Effectiveness of Ivermectin as add-on Therapy in COVID-19 Management

November 2, 2020 updated by: Faiq Gorial, University of Baghdad

Effectiveness of Ivermectin as add-on Therapy in COVID-19 Management (An Externally Controlled Pilot Trial)

Comparing the effectiveness of Ivermectin( IVM) +Hydroxychloroquin + azithromycin (AZT) group to Hydroxychloroquin (HCQ) + azithromycin (AZT)

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Comparing effectiveness of single dose 0.2mg/kg Ivermectin (IVM) plus hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) 400mg BID in first day then 200mg BID for 5 days plus azithromycin (AZT) 500mg in first day then 250mg for 5 days.

The comparison group was a historical control population and data collected from the current study were compared to that historical control population

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

16

Phase

  • Phase 1

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

    • Baghdad
      • Bagdad, Baghdad, Iraq, 964
        • General Directorate of Medical City

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

-1. Patients with age above 18 years and any gender with definite Dx of covid19 and pneumonia in the ward according to the clinical, laboratory, and imaging criteria.

2. Understands and agrees to comply with planned study procedures.

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Patients with hypersensitivity or severe adverse effects to Ivermectin
  2. Renal impairment
  3. Hepatic impairment.
  4. Pregnancy or a desire to become pregnant (drug considered pregnancy category c)
  5. Breast feeding.
  6. Patient with covid 19 positive and mild no pneumonia
  7. Children under the age of five or those who weigh less than 15 kilograms

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Ivermectin (IVM)+ Hydroxychloroquin (HCQ)+ Azithromycin (AZT)
Ivermectin 12 mg /weekly )+ Hydroxychloroquine 400mg/daily + azithromycin 500mg daily
Ivermectin 0.2 mg /kg (single dose at once =2 tablets of 6mg/weekly
Other Names:
  • Ivermectin

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Number of Cured Patients
Time Frame: 4 weeks
Primary outcome is assessed by calculating the number of patients who had symptoms free and two successive readings of negative PCR swab.
4 weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Time to Cure of COVID-19 Patients in the IVM +HCQ+AZT Group
Time Frame: 4 week
Time to cure is evaluated by measuring time from admission of the patient to the hospital till discharge after being free of symptoms and negative PCR swab. Once nasopharyngeal and oropharyngeal swab viral PCR testing yielded negative results 2 times consecutively, no further testing was performed
4 week

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Faiq I Gorial, Professor, University of Baghdad
  • Study Chair: Jawad I. Rasheed, Arab Board for Health Specialiazation in Iraq

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

April 18, 2020

Primary Completion (Actual)

May 31, 2020

Study Completion (Actual)

June 1, 2020

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

April 5, 2020

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 8, 2020

First Posted (Actual)

April 13, 2020

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

November 4, 2020

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 2, 2020

Last Verified

November 1, 2020

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • PRO20040001

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

No

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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