VICO

A multi-centre randomized open label trial on the safety and efficacy of chloroquine for the treatment of hospitalized adults with laboratory confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection in Vietnam

This study in Vietnam will evaluate whether chloroquine decreases the SARS-CoV-2 viral load in adults hospitalized with lab-confirmed COVID-19.

Primary objective: To assess if Chloroquine results in a more rapid decline in viral load in throat/nose swabs in patients with COVID-19

Type of study: Phase II trial, therapeutics

Treatment tested: Chloroquine

Countries: Vietnam

Number of sites: 5

Sample size: 240

Study participants: Hospitalized adults with laboratory confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection

Study status: Recruiting

Principal investigators

  • Dr Vinh Chau, Hospital for Tropical Diseases, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
  • Prof. Jeremy Day, University of Oxford, UK

More information

 

Last updated: July 2020

 

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