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Evaluation of the Efficacy and Safety of Treatments for Patients Hospitalized for COVID-19 Infection Without Signs of Acute Respiratory Failure, in Tunisia

Evaluation of the Efficacy and Safety of Treatments for Patients Hospitalized for COVID-19 Infection Without Signs of Acute Respiratory Failure, in Tunisia Multicentric Randomized Comparative Study

Status
Withdrawn
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT04528927
Acronym
THINC
Enrollment
0
Registered
2020-08-27
Start date
2020-05-15
Completion date
2020-07-15
Last updated
2020-08-27

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Conditions

COVID 19, Patients Hospitalized

Brief summary

Evaluation of the efficacy and safety of Treatments for Patients Hospitalized for COVID-19 Infection without signs of acute respiratory failure, in Tunisia Multicentric Randomized Comparative Study

Detailed description

Arm 1: * Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ): 600 mg on the 1st day as a starting dose then 200 mg \* 2 /D for 9 days * Azithromycin: 500 mg (1st day) then 250 mg / D for 4 days * Usual standard treatment Arm 2: * HCQ: 600 mg on the 1st day as a starting dose then 200 mg \* 2 / D for 9 days * Azithromycin: 500 mg (1st day) then 250 mg / D for 4 days * Zinc: 220 mg per day for 10 days * Usual standard treatment Arm 3: * Azithromycin: 500 mg (1st day) then 250 mg / D for 4 days * Doxycycline: 200 mg per day for 10 days. * Usual standard treatment

Interventions

DRUGHCQ

600 mg on the 1st day as a starting dose then 200 mg \* 2 /D for 9 days

DRUGAzithromycin

500 mg (1st day) then 250 mg / D for 4 days

DRUGDoxycycline

200 mg per day for 10 days

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENTZinc

220 mg per day for 10 days

Sponsors

Eshmoun Clinical Research Center
CollaboratorNETWORK
Datametrix
CollaboratorINDUSTRY
Abderrahmane Mami Hospital
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Intervention model description

Parallel assignment

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 80 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Confirmed patient COVID19 positive with clinical signs of acute lower respiratory infection with signs of pneumonia or bronchitis: fever and / or cough and / or difficulty breathing in the absence of acute respiratory failure (PaO2\> 60 mmHg) with Plus or less : * Chills * Asthenia, fatigability * Headache * Arthromas myalgia * Dry throat * Rhinorrhea * An anosmia * chest pain * Diarrhea * Nausea and vomiting * Absence of rhythm disturbance (Qt interval \<500ms) * Patients hospitalized in the medical service * 18 years old \<Age \<80 years old * Having given written consent for their participation in the study

Exclusion criteria

* Allergy to macrolides, local anesthetics such as lidocaine or amide type and betalactamines * Take hydroxychloquine in the previous month * Severe / severe liver failure * Kidney failure (GFR \<30 ml / min / 1.73 m2) * Ongoing treatments with colchicine, ergot, rye, pimozide, mizolastine, simvastatin, lomitapide, alfuzosin, dapoxetine, avanafil, ivabradine, eplerenone, dronedarone, quetiapine, ticagrelor, cisapride, astemizole, terfenadine, ranolazine, domperidone. * Complete branch block * Hypovolemia * Retinopathy including vitreous involvement * Psoriasis * Pregnant or breastfeeding woman * hypersensitivity to chloroquine or hydroxychloroquine or to any of the other ingredients of this medication

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Evaluate the rate of patients cured at the end of the study.2 monthsThe healing criteria are defined clinically as: disappearance of clinical signs of acute respiratory infection absence of fever
Evaluate the rate of patients are pauci-symptomatic at the end of the study.2 monthsA patient will be defined as pauci-symptomatic if presence: * Light dry cough * Discomfort, * More or less : * Headache, * Muscle pain

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Evaluate the rate of patients with worsening clinical signs2 monthsPatients require transfer to intensive care with the appearance of: * Acute respiratory failure: PaO2 \<60 mmHg in AA gold * Signs of circulatory insufficiency: mottling, tachycardia, systolic BP ≤90mmHg or having dropped by 40 mmHg compared to base BP or * Confusion or alteration of the state of consciousness

Countries

Tunisia

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026