Status:

UNKNOWN

Efficacy of Various Doses of Hydroxychloroquine in Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis for COVID 19

Lead Sponsor:

Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Medical University

Conditions:

COVID 19

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-60 years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

Hydroxychloroquine has been approved by FDA as one of the treatment options for COVID 19.Healthcare personnel are amongst those at highest risk to contract the disease. Several health authorities are ...

Detailed Description

Study design: Phase 2 proof of concept study Study Type: Interventional (Clinical Trial) Estimated Enrollment : at least 200 participants Since the investigators have no current data on pre-exposure ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Inclusion Criteria after taking a written informed consent:
  • A healthcare worker at high risk for COVID19 exposure (defined below):
  • Persons primarily working in emergency departments (physicians, nurses, ancillary staff, triage personnel) ;
  • Persons primarily working in intensive care units (physicians, nurses, ancillary staff, respiratory therapists) ;
  • Persons performing aerosol generating procedures (i.e. anesthesiologists, nurse anesthetists, gastroenterologists performing endoscopy, Pulmonologists performing bronchoscopy);
  • First responders (i.e. EMTs, paramedics) ;
  • Persons working in the departments of General Medicine, Pulmonology, Infectious disease and Isolation wards.
  • Exclusion Criteria:
  • Active COVID-19 disease;
  • Confirmed prior COVID-19 disease;
  • Current fever, cough, shortness of breath;
  • Contraindication or hypersensitivity to chloroquine or hydroxychloroquine ad hypersensitivity to 4-aminoquinoline compounds;
  • Pregnancy;
  • Lactation;
  • Prior retinal eye disease;
  • Known Chronic Kidney disease, Stage 4 or 5 or dialysis;
  • Known glucose-6 phosphate dehydrogenase (G-6-PD) deficiency ;
  • Weight \<40 kg;
  • Current use of chloroquine,hydroxychloroquine or cardiac medicines like flecainide, amiodarone, digoxin, procainamide, or propafenone;
  • Current use of medications with known significant drug-drug interactions: artemether, lumefantrine, mefloquine, tamoxifen or methotrexate;
  • Current use of medications causing QT interval prolongation like: macrolides,antipsychotics,quinolones,antihistamines,SSRIs,tricyclic antidepressants, antifungals;
  • Recent Myocardial Infarction;
  • History of Epilepsy

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    May 1 2020

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ESTIMATED

    End Date :

    September 25 2020

    Estimated Enrollment :

    200 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT04359537

    Start Date

    May 1 2020

    End Date

    September 25 2020

    Last Update

    May 19 2020

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    Shaheed Zulfiaqar Ali Bhutto Medical University

    Islamabad, Federal Capital, Pakistan, 44000