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pentoxifyliine in COVID-19

Effects of pentoxifyliine on clinical outcomes of patients with COVID19: A randomaized double-blind clinical trial

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT20190804044429N4
Enrollment
60
Registered
2020-11-25
Start date
2020-11-10
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2020-11-30

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Conditions

COVID-19 pneumonia. COVID-19, virus identified

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: therapeutic regime including hydroxychloroquine 400 mg stat and lopinavir/ritonavir and250 mcg interferon beta 1 b subcutaneous injection every other day for at lea

Sponsors

Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria are adults over the age of 18 with a diagnosis of COVID-19 based on clinical criteria (presence of any symptoms of cough, shortness of breath, fever, and CT scan of the lung for evidence of involvement consistent with COVID-19 infection) or PCR.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: History of allergy to any drugs of therapeutic regimen pregnancy and lactation renal and hepatic disease History of cerebral or ocular bleeding Glomerular infiltration less than 30 ml / min History of use of pentoxifylline Symptoms start more than 14 days before

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Clinical response to therapeutic regimen by respiratory rate. Timepoint: Before intervention and daily during the study. Method of measurement: physical exam.;Clinical response to therapeutic regimen by blood oxygen saturation. Timepoint: Before intervention and daily during the study. Method of measurement: pulse oximeter.;Clinical response to therapeutic regimen by fever recovery. Timepoint: Before intervention and daily during the study. Method of measurement: thermometer.;Therapeutic regimen safety. Timepoint: Daily during the study. Method of measurement: patient tolerability.;Clinical response to therapeutic regimen by LDH level reduction. Timepoint: before intervention and then three times weekly during the study. Method of measurement: LDH laboratory kite.;Clinical response to therapeutic regimen by CRP level reduction. Timepoint: before intervention and then three times weekly during the study. Method of measurement: CRP laboratory kite.;Clinical response to therapeutic regimen by lymphocyte count recovery. Timepoint: before intervention and then daily during the study. Method of measurement: Cell blood count test.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Hospital stay duration. Timepoint: End of treatment. Method of measurement: Patient file.;Mortality rate. Timepoint: Daily during the study. Method of measurement: patient file.;IL-6 concentration. Timepoint: The first and fifth day of hospitalization. Method of measurement: ELISA kit.;Total antioxidant level. Timepoint: The first and fifth day of hospitalization. Method of measurement: Spectroscopy.;Carbonyl protein. Timepoint: The first and fifth day of hospitalization. Method of measurement: Spectroscopy.;Lipid peroxidation rate. Timepoint: The first and fifth day of hospitalization. Method of measurement: Spectroscopy.;Glutathione concentration. Timepoint: The first and fifth day of hospitalization. Method of measurement: Spectroscopy.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

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Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences

ghazaeianm@gmail.com+98 11 3334 3011

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026