Dexamethasone/methyl prednisolone |
Corticosteroids: reduce hyperinflammation and mortality rates |
NCT04445506; NCT04323592; NCT04244591; NCT04273321; NCT04374071
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Gangopadhyay et al./Chroboczek et al./Ledford/Wang et al. [131–134] |
Convalescent plasma |
Antibodies from plasma: reduce viral load, days of hospitalization, and the number of deaths. Increase of effector T cell responses helping in viral elimination |
NCT04407208; NCT04346446; NCT04441424; NCT04442958
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Vabret et al./Shang et al. [30, 108] |
Chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine |
Antiviral compounds with immunomodulatory effect: without proven effectiveness or potential benefit in COVID-19 |
NCT04307693; NCT04261517; NCT04434144; NCT04345861; NCT04376814; NCT04343768; NCT04423991; NCT04389320; NCT04441424; NCT04308668; NCT04323592; NCT04306497; NCT04362332; NCT04342650; NCT04323527; NCT04358068; NCT04321278; NCT04333654; NCT04475588; NCT04453501; NCT04308668; NCT04304053
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Vabret et al./Zhang et al. [30, 111] |
Ivermectin |
Antiviral compounds with immunomodulatory effect: reduce mortality rates. Possible effect on raising antibody production and leukocytes |
NCT04343092; NCT04434144
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Rajter et al. [114] |
Oseltamivir |
Antiviral compounds with immunomodulatory effect: reduce the hospitalization days for COVID-19 patients |
NCT04349241
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Coenen et al. [119] |
Interferon β-1b |
Cytokine-directed therapy: combined with other antivirals, reduces the duration of viral shedding, days of hospitalization and mitigation of symptoms |
NCT04343768; NCT04276688
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Shalhoub [125] |
Anti-IL-6 and anti-IL-6R (Tocilizumab/Siltuximab) |
Inhibition/blockade of immune response pathways: combined with other antivirals, presented resolution on lung opacities on chest computed tomography and hospital discharge using tocilizumab |
NCT04331795; NCT04346355; NCT04322188
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Xu et al. [138] |
Heparin |
Anticoagulants: a preliminary study with D-dimer elevation levels, high platelet count in severe COVID-19 |
NCT04412304
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Zhang et al. [111] |
Azithromycin |
Antibiotics: used as an adjuvant in therapies with antiviral drugs and immunomodulatory components to avoid secondary infections in hospitalized patients, with good results in mortality reduction and intubation shortening time |
NCT04345861; NCT04434144; NCT04343092; NCT04441424; NCT04358068; NCT04321278; NCT04453501
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Saghazadeh and Rezaei/Falsenstein et al. [142, 153] |
Multipotent mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) |
Immune cell-based therapy: results showed a reduction of pulmonary edema and decreased circulating proinflammatory cytokines and mortality rates |
ChiCTR2000029990
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Zhang et al./ Leng et al. [111, 154] |
Vitamin D, zinc, Traditional Chinese Medicine |
Biomolecule effect on immune response: contributing to the reduction of hyper inflammation |
NCT04407572; NCT04435119; NCT04306497
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Zhang et al./Zhang et al./Meltzer et al. [111, 157, 158] |