Randomized Placebo-controlled Trial of Hydroxychloroquine in Outpatient Cases With Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) (COALITION-V)
COVID-19

About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for COVID-19 focused on measuring COVID-19, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome - Coronavirus-2, Hydroxychloroquine, COALITION Brazil V 2019, Outpatients
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
It will be considered eligible those adults (equal to or greater than 18 years) seeking medical care with suspected or confirmed COVID-19, with time between symptoms and inclusion ≤ 07 days, presenting mild symptoms, without indication of hospitalization and at least 1 risk factor for complication:
- > 65 years;
- Hypertension;
- Diabetes mellitus;
- Asthma;
- COPD or other chronic lung diseases;
- Smoking;
- Immunosuppression;
- Obesity (Defined as BMI equal to or greater than 30 Kg/m2).
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patients under 18 years old;
- Hospitalization at the first medical care;
- Positive test for influenza at the first medical care;
- Known hypersensitivity to hydroxychloroquine / chloroquine;
- Previous diagnosis of retinopathy or macular degeneration;
- Previous diagnosis of Long QT-syndrome, history of sudden death in close family members (parents and siblings), decompensated heart failure, unstable coronary artery disease, use of anti-arrhythmic drugs or other drugs that can increase the hydroxychloroquine bioavailability or enhance its effect;
- Evidence of known liver disease, reported by the patient;
- Evidence of known chronic kidney disease, reported by the patient;
- Patients with pancreatitis;
- Baseline ECG with QTc interval ≥ 480ms;
- Chronic use of hydroxychloroquine/chloroquine for other reasons;
- Pregnancy.
Sites / Locations
- Centro de Pesquisas Clínicas Dr. Marco Mota HCOR
- Hospital e Clínica São Roque
- Clínica Otorhinus
- Hospital da Bahia
- Hospital Santa Izabel
- Instituto Cárdio Pulmonar da Bahia
- Hospital SAMUR
- Hospital Maternidade São Vicente de Paulo
- Hospital Unimed Cariri
- Unimed Sul Capixaba
- Hospital das Clínicas Universidade Federal de Goiás
- Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Passos
- Hospital Júlia Kubitschek
- Instituto da Pequenas Missionárias de Maria Imaculada - Hospital Madre Teresa
- Casa de Caridade de Carangola
- Hospital Maternidade e Pronto Socorro Santa Lucia
- Hospital da Unimed
- Santa Casa de Misericórdia de São João Del Rei
- Hospital de Clínicas da Universidade Federal do Triangulo Mineiro
- Hospital de Clínicas da Universidade Federal de Uberlândia
- Hospital do Rocio
- Clínica Clinilive
- Hospital Universitário Regional de Maringá
- PROCAPE
- Real Hospital Português de Beneficência em Pernambuco
- SECRETARIA MUNICIPAL DE SAÚDE DE SAIRÉ (Unidade Mista Olília Mendonça Souto Maior)
- Complexo Hospitalar de Niterói
- Hospital Unimed Volta Redonda
- Associação Dr. Bartholomeu Tacchini
- Hospital São Vicente de Paulo
- Hospital Moinhos de Vento
- Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Porto Alegre (ISCMPA)
- Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
- CEPEM Centro de Pesquisa de Medicina Tropical de Rondônia
- Irmandade de Misericórdia Do Hospital Da Santa Casa de Monte Alto
- Maestri e Kormann Consultoria Medico Cientifica
- Imigrantes Hospital e Maternidade
- Hospital São José
- Hospital Regional Hans Dieter Schmidt
- Santa Casa de Araras
- Hospital de Amor
- Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Barretos
- Alphacor Cardiologia Clinica E Diagnóstica LTDA
- Faculdade de Medicina de Botucatu, UNESP
- Hospital Regional do Litoral Norte
- Hospital de Cordeirópolis
- Centro de Combate ao Coronavírus de Itapevi
- Dux Medicina
- Hospital Carlos Fenando Malzoni
- Centro de Atendimento Para O Enfrentamento A Covid-19 Da Prefeitura Municipal de Monte Altoprefeitura de Monte Alto
- Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto
- Unimed Ribeirão Preto
- Hospital Casa de Saúde de Santos
- Kaiser Clínica e Hospital Dia
- Hospital Policlin
- Hospital Regional de São José dos Campos
- Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Votuporanga
- ESF Dr. João Paccola Primo
- Cardioclinica da Ilha do Governador
- International Research Center - Hospital Alemão Oswaldo Cruz
- Hospital do Coração
- Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein
- Hospital Leforte
- Hospital Moriah
- Hospital Samaritano
- Hospital Santa Paula
- Hospital São Camilo Pompéia
- Hospital São Paulo - UNIFESP
- Hospital Sírio-Libanês
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
Placebo Comparator
Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ)
Placebo
HCQ group participants will receive a dose of 400mg twice daily (BID) in the first day, and a dose of 400 mg once daily (OD) from the second day of treatment, in a total of 7 days.
The placebo group will follow the same regimen of administration