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1 A Randomized, Open Label Trial to Investigate the Efficacy and Safety of Nitazoxanide Plus Atazanavir/Ritonavir for the Treatment of COVID-19: a Pilot Study

Since the outbreak of the novel coronavirus disease in 2019 (COVID-19), an unprecedented global search for potential therapeutics and vaccines is ongoing. In this study, a combination of two drugs that have been shown to be effective against the germ that causes COVID-19 in the laboratory will be tested in patients diagnosed with moderate to severe COVID-19. One of the drugs is called nitazoxanide and the second is atazanavir/ritonavir. Nitazoxanide has been used for the treatment of diarrhea since 2004 while atazanavir/ritonavir was approved for HIV treatment in 2003. They are known to be safe in humans. In this pilot study, 98 COVID-19 patients will be recruited into two group. The 49 patients in group 1 will receive the standard of care determined by their primary care providers while the 49 patients will receive both the standard of care combined with the two study drugs. Patients in group 2 will receive the study drugs for 14 days and all patients will be monitored for a total of 28 days. The time it takes for the germ that causes COVID-19 to be completely removed from the body (in nasal secretions) and the time to clinical improvement will be monitored in all patients and compared between the two groups.

NCT04459286 Covid-19 Drug: Nitazoxanide and atazanavir/ritonavir Other: Standard of Care

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