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. 2022 Sep 28;174:32–42. doi: 10.1016/j.zefq.2022.08.003

Table 1.

Overview of RCTs assessing therapies explored in RECOVERY (based on 4,673 RCTs registered as of February 28, 2022).

Intervention RECOVERY results release date N of trials (% of all trials) N of all trials registered Before/After RECOVERY results released N of trials with a German part Before/after RECOVERY Planned sample size all trials§
  • total

  • per trial (median, IQR)

Planned sample size with a Geman part
  • total

  • per trial (median, IQR)

Hydroxychloroquine 5 Jun 2020 340
(7.3%)
259/80* 6/0
  • 483,019

  • 131 [60; 450]

  • 111, 808;

  • 220 [17; 11,557]

Dexamethasone 16 Jun 2020 86
(1.8%)
20/66 none
  • 25,631

  • 120 [60; 302]

-
Lopinavir-Ritonavir 29 Jun 2020 105
(2.2%)
81/24 1/0
  • 227,303

  • 108 [60; 435]

  • 11,557

  • 11,557

Azithromycin 14 Dec 2020 100
(2.1%)
90/10 none
  • 81,524

  • 120 [60; 267]

-
Convalescent plasma 15 Jan 2021 100
(2.1%)
92/8 6/0
  • 83,006

  • 110 [60; 305]

  • 13,343;

  • 257 [134; 906]

Tocilizumab 11 Feb 2021 75
(1.6%)
64/11 3/0
  • 95,518

  • 150 [61; 290]

  • 12,209;

  • 452 [326; 6,004]

Colchicine 5 May 2021 62
(1.3%)
44/18 none
  • 95,317

  • 124 [79; 309]

  • -

Aspirin 8 Jun 2021 17
(0.4%)
16/1 1/0
  • 68,225

  • 128 [61; 1,000]

  • 11,557

  • 11,557

Regeneron's monoclonal antibody combination 16 Jun 2021 11
(0.2%)
5/6 none
  • 29,725

  • 1,359 [348; 3,600]

-
Baricitinib 3 Mar 2022 21
(0.4%)
21/0 2/0
  • 68,617

  • 1,010 [165; 1,500]

  • 3,425;

  • 1,712 [1,619; 1,809]

Abbreviations: CI: Confidence Intervals; IQR: Interquartile range.

27 RCTs had missing information on the intervention being assessed.

*

Missing registration date for 1 RCT for hydroxychloroquine.

§

Missing planned sample size for 60 RCTs for hydroxychloroquine; 5 for vaccine; 4 for lopinavir-ritonavir; 11 for azithromycin; 2 for tocilizumab; 1 for dexamethasone; 2 aspirin; 2 colchicine; 2 for convalescent plasma; and 4 for chloroquine.