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. 2022 Nov 29:02601060221139628. doi: 10.1177/02601060221139628

Table 2.

List of clinical trials for intervention of vitamin C in COVID-19 infections.

Serial number Title Country Participants Interventions NCT number Status
1 Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) – using ascorbic acid and zinc supplementation (COVID A to Z) The United States 214 Ascorbic acid and zinc gluconate NCT04342728 Completed
2 Administration of intravenous vitamin C in novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) and decreased oxygenation (AVoCaDO) The United States 20 50 mg/kg L-ascorbic acid of infusion given every 6 h for 4 days (16 total doses) NCT04357782 Completed
3 High-dose vitamin C treatment in critically ill patients with COVID-19 Turkey 78 The daily administration of 6 g of vitamin C intravenously in 4 equal doses every 6 h NCT04710329 Completed
4 Lessening organ dysfunction with vitamin – COVID-19 (lovit-covid) Canada 800 Vitamin C
Control: saline or 5% dextrose solution
NCT04401150 Recruiting
5 The effect of melatonin and vitamin C on COVID-19 The United States 150 (1) 10 mg melatonin, at bedtime
(2) 1000 mg vitamin C, at bedtime
Placebo at bedtime
NCT04530539 Recruiting
6 The study of quadruple therapy zinc, quercetin, bromelain and vitamin C on the clinical outcomes of patients infected with COVID-19 Saudi Arabia 60 1) Zinc:50 mg
2) Quercetin:500 mg
3) Bromelin:500 mg
Vitamin C:1000 mg
NCT04468139 Recruiting
7 Use of ascorbic acid in patients with COVID-19 Italy 500 10 g* of vitamin C intravenously in addition to conventional therapy NCT04323514 Recruiting
8 Safety study of early infusion of vitamin C for the treatment of novel coronavirus acute lung injury (SAVE EVICT CORONA-ALI) The United States 60 50 mg/kg intravenous vitamin C infusion every 6 h for up to 96 h NCT04344184 Recruiting
9 A study of hydroxychloroquine, vitamin C, vitamin D and zinc for the prevention of COVID-19 (HELPCOVID19) The United States 600 Experimental: hydroxychloroquine, vitamin C, vitamin D, zinc
Placebo: vitamin C, vitamin D, zinc
NCT04335084 Recruiting
10 Role of mega dose of vitamin C in critical patients with COVID-19 infection Pakistan 15 Experimental: the dose was 30 g a day (10 g TDS) for 2 days with standard treatment
Placebo: distilled water in the same dose with same standard treatment
NCT04682574 Recruiting
11 International alliance study of therapies to prevent progression of COVID-19 Australia 200 Vitamin C,
Hydroxychloroquine
Azithromycin
Zinc citrate
Vitamin D3, vitamin B12
NCT04395768 Recruiting
12 Vitamin C infusion for the treatment of severe 2019-ncov-infected pneumonia China 56 Experimental: 12g vitamin C was infused in the experimental group twice a day for 7 days
Placebo: 50 ml sterile water for injection will be infused in the placebo comparator group twice a day for 7 days
NCT04264533 Terminated

NCT: National Clinical Trial number.