Efficacy of Ivermectin in COVID-19

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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The newly emerged corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has spread to all over the world, with recent estimates of more than 236 million cases diagnosed and led to 4.8 million deaths as November 20211 .Therapeutic approaches are needed to improve outcomes in patients with COVID-19 since no antiviral agent has yet been proved to be conclusively beneficial in COVID-19 infection,especially in patients with mild to moderate degree of severity There has been growing interest in the anti-parasitic drug,ivermectin, which previously was studied as an antiviral, anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer actions2 .It was also reported to have an in-vitro activity against SARS-CoV-23 .Its antiviral properties was due to the action on importin 2/1 mediated nuclear transport. Ivermectin prevents the binding of viral proteins to importin 2/1 rendering the viral proteins unable to enter the nucleus and cause infection4. Several clinical studies have found a beneficial effect of ivermectin in COVID-195-9 However, some study did not find significant difference between the patient group receiving ivermectin and control group10 .Until now, the controlled trials evaluating ivermectin in COVID-19 are lacking. Ivermectin is safe, with reported side effect of less than 1%. Hence it is essential to conduct a clinical trial with ivermectin in patients with COVID-19 .The objective of this study is to establish the efficacy of ivermectin for COVID-19 patients with mild to moderate disease, compare to usual case alone.

Detailed Description
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This study is a randomized, double-blind, placebo controlled trial conducted at Faculty of Medicine, Vajira Hospital, Navamindradhiraj University from September 2021 to the end of November 2021. The patients were randomized in permuted block of four in a randomized sequence prepared by the unblinded pharmacist in Microsoft excel12 .Allocation assignment was concealed from investigators and the patients. The patients were allocated into two groups : either to group A (Ivermectin arm) or to group B (control arm) as shown in Fig 1. The patients were randomized in a 1:1 ratio .Group A received ivermectin 12 mg per day for 5 days as recommended by previous studes13,14 plus standard care. Group B was to receive standard care alone which included favipiravir or andrographolide, corticosteroids, cetrizine and paracetamol.

Official Title
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Efficacy and Safety of Ivermectin in Treatment of Mild to Moderate COVID-19 Infection: a Randomized ,Double Blind,Placebo,Controlled Trial

Conditions
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Safety, SARS-CoV2 Infection, Ivermectin Poisoning, Effect of Drug

Intervention / Treatment
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* Drug: Ivermectin
* Drug: Placebo


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: adult men and women age 18-80 years non-pregnant or breast-feeding women had mild to moderate symptoms as defined by the World Health Organization (WHO) severity score for COVID-19 Mild disease was defined as cough , runny nose,anosmia, fever, diarrhea without dyspnea or tachypnea. Moderate disease was defined as pneumonia but with oxygen saturation more than 90 percent Exclusion Criteria: were allergic to ivermectin have the potential for a drug-drug interaction with ivermectin such as tamoxifen or warfarin previously treated with ivermectin in the last 7 days had received any herbal medicine had severe chronic illness (severe congestive heart failure, chronic kidney disease stage 4-5, chronic liver disease, terminal cancer diseases) had concurrent bacterial infection or unwilling to participate in the trial Patients with severe symptoms, likely due to cytokine release syndrome uncontrolled co-morbidities and immunocompromised states

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years
Maximum Age: 80 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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No

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Treatment
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Factorial Assignment
Interventional Model Description: a randomized ,double blind,placebo,controlled trial
Masking: Triple


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Active Comparator: Ivermectin<br>Ivermectin 12 mg per day for 5 plus standard care | Drug: Ivermectin<br>* Ivermectin plus standard care<br>Drug: Placebo<br>* Standard care<br>|
| Placebo Comparator: Placebo<br>Placebo plus standard care | Drug: Ivermectin<br>* Ivermectin plus standard care<br>Drug: Placebo<br>* Standard care<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Viral clearance of SARS- CoV-2 intervention | Viral load from RT-PCR test | 7 days | 
| Viral clearance of SARS- CoV-2 intervention | Viral load from RT-PCR test | 14 days | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Duration of hospitalization | Day of hospitalization | 28 days | 
| frequency of clinical worsening | numbers of cases that have clinical worsening | 28 days | 
| Mechanical ventilation | numbers of cases that needs mechanical ventilation | 28 days | 
| Mortality rate | numbers of cases that died | 28 days | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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efficacy, ivermectin, covid-19, randomised controlled trial