Prevention of Novel Coronavirus Disease by Hydroxychloroquine in cancer patients.
- Conditions
- Condition 1: COVID-19 disease. Condition 2: Acute myeloid leukemia. Condition 3: Acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Condition 4: Breast cancer. Condition 5: Colon cancer. Condition 6: Diffuse large B cell lymphoma.Coronavirus infection, unspecifiedAcute myeloblastic leukemiaAcute lymphoblastic leukemia [ALL]Malignant neoplasm of breastMalignant neoplasm of colonDiffuse large B-cell lymphomaB34.2C92.0C91.0
- Registration Number
- IRCT20200405046958N1
- Lead Sponsor
- Mashhad University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 60
Patients with curable Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Patients with curable Acute Myeloblastic Leukemia
Patients with curable high-grade non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
Patients with curable Breast cancer
Patients with curable Colon cancer
Age higher than 15 years
Known sensitivity to Hydroxychloroquine
Weight lower than 35 kilograms
History of retinopathy
History of any cardiac disease
Acute respiratory tract infection in the last 2 month
Having novel Coronavirus in the first two weeks of entering the trial
Diabetes Mellitus
Immuno-suppressive disease other than cancer
Chronic pulmonary disease
Taking immuno-suppressive drugs other than cancer chemotherapy
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method COVID-19 incidence rate in cancer patients under treatment. Timepoint: Patients are examined and investigated if they become symptomatic during the 2 months of study. Method of measurement: First, a history and physical examination are performed for the symptoms of COVID-19, and if the test is positive, a computerized tomography scan of the lungs and a nucleic acid amplification test for the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method