Efficacy of Ivermectin in COVID-19

Summary

It is a randomized controlled trial to assess the efficacy of Ivermectin in COVID-19. Patient recruited will be assigned to two groups one group will be given ivermectin with standard chloroquine regimen and the other group will be receiving chloroquine only. Out come will be recorded by documenting PCR reports at 48, 96 and 144 hours.

Timeline

Start

2020-04-15

Primary completion

2020-07

Completion

2020-07

Publications

• Background Caly L, Druce JD, Catton MG, Jans DA, Wagstaff KM. The FDA-approved drug ivermectin inhibits the replication of SARS-CoV-2 in vitro. Antiviral Res. 2020 Jun;178:104787. doi: 10.1016/j.antiviral.2020.104787. Epub 2020 Apr 3.
• Results Simsek Yavuz S, Unal S. Antiviral treatment of COVID-19. Turk J Med Sci. 2020 Apr 21;50(SI-1):611-619. doi: 10.3906/sag-2004-145.

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