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The proposed hypothesis is that high doses of hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) for at least 2 weeks can be effective antiviral medication both as a treatment in ambulatory patients and prophylaxis/treatment in health care workers because it impairs lysosomal function and reorganizes lipid raft (cholesterol and sphingolipid rich microdomains in the plasma membrane) content in cells, which are both critical determinants of Emerging Viral Disease (EVD) infection. This hypothesis is based on a growing literature linking chloroquine to antiviral activity. It is estimated that enough information exists to launch a clinical trial of hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19.


Clinical Trial Description

Sub-Study 1: COVID-19 patients in self-quarantine. Group 1: Hydroxychloroquine 400 mg bid (two 200 mg tablets taken twice a day; totaling 800 mg per day) for two weeks; Group 2: Placebo 2 pills twice a day for two weeks Sub-Study 2: Asymptomatic health care worker prophylaxis. Group 1: Hydroxychloroquine 600 mg once a day (three 200 mg tablets taken once a day) for up to 2 months; Group 2: Placebo 3 pills once a day for up to 2 months; cross-over from placebo to HCQ 600 mg once a day is allowed upon confirmatory diagnosis for COVID-19. PRIMARY OBJECTIVES: Sub-Study 1 (Patients tested for COVID-19 who meet symptomology and age requirements for eligibility): Rate of hospitalization Sub-Study 2 (Health Care Workers): Rate of COVID-19 infection (confirmed by accepted testing methods) at 2 months SECONDARY OBJECTIVES Sub-Study 1: Rate of secondary infection of co-inhabitants, adverse events, and negative for COVID-19 (confirmed by accepted testing methods) at 14 days Sub-Study 2: Number of shifts missed; rate of adverse events, and hospitalization at 2 months ;


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NCT number NCT04353037
Study type Interventional
Source UnitedHealth Group
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Status Terminated
Phase Phase 2
Start date April 7, 2020
Completion date July 11, 2020

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