Status:

COMPLETED

Efficacy of Melatonin in the Prophylaxis of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Among Healthcare Workers.

Lead Sponsor:

Instituto de Investigación Hospital Universitario La Paz

Conditions:

Covid19

SARS-CoV 2

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-65 years

Phase:

PHASE2

PHASE3

Brief Summary

There is an urgent need to evaluate interventions that can prevent the infection with SARS-CoV 2 of healthcare workers at risk. Melatonin is an inexpensive and safe product with protective effect in b...

Detailed Description

Healthcare workers are at an increased risk of acquiring COVID-19 due to an increased exposure to the virus and global personal protective equipment shortages. Preventing the infection of healthcare w...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Healthcare workers from the public and private Spanish hospital network at risk of SARS-CoV 2 infection
  • Not having a previous COVID19 diagnosis
  • Not having experienced COVID19 symptoms from March 1st 2020 until randomization
  • Understanding the purpose of the trial and not having taken any pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) including HIV PrEP from March 1st 2020 until randomization
  • Having a negative SARS-CoV 2 CRP before randomization
  • Having a negative urinary pregnancy test in the previous 7 days for premenopausal women
  • Premenopausal women and males with premenopausal couples must commit to using a high efficiency anticonceptive method

Exclusion

  • HIV infection
  • Active hepatitis B infection
  • Renal failure (CrCl \< 60 mL/min/1.73 m2) or need for hemodialysis
  • Osteoporosis
  • Myasthenia gravis
  • Retinitis pigmentosa
  • Bradycardia (less than 50 bpm)
  • Weight less than 40 Kg
  • Treatment with drugs that prolong the QT interval for more than 7 days in the last month before randomization including: azithromycin, cisapride, methadone, droperidol, sotalol, quinidine, clarithromycin, haloperidol...
  • Hereditary intolerance to galactose, Lapp lactase deficiency or glucose or galactose malabsorption
  • Treatment with fluvoxamine
  • Treatment with benzodiazepines or benzodiazepine analogues such as zolpidem, zopiclone or zaleplon
  • Pregnancy
  • Breastfeeding
  • History of potentially immune derived diseases such as: lupus, Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, vasculitis or rheumatoid arthritis
  • Insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus
  • Known history of hypersensitivity to the study drug or any of its components
  • Patients that should not be included in the study at the judgment of the research team

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

April 20 2020

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

December 1 2020

Estimated Enrollment :

450 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04353128

Start Date

April 20 2020

End Date

December 1 2020

Last Update

November 23 2021

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Hospital Universitario La Paz

Madrid, Spain, 28046