Azithromycin for COVID-19 Treatment in Outpatients Nationwide
Last updated on July 2021Recruitment
- Recruitment Status
- Active, not recruiting
- Estimated Enrollment
- Same as current
Summary
- Conditions
- COVID-19
- Sars Cov 2
- Type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase 3
- Design
- Allocation: RandomizedIntervention Model: Parallel AssignmentMasking: Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)Primary Purpose: Treatment
Participation Requirements
- Age
- Between 18 years and 125 years
- Gender
- Both males and females
Description
Identification of a safe, effective treatment for individuals with mild or moderate COVID-19 that prevents disease progression and reduces hospitalization would reduce the burden on the health system. High dose hydroxychloroquine is being evaluated for SARS-CoV-2 prevention and COVID-19 disease trea...
Identification of a safe, effective treatment for individuals with mild or moderate COVID-19 that prevents disease progression and reduces hospitalization would reduce the burden on the health system. High dose hydroxychloroquine is being evaluated for SARS-CoV-2 prevention and COVID-19 disease treatment, but has a high risk of a number of potentially severe adverse events. Recent evidence has indicated that the broad-spectrum macrolide azithromycin may have some activity against coronaviruses. Here we propose an individually-randomized, placebo-controlled trial to determine the efficacy of a single dose of azithromycin for prevention of COVID-19. Potential participants will undergo remote eligibility screening with study staff prior to enrollment. Upon determination of eligibility and signing electronic informed consent documents, participants will be emailed baseline study forms and will be mailed their randomized study treatment. At the end of the study (21 days), participants will be emailed a final study questionnaire. Note that there will no contact between study staff and participants in this trial, minimizing risk of infection spread.
Tracking Information
- NCT #
- NCT04332107
- Collaborators
- Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
- Pfizer
- Stanford University
- Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Catherine Oldenburg, ScD, MPH University of California, San Francisco Principal Investigator: Thuy Doan, MD, PhD University of California, San Francisco