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. 2020 Jun 10;35(3):274–284. doi: 10.1007/s12291-020-00900-x

Table 1.

Clinical trials with hydroxychloroquine alone

S. no. Clinical trial study title Intervention (drug/s) Weblink to clinical trial
Hydroxychloroquine as prophylaxis drug against Covid-19
1 Prophylaxis for Patients at Risk of COVID-19 infection Drug: Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate 200 MG https://ClinicalTrials.gov/show/NCT04389359
2 Hydroxychloroquine Chemoprophylaxis in Healthcare Personnel in Contact With COVID-19 Patients (PHYDRA Trial) Drug: Hydroxychloroquine|Drug: Placebo oral tablet https://ClinicalTrials.gov/show/NCT04318015
3 Randomized, Controlled, Double-blind Clinical Trial Comparing the Efficacy and Safety of Chemoprophylaxis With Hydroxychloroquine in Patients Under Biological Treatment and/or JAK Inhibitors in the Prevention of SARS-CoV-2 Infection Drug: Hidroxicloroquina|Drug: Control group https://ClinicalTrials.gov/show/NCT04330495
4 PRophylaxis of Exposed COVID-19 Individuals With Mild Symptoms Using choloroquinE Compounds Drug: Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate Regular dose|Drug: Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate Loading Dose|Drug: Chloroquine|Drug: Placebo https://ClinicalTrials.gov/show/NCT04351191
5 PROLIFIC ChemoprophylaxisTrial (COVID-19) Drug: Hydroxychloroquine-Daily dosing|Drug: Hydroxychloroquine-Weekly Dosing|Other: Matched Placebo Hydroxychloroquine https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT04352933
6 Immune Monitoring of Prophylactic Effect of Hydroxychloroquine in Healthcare Providers Highly Exposed to COVID-19 Drug: Hydroxychloroquine|Drug: Placebo oral tablet https://ClinicalTrials.gov/show/NCT04346329
7 Pre-exposure Prophylaxis for SARS-Coronavirus-2 Drug: Hydroxychloroquine|Other: Placebo https://ClinicalTrials.gov/show/NCT04328467
8 Post-Exposure Prophylaxis for Asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 COVID-19 Patients With choloroquine Compounds Drug: Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate Regular dose|Drug: Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate Loading Dose|Drug: Chloroquine|Drug: Placebo https://ClinicalTrials.gov/show/NCT04346667
9 Hydroxychloroquine as Prophylaxis for COVID-19 in Healthcare Workers (HCQPreP) Drug: Hydroxychloroquine|Drug: Placebo https://ClinicalTrials.gov/show/NCT04363450
10 Assessment of the Efficacy and Safety of (HCQ) as a Prophylaxis for COVID19 for Health Professionals Drug: Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ)|Drug: Placebo oral tablet https://ClinicalTrials.gov/show/NCT04349228
11 Protect: Study With Hydroxychloroquine for Prevention and Early Phase Treatment of Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Drug: Hydroxychloroquine https://ClinicalTrials.gov/show/NCT04363827
12 HEalth Care Worker pROphylaxis Against COVID-19: The HERO Trial Drug: Hydroxychloroquine Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis|Drug: Placebo oral tablet https://ClinicalTrials.gov/show/NCT04352946
13 Hydroxychloroquine as Chemoprevention for COVID-19 for High Risk Healthcare Workers Drug: Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate (HCQ) https://ClinicalTrials.gov/show/NCT04345653
14 Hydroxychloroquine Post Exposure Prophylaxis for Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Drug: Hydroxychloroquine|Drug: Placebo oral tablet https://ClinicalTrials.gov/show/NCT04318444
15 Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis With Hydroxychloroquine for High-Risk Healthcare Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic Drug: Hydroxychloroquine|Drug: Placebos https://ClinicalTrials.gov/show/NCT04331834
