Novel Regimens in COVID-19 Treatment
- Registration Number
- NCT04382846
- Lead Sponsor
- Tanta University
- Brief Summary
Nitazoxanide has been shown to have a clinical efficacy against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; ivermectin has also demonstrated a remarkable experimental efficacy with a potential to be used for Coronavirus disease 2019.
- Detailed Description
Nitazoxanide has been shown to have a clinical efficacy against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus; ivermectin has also demonstrated a remarkable experimental efficacy with a potential to be used for Coronavirus disease 2019. Some studies demonstrated the efficacy of combined regimen of nitazoxanide and azithromycin or ivermectin and chloroquine.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- RECRUITING
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 160
- Patients with COVID-19 infection
- Allergy or contraindication to the drugs.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Nitazoxanide Nitazoxanide Nitazoxanide with standard protocol of treatment
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Number of patients with virological cure 6 months the number of patients with virological cure
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (2)
Tanta University, Assiut University
🇪🇬Tanta, Egypt
Sherief Abd-Elsalam
🇪🇬Tanta, Egypt