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Register: ClinicalTrials.gov
Last refreshed on: 13 September 2021
Main ID:  NCT04891250
Date of registration: 11/05/2021
Prospective Registration: Yes
Primary sponsor: Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia
Public title: The Zambia Ivermectin Trial for the Treatment and Prevention of COVID-19 ZIT
Scientific title: The Zambia Ivermectin Trial for the Treatment and Prevention of COVID-19
Date of first enrolment: October 2021
Target sample size: 800
Recruitment status: Not yet recruiting
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT04891250
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized. Intervention model: Parallel Assignment. Primary purpose: Treatment. Masking: None (Open Label).  
Phase:  Phase 4
Countries of recruitment
Zambia
Contacts
Name:     Wilbroad Mutala, PhD
Address: 
Telephone: +260967780284
Email: wmutale@yahoo.com
Affiliation: 
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Individuals diagnosed positive for SARS-CoV-2 by real-time reverse transcription PCR
(rRT-PCR with presence of a fever, cough, and/or sore throat.

Exclusion Criteria:

- Patients will be excluded if they report to be allergic to ivermectin or if there is
potential for a drug-drug interaction with ivermectin;

- Have chronic illnesses (e.g., ischemic heart disease, heart failure, documented
cardiomyopathy, chronic kidney disease, chronic liver disease);

- Have received ivermectin in the last 7 days; are pregnant or lactating;

- Or have participated in any other clinical trial within the last month.



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: 65 Years
Gender: All
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Ivermectin
SARS-CoV-2
Intervention(s)
Drug: Ivermectin
Other: Prophylaxis
Primary Outcome(s)
All-cause COVID-19 related mortality [Time Frame: within 28 days of enrollment]
COVID-19 Infection [Time Frame: Study duration]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Participant Infection Rate [Time Frame: 90 days]
Patient cure rate [Time Frame: 14- 28 days]
Secondary ID(s)
ZIT
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ministry of Health, Zambia
University of Zambia
Ethics review
Results
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