Pre-exposure Prophylaxis for SARS-Coronavirus-2

Summary

Objective: To determine if pre-exposure prophylaxis with hydroxychloroquine is effective for the prevention of COVID-19 disease.

Timeline

Start

2020-04-06

Primary completion

2020-07-13

Completion

2020-07-13

Publications

• Results Rajasingham R, Bangdiwala AS, Nicol MR, Skipper CP, Pastick KA, Axelrod ML, Pullen MF, Nascene AA, Williams DA, Engen NW, Okafor EC, Rini BI, Mayer IA, McDonald EG, Lee TC, Li P, MacKenzie LJ, Balko JM, Dunlop SJ, Hullsiek KH, Boulware DR, Lofgren SM; COVID PREP team. Hydroxychloroquine as Pre-exposure Prophylaxis for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Healthcare Workers: A Randomized Trial. Clin Infect Dis. 2021 Jun 1;72(11):e835-e843. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciaa1571.
• Lofgren SM, Nicol MR, Bangdiwala AS, Pastick KA, Okafor EC, Skipper CP, Pullen MF, Engen NW, Abassi M, Williams DA, Nascene AA, Axelrod ML, Lother SA, MacKenzie LJ, Drobot G, Marten N, Cheng MP, Zarychanski R, Schwartz IS, Silverman M, Chagla Z, Kelly LE, McDonald EG, Lee TC, Hullsiek KH, Boulware DR, Rajasingham R. Safety of Hydroxychloroquine Among Outpatient Clinical Trial Participants for COVID-19. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2020 Oct 19;7(11):ofaa500. doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofaa500. eCollection 2020 Nov.

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