Table 5.
Time to symptom clearance for individual symptoms by day 10
| Arm 1: HCQ + SOC |
Arm 2: SOC |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. patients | Median (IQR) days | No. patients | Median (IQR) days | |
| Overall | 36 | 3 (2–5) | 29 | 3 (2–4) |
| General symptoms | ||||
| Fever | 5 | 1 (1–2) | 4 | 1 (1–3) |
| Tiredness | 5 | 1 (1–1) | 3 | 1 (1–2) |
| Muscle aches | 4 | 2 (1–3) | 5 | 1 (1–1) |
| Cardio-respiratory symptoms | ||||
| Cough | 20 | 3 (2–4) | 14 | 4 (2–5) |
| Running nose | 11 | 1 (1–3) | 4 | 2 (1–3) |
| Nasal congestion | 4 | 4 (3–5) | 3 | 2 (1–5) |
| Sore throat | 3 | 1 (1–3) | 2 | 1 (1–1) |
| Difficulty in breathing | 1 | 1 (1–1) | 0 | 0 |
| Chest pain | 7 | 1 (1–4) | 5 | 2 (1–3) |
| Neurological symptoms | ||||
| Headache | 14 | 2 (1–3) | 11 | 2 (1–5) |
| Dizziness | 1 | 1 (1–1) | 3 | 2 (1–4) |
| Loss of smell | 6 | 2 (1–3) | 4 | 1 (1–3) |
| Loss of taste | 4 | 1 (1–2) | 4 | 1 (1–1) |
| Gastrointestinal | ||||
| Poor appetite | 5 | 3 (1–5) | 4 | 1 (1–2) |
| Nausea | 1 | 1 (1–1) | 0 | N/A |
| Vomiting | 1 | 1 (1–1) | 0 | N/A |
| Abdominal pain | 4 | 1 (1–3) | 2 | 2 (1–3) |
| Diarrhea | 1 | 1 (1–1) | 1 | 5 (5–5) |