Status:

COMPLETED

Hydroxychloroquine as Chemoprevention for COVID-19 for High Risk Healthcare Workers

Lead Sponsor:

Hackensack Meridian Health

Conditions:

Covid19

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-99 years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

The study proposes to conduct an open-label Phase II trial to evaluate the feasibility, safety and early efficacy of hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) administration in reduction of transmission of severe acut...

Detailed Description

Given the lack of data regarding use of HCQ for COVID-19 prevention in healthy participants in midst of pandemic crisis, this study proposes an expedited feasibility study focusing on safety and early...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Volunteers ages 18 to 99 years,
  • Able to sign own informed consent form,
  • Considered high-risk healthcare care providers in a hospital setting with active exposure to COVID-19 infection.
  • High-risk healthcare providers are defined as those actively working during the study duration in the Emergency Department and in the Intensive Care Setting, for the purpose of this study.

Exclusion

  • Inability to tolerate an oral medication or known allergy to chloroquine or hydroxychloroquine
  • Pregnancy or breast-feeding
  • Immunocompromised status, hepatic failure, electrolytic imbalance
  • Creatinine clearance (CCL) \<30 mL/min
  • Prolonged QT interval (QTc \> 450ms for males and QTc \> 470 for females)
  • Confirmed COVID-19 infection on baseline testing
  • Has another known contraindication to treatment with the study drug, including retinopathy.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

April 14 2020

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

May 10 2021

Estimated Enrollment :

48 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04345653

Start Date

April 14 2020

End Date

May 10 2021

Last Update

May 12 2021

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Hackensack Meridian Health - JFK Medical Center

Edison, New Jersey, United States, 08820