16 Prophylactic Benefit of Hydroxychloroquine in COVID-19 Cases With Mild to Moderate Symptoms and in Healthcare Workers With High Exposure Risk Drug: Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate https://ClinicalTrials.gov/show/NCT04371926
17 Hydroxychloroquine Chemoprophylaxis for COVID-19 Infection in High-risk Healthcare Workers. Drug: Hydroxychloroquine|Drug: Placebo oral tablet https://ClinicalTrials.gov/show/NCT04370015
18 Hydroxychloroquine as Post Exposure Prophylaxis for SARS-CoV-2(HOPE Trial) Drug: Hydroxychloroquine as post exposure prophylaxis| https://ClinicalTrials.gov/show/NCT04330144
19 Does Hydroxychloroquine Before & During Patient Exposure Protect Healthcare Workers From Coronavirus? Drug: Hydroxychloroquine|Drug: Placebo oral tablet https://ClinicalTrials.gov/show/NCT04374942
20 Hydroxychloroquine to Prevent COVID-19 Disease Amongst Healthcare Workers Drug: Apo-Hydroxychloroquine|Drug: Matched Placebo https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT04371523
21 Hydroxychloroquine Versus Placebo in COVID-19 Patients at Risk for Severe Disease Drug: Hydroxychloroquine|Drug: Placebo https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT04325893
Clinical trials on safety and efficacy of Hydroxychloroquine against Covid-19
22 The PATCH Trial (Prevention And Treatment of COVID-19 With Hydroxychloroquine) Drug: Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate 400 mg twice a day|Drug: Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate 600 mg twice a day|Drug: Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate 600 mg once a day|Drug: Placebo oral tablet https://ClinicalTrials.gov/show/NCT04329923
23 ALBERTA HOPE COVID-19 for the Prevention of Severe COVID19 Disease Drug: Hydroxychloroquine https://ClinicalTrials.gov/show/NCT04329611
24 Hydroxychloroquine in SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) Pneumonia Trial Drug: Hydroxychloroquine https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT04382625
25 A Pilot Study to Assess Hydroxychloroquine in Patients With SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) Drug: Hydroxychloroquine|Drug: Placebo https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT04363866
26 COVID-19 PrEP HCW HCQ StudyDrug: Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) https://ClinicalTrials.gov/show/NCT04354870
27 Hydroxychloroquine in the Prevention of COVID-19 Infection in Healthcare Workers Drug: Hydroxychloroquine https://ClinicalTrials.gov/show/NCT04333225
28 Norwegian Coronavirus Disease 2019 Study Drug: Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate https://ClinicalTrials.gov/show/NCT04316377
29 Will Hydroxychloroquine Impede or Prevent COVID-19 Drug: Hydroxychloroquine-Daily Dosing|Drug: Hydroxychloroquine-Weekly Dosing|Other: Placebo oral https://ClinicalTrials.gov/show/NCT04341441
30 A Study of Hydroxycholoroquine Compared to Placebo as Treatment for People With COVID-19 Drug: Hydroxychloroquine|Other: Placebo https://ClinicalTrials.gov/show/NCT04379492
31 Efficacy and Safety of Hydroxychloroquine for Treatment of COVID-19 Drug: Hydroxychloroquine https://ClinicalTrials.gov/show/NCT04261517
32 Chloroquine/Hydroxychloroquine Prevention of Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) in the Healthcare Setting Drug: Chloroquine or Hydroxychloroquine|Drug: Placebo https://ClinicalTrials.gov/show/NCT04303507
33 PATCH 2&3:Prevention & Treatment of COVID-19 (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2) With Hydroxychloroquine Drug: Group A HCQ|Drug: Group B Control https://ClinicalTrials.gov/show/NCT04353037
