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Clinical Trials/EUCTR2020-001194-69-ES
EUCTR2020-001194-69-ES
Active, not recruiting
Phase 1

Pilot study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of mefloquine as prophylaxis in people exposed to the disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus (COVID-19) - MEFLOCOVID-19

Félix Gutiérrez Rodero0 sites200 target enrollmentApril 7, 2020

Overview

Phase
Phase 1
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
COVID-19 infection is being spread around the world with more than 400.000 cases. The spred of the disease is being a world health problem.
Sponsor
Félix Gutiérrez Rodero
Enrollment
200
Status
Active, not recruiting
Last Updated
6 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
April 7, 2020
End Date
TBD
Last Updated
6 years ago
Study Type
Interventional clinical trial of medicinal product
Sex
All

Investigators

Sponsor
Félix Gutiérrez Rodero

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • People in close contact with adults diagnosed with COVID\-19 who sign the informed consent. Close contact is defined as those who live at home with an infected person, who have had intimate relationships or whose job is less than two meters from the infected person.
  • Are the trial subjects under 18? no
  • Number of subjects for this age range:
  • F.1\.2 Adults (18\-64 years) yes
  • F.1\.2\.1 Number of subjects for this age range 100
  • F.1\.3 Elderly (\>\=65 years) yes
  • F.1\.3\.1 Number of subjects for this age range 100

Exclusion Criteria

  • \-Patients \<18 years.
  • \-Patients with symptoms suggestive of SARS\-CoV\-2 infection.
  • \-Women who are pregnant or who intend to become pregnant for the next three months after taking the drug.
  • \-Patients allergic to mefloquine or other quinine or quinidine\-type medications.
  • \-Patients with a neurological history (seizures, epilepsy, etc.).
  • \-Patients with a previous history of psychiatric illnesses (depression, anxiety, suicide attempt).
  • \-Patients with cardiac pathologies or relevant chronic diseases that in the judgment of the clinician recommend the non\-inclusion of the patient in the study.
  • \-Patients in treatment with other medications such as valproic acid, antiarrhythmics, antihistamines H1, beta\-blockers, calcium channel blockers, chloroquine, halofantrine, phenothiazines, quinidine and quinine.

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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