Effectiveness and Safety of Quinine Sulfate as add-on Therapy for COVID-19 in Hospitalized Adults in Indonesia ( DEAL-COVID19 )

Summary

This is a multicenter, randomized, open-label, controlled trial to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of Quinine Sulfate as an add-on therapy in hospitalized adults with COVID-19. The study is a multi-center trial that will be conducted in up to approximately 2 sites nationally. New sites may be added as needed after appropriate assessment. Interim monitoring will be conducted to evaluate the arms and for safety and effectiveness. Any changes would be accompanied by an updated sample size. Subjects will be assessed while hospitalized. All subjects will undergo a series of laboratory tests (CBC, SGOT, SGPT, Ureum, Creatinine, EKG, and PCR), clinical examination (clinical assessment, vital signs, accompanying drugs, and other medical conditions) and safety assessment (serious adverse events/ SAE) Randomization will be performed 1:1 for each arm. Arm 1 = Standard of Care (SoC) alone, arm 2 = SoC + Quinine Sulfate

Timeline

Start

2021-04-26

Primary completion

2022-06-30

Completion

2023-05-31

Publications

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