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. 2020 Jan 8;8(1):85. doi: 10.3390/microorganisms8010085

Table 1.

Clinical trials for the evaluation of the activity of antimalarials on viral infections in patients.

Virus Family Virus Species Drug Trial Number/Reference Outcome
Herpesviridae HCMV Artesunate NCT00284687 No results
Papillomaviridae HPV Artesunate NCT03100045 Ongoing
NCT04098744 Ongoing
Flaviviridae HCV Hydroxychloroquine NCT01833845 Terminated due to failure to recruit subjects
NCT01272310 Unknown
DENV Chloroquine NCT00849602 Reduction in pain but not in length of disease [36]
CHIKV Chloroquine NCT003913131 No difference between CQ- and placebo-treated groups [37]
Orthomyxoviridae IAV Chloroquine NCT01078779 No prevention of IAV infection [38]
Retroviridae HIV Hydroxychloroquine [39,40] Reduction in HIV-1 RNA load in plasma
Hydroxychloroquine ISRCTN30019040 Increased HIV-1 replication and decreased CD4 numbers [41]
Chloroquine NCT00819390 Modest reduction in immune activation [42]
Chloroquine NCT02004314 Patients did not experience any improvement after CQ treatment [43]
Chloroquine NCT01650558 Terminated, awaiting results [44,45]