Chloroquine diphosphate in two different dosages as adjunctive therapy of hospitalized patients with severe respiratory syndrome in the context of coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) infection: Preliminary safety results of a randomized, double-blinded, phase IIb clinical trial (CloroCovid-19 Study)
Mayla Gabriela Silva Borba, Fernando de Almeida Val, Vanderson Sousa Sampaio, Marcia Almeida Araújo Alexandre, Gisely Cardoso Melo, Marcelo Brito, Maria Paula Gomes Mourão, José Diego Brito Sousa, Djane Clarys Baia-da-Silva, Marcus Vinitius Farias Guerra, Ludhmila Abrahāo Hajjar, Rosemary Costa Pinto, Antonio Alcirley Silva Balieiro, Felipe Gomes Naveca, Mariana Simāo Xavier, Alexandre Salomão, André Machado Siqueira, Alexandre Schwarzbolt, Júlio Henrique Rosa Croda, Maurício Lacerda Nogueira, Gustavo Adolfo Sierra Romero, Quique Bassat, Cor Jesus Fontes, Bernardino Cláudio Albuquerque, Cláudio Tadeu Daniel-Ribeiro, Wuelton Marcelo Monteiro, Marcus Vinícus Guimarães Lacerda, CloroCovid-19 Team
doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.04.07.20056424
Abstract
Background There is no specific antiviral therapy recommended for the disease caused by SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19). Recent publications have drawn attention to the possible benefit of chloroquine (CQ). Our study aimed to comprehensively evaluate the safety and efficacy of two different CQ dosages in patients with established severe COVID-19. Methods We performed a parallel, double-blinded, randomized, phase IIb clinical trial, aiming to assess safety and efficacy of two different CQ dosages as adjunctive therapy of hospitalized patients with SARS in Manaus, Brazilian Amazon. Eligible participants were allocated to receive orally or via nasogastric tube high dose CQ (600mg CQ twice daily for 10 days or total dose 12g); or low dose CQ (450mg for 5 days, twice daily only on the first day, or total dose 2.7g). In addition, all patients received ceftriaxone and azithromycin. This study was registered with ClinicalTrials.gov, number NCT04323527. Findings Out of a pre-defined 440 patients sample size, 81 patients were enrolled.
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