Status:

WITHDRAWN

A Study of Hydroxycholoroquine Compared to Placebo as Treatment for People With COVID-19

Lead Sponsor:

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Conditions:

COVID-19

COVID19

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

This study is being done to see if hydroxychloroquine is an effective treatment for COVID-19.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Age 18 years and older
  • Subjects must have a documented positive test for the SARS-CoV-2 infection within 7 days of randomization
  • Subject must be hospitalized within 72 hours of randomization
  • Subjects must be receiving standard of care for SARS-CoV-2
  • Subject/Legally Authorized Representative (LAR) must have the ability to understand and give informed consent
  • Subject must be able to take and absorb hydroxychloroquine at the discretion of the investigator

Exclusion

  • Prior receipt of hydroxychloroquine for treatment or prophylaxis of SARS-CoV-2 or patient is taking hydroxychloroquine for other approved indications (e.g., lupus, rheumatoid arthritis)
  • No documented SARS-CoV-2 infection
  • Mechanical ventilation
  • Known hypersensitivity to hydroxychloroquine or 4-aminoquinoline derivatives Preexisting retinopathy documented in medical history
  • Pregnancy or Breastfeeding
  • Concurrent use of any other quinine derivative (chloroquine, mefloquine) or rifamycins (rifampin, rifabutin)
  • Antiarrhythmic medications (amiodarone, sotalol, dofetilide, procainamide, quinidine, flecainide)
  • History of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency
  • Pre-treatment corrected QT interval (QTc) \>500 milliseconds
  • Pressor requirement to maintain blood pressure
  • Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and/or asparate aminotransferase (AST) level \> 5X upper limit of normal
  • Creatinine clearance \<30 mL/min or requirement of dialysis or continuous venovenous hemofiltration
  • Concomitant participation in a therapeutic trial for SARS-CoV-2 or receiving any experimental treatment for SARS-CoV-2 within 7 days of randomization
  • Any condition that in the opinion of the principal investigator would prevent participation in the trial or would interfere with the trial endpoints

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

May 5 2020

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

September 25 2020

Estimated Enrollment :

Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04379492

Start Date

May 5 2020

End Date

September 25 2020

Last Update

May 16 2025

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Memorial Sloan - Kettering Cancer Center

New York, New York, United States, 10021