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. 2021 Jul 28;2021(7):CD015017. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD015017.pub2

IRCT20111224008507N4.

Study name Double‐blind placebo‐controlled clinical trial of evaluating the effectiveness of Ivermectin in treatment of outpatients with COVID‐19 in 2021
Methods
  • Trial design: double‐blind RCT with two parallel arms

  • Type of record: trial register entry

  • Sample size: 1000

  • Setting: outpatient

  • Country: Iran

  • Language: English

  • Number of centres: 1

  • Study purpose (treatment, prevention): treatment

  • Trial registration number: IRCT20111224008507N4

  • Date of registration: 31 January 2021

Participants
  • Inclusion criteria

    • People with positive coronavirus rapid test or RT‐PCR positive

    • No need for hospitalization

    • Weight > 15 kg

    • Age > 5 years

    • No treatment with antiviral drugs before and during the study

    • Informed consent for inclusion

  • Exclusion criteria

    • Underlying liver and kidney disease

    • People with AIDS

    • Pregnancy and lactation

Interventions
  • Details of intervention

    • Type and dose: ivermectin 0.4 mg/kg, once daily for 3 days

    • Route of administration: oral

  • Treatment details of control group

    • Placebo with standard of care

  • Concomitant therapy: standard of care according to national treatment protocol administered in both study arms

Outcomes
  • Primary study outcome

    • Clinical improvement

    • Negative RT‐PCR result at 6 days

  • Relevant review outcomes planned

    • Drug adverse effects

    • Negative RT‐PCR result at 6 days

  • Additional study outcomes

    • The main complaint's recovery time

    • Need to be hospitalized, time point unclear

    • Mortality, time point unclear

Starting date 19 February 2021
Contact information Dr Mohammad Sadegh Rezai
Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences
Boali Hospital, Pasdaran Blv.
485838477
Sari, Mazandaran
Iran
drmsrezaii@yahoo.com
Notes
  • Recruitment status: recruiting

  • Prospective completion date: 22 August 2022

  • Date last update posted: 6 March 2021

  • Sponsor/funding: Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences