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. 2022 Jun 21;2022(6):CD015017. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD015017.pub3

NCT04703205.

Study name Study in COvid‐19 Patients With iveRmectin (CORVETTE‐01)
Methods
  • Trial design: double‐blind RCT with 2 parallel arms

  • Type of record: trial register entries

  • Sample size: 240

  • Setting: outpatient

  • Country: Japan

  • Language: English

  • Number of centres: 1

  • Study purpose (treatment, prevention): treatment

  • Trial registration number: NCT04703205

  • Date of registration: 11 January 2021

Participants
  • Inclusion criteria

    • Diagnosed with COVID‐19 (including asymptomatic) by PCR test (SARS‐CoV‐2 nucleic acid detection) within 3 days before the qualification test

    • SaO2 in room air ≥ 95%

    • Age ≥ 20 years at time of obtaining consent

    • Weight ≥ 40 kg at time of qualification test

    • Understanding the content of this clinical trial and can obtain written consent to participate in the clinical trial

  • Exclusion criteria

    • Pregnant or breastfeeding women, or unwilling to prevent pregnancy by medically appropriate means for up to 7 days after study drug administration. Medically appropriate contraception means using a combination of ≥ 2 of the following: not having sexual intercourse, taking surgical sterilization such as vasectomy or intrauterine device, taking oral contraceptive, using condoms

    • Severe liver damage (AST or ALT at the time of qualification test is > 3 times the upper limit of institutional standard and total bilirubin is > 2 times upper limit of institutional standard value), renal disorder (estimated GFR of eligibility test value ≤ 30 mL/minute/1.73m2)

    • Hypersensitivity to ivermectin

    • History of severe drug allergies such as Stevens‐Johnson syndrome, toxic epidermal necrolysis

    • Received prespecified prohibited medication within the past month (within the past 6 months for biologicals), or those who need to use prespecified prohibited medication during the clinical trial period

    • Participating in other clinical trials or who have participated in other clinical trials within 30 days before obtaining consent

    • Person considered unsuitable for this clinical trial by the principal investigator

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

    • Period until the COVID‐19 PCR test (SARS‐CoV‐2 nucleic acid detection) becomes negative within 14 days

  • Relevant review outcomes planned

    • Period until the COVID‐19 PCR test (SARS‐CoV‐2 nucleic acid detection) becomes negative within 14 days

  • Additional study outcomes

    • None

Starting date 16 September 2020
Contact information Kunihiro K Yamaoka, PhD
Kitasato University
Sagamihara
Kanagawa
Japan
yamaoka@med.kitasato‐u.ac.jp
Notes
  • Recruitment status: recruiting

  • Prospective completion date: May 2022, postponed from May 2021

  • Planned completion date more than 6 months ago: no

  • Date last update posted: 26 October 2021

  • Sponsor/funding: Kitasato University