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PRophylaxis of Exposed COVID-19 Individuals With Mild Symptoms Using choloroquinE Compounds (PRECISE)

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04351191
Recruitment Status : Recruiting
First Posted : April 17, 2020
Last Update Posted : May 1, 2020
Sponsor:
Collaborators:
Mayo Hospital Lahore
Services Hospital, Lahore
Pakistan Kidney and Liver Institute
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Ammar Sarwar, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Study Description
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Brief Summary:
To treat Pakistani patients with non-life threatening symptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection with an intent to reduce burden on institutional healthcare services by determining efficacy of different chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine dosing regimens in controlling SARS-CoV-2 infection.

Condition or disease Intervention/treatment Phase
Sars-CoV2 Symptomatic Condition Covid-19 Drug: Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate Regular dose Drug: Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate Loading Dose Drug: Chloroquine Drug: Placebo Phase 4

Study Design
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Study Type : Interventional  (Clinical Trial)
Estimated Enrollment : 400 participants
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Intervention Model Description: Prospective double blind randomized superiority clinical trial.
Masking: Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
Official Title: Use and Dosage of Hydroxychloroquine and Chloroquine to Convert Symptomatic RT-PCR Positive Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Coronavirus Infectious Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Patients to RT- PCR-Negative as a Means to Reduce Hospitalization Rate
Actual Study Start Date : April 15, 2020
Estimated Primary Completion Date : May 30, 2020
Estimated Study Completion Date : June 30, 2020

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Arms and Interventions
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Arm Intervention/treatment
Active Comparator: HCQ Regular dose
Hydroxychloroquine loading dose (400 mg BID for 2 days) followed by 200 mg BID for 4 days plus standard of care
 Drug: Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate Regular dose
Hydroxychloroquine administered based off of in-vitro pharmacokinetics study of optimal dosage for efficacy against SARS-CoV-2
Experimental: HCQ Loading dose
Hydroxychloroquine loading dose (400 mg BID) alone plus standard of care
 Drug: Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate Loading Dose
Hydroxychloroquine administered as a loading dose only
Active Comparator: CQ regular dose
Cholorquine 500 mg BID for 5 days plus standard of care
 Drug: Chloroquine
Chloroquine administered based off of in-vitro pharmacokinetics study of optimal dosage for efficacy against SARS-CoV-2
Placebo Comparator: Placebo
Standard of care plus placebo (cannot be treated with hydroxychloroquine or chloroquine)
 Drug: Placebo
Standard of Care plus placebo


Outcome Measures
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Primary Outcome Measures :
  1. RT-PCR result [ Time Frame: 6th and 7th day ]
    Percentage of patients who become RT-PCR negative with two RT-PCR tests performed at day 6 and day 7


Secondary Outcome Measures :
  1. Progression of symptoms [ Time Frame: 7 days ]
    Time to progression to next stage of SARS-CoV-2 disease severity index

  2. Mortality [ Time Frame: 30 days ]
    Death


Eligibility Criteria
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Ages Eligible for Study:   20 Years to 50 Years   (Adult)
Sexes Eligible for Study:   All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Symptomatic patients: defined as fever (temperature greater than 100 degree F), cough, or shortness of breath (respiratory rate >22 per minute).
  2. Nasopharyngeal RT-PCR positive SARS-CoV-2
  3. Age 20-50 years
  4. BMI 18-28 kg/m2
  5. Informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. O2 saturation by pulse-oximeter below 93%
  2. Co-morbidities: any pre-existing cardiac disease, pulmonary disease, diabetes
  3. Arrhythmias and/or history of arrythmia
  4. Psoriasis and/or history of psoriasis
  5. Neuropathy or myopathy and/or history of these
  6. Hypoglycemia and/or history of hypoglycemia
  7. Pre-existing hepatic disease
  8. Pre-existing renal disease
  9. Use of antacids within 1 week
  10. Use of antiobiotics within 1 week
  11. Pregnancy
  12. RT-PCR performed >7 days prior to enrollment
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT04351191


Contacts
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Contact: Ammar Sarwar 0423-530-2701 ext 268 asarwar@bidmc.harvard.edu

Locations
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Pakistan
Expo Covid Isolation Center / Mayo Hospital Field Hospital Recruiting
Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Contact: Ammar Sarwar, MD    0423-530-2701 ext 268    asarwar@bidmc.harvard.edu   
Mayo Hospital / King Edward Medical University Recruiting
Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Contact: Ammar Sarwar, MD    0423-530-2701 ext 268    asarwar@bidmc.harvard.edu   
Pakistan Kidney and Liver Institute Recruiting
Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Contact: Ammar Sarwar, MD    0423-530-2701 ext 268    asarwar@bidmc.harvard.edu   
Services Hospital Not yet recruiting
Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Contact: Ammar Sarwar, MD    0423-530-2701 ext 268    asarwar@bidmc.harvard.edu   
Sponsors and Collaborators
Government of Punjab, Specialized Healthcare and Medical Education Department
Mayo Hospital Lahore
Services Hospital, Lahore
Pakistan Kidney and Liver Institute
Investigators
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Principal Investigator: Ammar Sarwar, MD Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
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Responsible Party: Ammar Sarwar, Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04351191    
Other Study ID Numbers: NBC-COVID1902
First Posted: April 17, 2020    Key Record Dates
Last Update Posted: May 1, 2020
Last Verified: April 2020
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement:
Plan to Share IPD: No

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Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: No
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: No
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
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Hydroxychloroquine
Chloroquine
Antimalarials
Antiprotozoal Agents
Antiparasitic Agents
 Anti-Infective Agents
Enzyme Inhibitors
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Antirheumatic Agents
Amebicides