNA discovered in early 1960s. Coronavirus pandemic put a lot of lives at...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Confirmed cases of Covid-19 (all by RT-PCR from same laboratory)
  • Mild to severe clinical presentation (identified at the time of admission to ward by National Early Warning Score NEWS-2; mild 0-4; severe 5-6)

Exclusion

  • Covid-19 critically ill patients (NEWS-2 score \<7),
  • Unable to take oral medication,
  • Immunocompromised,
  • Creatinine clearance (CCL) \< 30 ml/min,
  • Aspartate transaminase (AST) or alanine transaminase (ALT) \> 5 times Upper limit of normal (ULN),
  • d-dimer \> 2microgram per liter, or
  • Known comorbid condition like hypertension, cardiovascular disease, diabetes mellites, asthma, COPD, cerebrovascular disorder, malignancy of any type, pregnancy,
  • BMI less than 18
  • Smoking history (one pack per day) for past six months

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

March 28 2020

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

June 28 2020

Estimated Enrollment :

75 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04328272

Start Date

March 28 2020

End Date

June 28 2020

Last Update

April 2 2020

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Ayub Teaching Institution

Abbottābād, K.p.k, Pakistan, 00532