Proflaxis Using Hydroxychloroquine Plus Vitamins-Zinc During COVID-19 Pandemia
Study Details
Study Description
Brief Summary
Healthcare professionals mainly doctors, nurses and their first degree relatives (spouse, father, mother, sister, brother, child) who have been started hydroxychloroquine(plaquenil) 200mg single dose repeated every three weeks plus vitaminC including zinc once a day were included in the study. Study has conducted on 20th of march. Main purpose of the study was to cover participants those who are facing or treating COVID19 infected patients in Ankara.
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Detailed Description
Healthcare professionals mainly doctors, nurses and their first degree relatives (spouse, father, mother, sister, brother, child) who have been started hydroxychloroquine(plaquenil) 200mg single dose repeated every three weeks plus vitaminC including zinc once a day were included in the study. Study has conducted on 20th of march. Main purpose of the study was to cover participants those who are facing or treating COVID19 infected patients.PArticipants, age, sex, BMI, smoking history, comorbid disease were also registered.
Study Design
Arms and Interventions
Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
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Hydroxychloroquine Subjects with prophylaxis |
Drug: Plaquenil 200Mg Tablet
health workers under risk who took this medications
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Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
- Protection against COVID-19 [4 months]
persons who took this medication should not have an infection
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
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person who are working as health professional with contact to known COVID positive case
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Their first degree relatives (child, spouse or parents)
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must be able to swallow tablets
Exclusion Criteria:
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Already using plaquenil for other reasons (RA etc)
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person with the diagnosis of COVID infection
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Person with the condition may cause complications with this medication (severe CVD, av block, already has ophtalmological complications, organ failure of any degree etc).
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Documented allergic history to chloroquine;
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Documented history of hematological system diseases;
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Documented history of chronic liver and kidney diseases;
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Documented history of cardiac arrhythmia or chronic heart diseases;
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Documented history of retina or hearing dysfunction;
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Documented history of mental illnesses; 10. Use of digitalis due to the previous disease.
Contacts and Locations
Locations
Site | City | State | Country | Postal Code | |
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1 | Istinye University Medical School | Istanbul | Turkey | 34010 |
Sponsors and Collaborators
- Istinye University
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Mahir M Ozmen, Professor, Istinye University
Study Documents (Full-Text)
None provided.More Information
Publications
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- Cortegiani A, Ingoglia G, Ippolito M, Giarratano A, Einav S. A systematic review on the efficacy and safety of chloroquine for the treatment of COVID-19. J Crit Care. 2020 Jun;57:279-283. doi: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2020.03.005. Epub 2020 Mar 10.
- Cunningham AC, Goh HP, Koh D. Treatment of COVID-19: old tricks for new challenges. Crit Care. 2020 Mar 16;24(1):91. doi: 10.1186/s13054-020-2818-6.
- Devaux CA, Rolain JM, Colson P, Raoult D. New insights on the antiviral effects of chloroquine against coronavirus: what to expect for COVID-19? Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2020 May;55(5):105938. doi: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2020.105938. Epub 2020 Mar 12.
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