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

NCT04834115.

Study name Efficacy of ivermectin in outpatients with non‐severe COVID‐19
Methods
  • Trial design: triple‐blind RCT with 2 parallel arms

  • Type of record: trial register entry

  • Sample size: 400

  • Setting: outpatient

  • Country: Paraguay

  • Language: English

  • Number of centres: 1

  • Study purpose (treatment, prevention): treatment

  • Trial registration number: NCT04834115

  • Date of registration: 6 April 2021

Participants
  • Inclusion criteria

    • Positive diagnostic RT‐qPCR or antigen test for SARS‐CoV‐2

    • Symptomatic people with up to 8 days from the onset of symptoms

    • Asymptomatic cases with up to 5 days of positive test for SARS‐CoV‐2

    • Agreement to participate by signing the informed consent form

  • Exclusion criteria

    • Severity criteria defined in the Coronavirus Disease Epidemiological and Laboratory Surveillance Guide (Version 3/11/2020)

    • Pregnant or breastfeeding women

    • Women of childbearing age and without commitment to use contraceptive methods during the study

    • Inability to complete the study

    • Current treatment with drugs known to interact with ivermectin

    • Known intolerance to ivermectin, its derivate, or any of its excipients

    • Known Child‐Pugh C liver disease

    • Prior ivermectin consumption in the 10 days prior to study entry

Interventions
  • Details of intervention

    • Type and dose: ivermectin 0.2 mg/kg, single dose

    • Route of administration: oral

  • Treatment details of control group

    • Placebo

  • Concomitant therapy: NA

Outcomes
  • Primary study outcome

    • Proportion of participants with hospitalization criteria at 30 days

  • Relevant review outcomes planned

    • Proportion of participants with ivermectin adverse events within 30 days

  • Additional study outcomes

    • Proportion of participants with COVID‐19 signs and symptoms up to 14 days

    • Proportion of cohabitants who had COVID‐19 after the index case up to 30 days

    • Quantitative levels of IgG for SARS‐CoV‐2 measured by enzyme‐linked immunosorbent assay

Starting date 17 November 2020
Contact information Gabriela Avila, MD, MSc, PhD
Facultad de Ciencias Médicas ‐ Universidad Nacional de Asunción
Asunción
111421
Paraguay
mavila@med.una.py
Notes
  • Recruitment status: recruiting

  • Prospective completion date: 30 May 2021

  • Date last update posted: 6 April 2020

  • Sponsor/funding: Universidad Nacional de Asunción