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Hydroxychloroquine Treatment for Severe COVID-19 Pulmonary Infection (HYDRA Trial)

Phase 3
Completed
Conditions
COVID-19
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
Interventions
Drug: Placebo oral tablet
Registration Number
NCT04315896
Lead Sponsor
National Institute of Respiratory Diseases, Mexico
Brief Summary

Double blinded randomized clinical trial designed to evaluate the security and efficacy of hydroxychloroquine as treatment for COVID-19 severe respiratory disease. The investigators hypothesize that a 400mg per day dose of hydroxychloroquine for 10 days will reduce all-cause hospital mortality in patients with severe respiratory COVID-19 disease.

Detailed Description

Since hydroxychloroquine is a low cost and safe anti-malaria drug that has proven effects against COVID-19 in vitro. The investigators aim to study the security and efficacy of this drug in trough a double blinded randomized clinical trial. Recruited patients with severe respiratory disease from COVID-19 will be randomized to an intervention group (400mg per day dose of hydroxychloroquine) and placebo. The investigators' main outcome will be all cause hospital mortality. The investigators hypothesize that a 400mg per day dose of hydroxychloroquine for 10 days will reduce all-cause hospital mortality in patients with severe respiratory COVID-19 disease. Results will be compared in an intention to treat analysis. All clinical, analysis and data team members will be blinded to treatment assignment.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
320
Inclusion Criteria
  1. Signed informed consent

  2. negative pregnancy test in women

  3. COVID-19 confirmed by rtPCR in any respiratory sample.

  4. Severe COVID-19 disease defined as any from the following:

    1. Pulse oximetry less than 91% or a 3% drop from base pulse oximetry or need to increase supplementary oxygen in chronic hypoxia
    2. Need for mechanical ventilation (invasive or non invasive )
    3. Sepsis/septic shock.
Exclusion Criteria
  1. history of anaphylactic shock to hydroxychloroquine.
  2. History of previous administration of chloroquine or hydroxychloroquine (within 1 month)
  3. decision of attending physician by any reason.
  4. History of chronic hepatic disease (Child-Pugh B or C)
  5. History of Chronic renal disease (GFR less than 30)

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
placeboPlacebo oral tabletidentical placebo, one tablet every 12 hours for 10 days
treatmentHydroxychloroquineHydroxychloroquine tablet 200mg every 12 hours for 10 days.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
All-cause hospital mortalityFrom date of randomization until the date of hospital discharge or date of death from any cause, whichever came first, assessed up to120 days

incidence of all-cause mortality

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Length of hospital stayFrom date of randomization until the date of hospital discharge or date of death from any cause, whichever came first, assessed up to120 days

Days from ER admission to hospital discharge

Need of mechanical ventilationFrom date of randomization until the date of hospital discharge or date of death from any cause, whichever came first, assessed up to120 days

need of invasive or non invasive mechanical ventilation

Ventilator free daysFrom date of randomization until the date of hospital discharge or date of death from any cause, whichever came first, assessed up to120 days

28 minus days without invasive ventilation support in patients with invasive mechanical ventilation at randomization

Grade 3-4 adverse reactionFrom date of randomization until the date of hospital discharge or date of death from any cause, whichever came first, assessed up to120 days

Adverse Reactions

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Respiratorias, "Ismael Cosío Villegas"

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Mexico, City, Mexico

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