Ivermectin Treatment Efficacy in Covid-19 High Risk Patients

Summary

This is a multicenter study, which is aimed to investigate the efficacy of the Ivermectin drug in high risk COVID-19 patients. This study will compare Ivermectin treatment efficacy with standard of care alone. Target cohort is mild to moderate symptomatic Covid-19 (Stage 2-3), high risk patients aged 50 years and above with comorbidity, who presented to hospitals within first 7 days of illness.

Timeline

Start

2021-05-31

Primary completion

2021-10-31

Completion

2021-10-31

Publications

• Lim SCL, Hor CP, Tay KH, Mat Jelani A, Tan WH, Ker HB, Chow TS, Zaid M, Cheah WK, Lim HH, Khalid KE, Cheng JT, Mohd Unit H, An N, Nasruddin AB, Low LL, Khoo SWR, Loh JH, Zaidan NZ, Ab Wahab S, Song LH, Koh HM, King TL, Lai NM, Chidambaram SK, Peariasamy KM; I-TECH Study Group. Efficacy of Ivermectin Treatment on Disease Progression Among Adults With Mild to Moderate COVID-19 and Comorbidities: The I-TECH Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Intern Med. 2022 Apr 1;182(4):426-435. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2022.0189.

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