Treatment of mild COVID-19 is basically performed at an outpatient clinic, then when the symptom and clinical findings exacerbate to a moderate level, patients are admitted. There is no standard treatment for mild cases. This study will investigate whether ivermectin administration suppresses the replication of SARS-CoV-2 in mild to moderate COVID-19 by investigating the negative rate of SARS-CoV-2 PCR by a randomized controlled trial. Subjects are assigned to two groups, the placebo group, and the ivermectin group. The target number of each treatment arm is 120, a total of 240 cases. A single oral administration of 200 ㎍/kg of ivermectin or an ivermectin-free placebo will be administered on an empty stomach. Time to negativization of SARS-CoV-2 PCR as the primary endpoint with additional efficacy and safety of the process will be investigated.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Enrollment
214
Ivermectin approximately 200 μg/kg administered as a single oral dose on Day 1 (fasting state)
Placebo group: Placebo without ivermectin as an ingredient, single oral administration on Day 1 (fasting state)
Kitasato University
Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan
COVID-19 PCR test (SARS-CoV-2 nucleic acid detection) Period until the COVID-19 PCR test (SARS-CoV-2 nucleic acid detection) becomes negative
Period until the COVID-19 PCR test (SARS-CoV-2 nucleic acid detection) becomes negative
Time frame: 15days
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