34 Hydroxychloroquine Treatment of Healthcare Workers With COVID19 Illness at Montefiore Drug: Hydroxychloroquine https://ClinicalTrials.gov/show/NCT04350450
35 Healthcare Worker Exposure Response and Outcomes of Hydroxychloroquine Drug: Hydroxychloroquine|Drug: Placebo oral tablet https://ClinicalTrials.gov/show/NCT04334148
36 Safety And Efficacy Of Hydroxychloroquine For At Risk Population (SHARP) Against COVID-19 Drug: Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate 200 mg (mg) Tab https://ClinicalTrials.gov/show/NCT04342156
37 University of Utah COVID-19 Hydrochloroquine Trial Drug: Hydroxychloroquine|Drug: Placebo oral tablet https://ClinicalTrials.gov/show/NCT04342169
38 Outcomes Related to COVID-19 Treated With Hydroxychloroquine Among In-patients With Symptomatic Disease Drug: Hydroxychloroquine|Drug: Placebo https://ClinicalTrials.gov/show/NCT04332991
39 Chloroquine Outpatient Treatment Evaluation for HIV-Covid-19 Drug: Chloroquine or hydroxychloroquine https://ClinicalTrials.gov/show/NCT04360759
40 A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial: Hydroxychloroquine for the Treatment of COVID-19 in Hospitalized Patients Drug: Hydroxychloroquine https://ClinicalTrials.gov/show/NCT04345692
41 Trial of Hydroxychloroquine In Covid-19 Drug: Hydroxychloroquine|Other: Placebo https://ClinicalTrials.gov/show/NCT04353271
42 Hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19 Drug: Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate|Drug: Placebo https://ClinicalTrials.gov/show/NCT04342221
43 Efficacy and Tolerability of Hydroxychloroquine in Adult Patients With COVID-19 Drug: Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate 200 MG [Plaquenil] https://ClinicalTrials.gov/show/NCT04384380
Clinical trials of Hydroxychloroquine as per severity of Covid-19
44 Hydroxychloroquine for the Treatment of Mild COVID-19 Disease Drug: Hydroxychloroquine|Drug: Placebo https://ClinicalTrials.gov/show/NCT04340544
45 Chloroquine, Hydroxychloroquine or Only Supportive Care in Patients AdmItted With Moderate to Severe COVID-19 Drug: Chloroquine Sulfate|Drug: Hydroxychloroquine|Other: Standard supportive care https://ClinicalTrials.gov/show/NCT04362332
46 Hydroxychloroquine Treatment for Severe COVID-19 Pulmonary Infection (HYDRA Trial) Drug: Hydroxychloroquine|Drug: Placebo oral tablet https://ClinicalTrials.gov/show/NCT04315896
47 Hydroxychloroquine for the Treatment of Patients With Mild to Moderate COVID-19 to Prevent Progression to Severe Infection or Death Drug: Hydroxychloroquine|Other: The control group will not receive hydroxychloroquine https://ClinicalTrials.gov/show/NCT04323631
Clinical trials focusing on dose of Hydroxychloroquine against Covid-19
48 High-dose Hydroxychloroquine for the Treatment of Ambulatory Patients With Mild COVID-19 Drug: Hydroxychloroquine https://ClinicalTrials.gov/show/NCT04351620
49 Efficacy of Various Doses of Hydroxychloroquine in Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis for COVID 19 Drug: Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate 200 MG|Other: Placebo https://ClinicalTrials.gov/show/NCT04359537
Clinical trials on effect of Hydroxychloroquine in COVID-19 Positive Pregnant Women
50 Effect of Hydroxychloroquine in COVID-19 Positive Pregnant Women Drug: hydroxychloroquine sulfate 200 MG|Drug: Placebo oral tablet https://ClinicalTrials.gov/show/NCT04354441
Clinical trial for Hydroxychloroquine in Elderly positive Covid-19 people of age > 65 years
51 Test and Treat COVID 65plus +  Drug: Hydroxychloroquine|Other: Placebo https://ClinicalTrials.gov/show/NCT04351516

HCQ Hydroxychloroquine