A Study of Hydroxychloroquine, Vitamin C, Vitamin D, and Zinc for the Prevention of COVID-19 Infection

NCT ID: NCT04335084

Last Updated: 2025-06-05

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

254 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2020-06-22

Study Completion Date

2024-04-11

Brief Summary

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This is a Phase II interventional study testing whether treatment with hydroxychloroquine, Vitamin C, Vitamin D, and Zinc can prevent symptoms of COVID-19

Detailed Description

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In this study, subjects will take a regimen of hydroxychloroquine, vitamin C, vitamin D, and Zinc to test if this combination can prevent COVID-19. Treatment with hydroxychlorquine will last 1 day. Treatment with vitamin C, vitamin D, and and zinc will last 12 weeks. The study will last 12 weeks.

Conditions

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COVID-19 Coronavirus Infection Sars-CoV2 Corona Virus Infection COVID Coronavirus Coronavirus-19 Coronavirus 19

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

This study will focus on medical workers who at elevated risk of COVID-19 due to exposure to positive patients in the Emergency Department or Intensive Care Unit
Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Participants Investigators

Study Groups

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Medical Workers

Medical workers who are exposed to COVID-19 and as such are at higher risk for infection.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Hydroxychloroquine

Intervention Type DRUG

Prophylaxis treatment for COVID-19

Vitamin C

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Prophylaxis treatment for COVID-19

Vitamin D

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Prophylaxis treatment for COVID-19

Zinc

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Prophylaxis treatment for COVID-19

Placebo

Medical workers who are exposed to COVID-19 and as such are at a higher risk for infection

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Vitamin C

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Prophylaxis treatment for COVID-19

Vitamin D

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Prophylaxis treatment for COVID-19

Zinc

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Prophylaxis treatment for COVID-19

Interventions

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Hydroxychloroquine

Prophylaxis treatment for COVID-19

Intervention Type DRUG

Vitamin C

Prophylaxis treatment for COVID-19

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Vitamin D

Prophylaxis treatment for COVID-19

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Zinc

Prophylaxis treatment for COVID-19

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Other Intervention Names

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Plaquenil

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. Informed consent, provided electronically via the EDC, demonstrating the subject understands the procedures required for the study and the purpose of the study
2. Male or female patients 18 years of age or older that are considered to be high-risk individuals.

a. High-risk individuals are defined as all health care workers in hospitals, clinics, and emergency rooms, and medical facilities.
3. Subjects must agree to practice at least two highly effective methods of birth control for the duration of the study This includes condoms with spermicide, oral birth control pills, contraceptive implants, intra-uterine devices, or diaphragms. At least one of these must be a barrier method. Subjects not of reproductive potential will be exempt (e.g. post-menopausal, surgically sterilized)

Exclusion Criteria

1. Refusal to provide informed consent
2. Any previous positive test for COVID-19 by RT-PCR
3. Symptomatic for COVID-19
4. Diarrhea prior to the start of treatment
5. Type I or II diabetes
6. Atherosclerotic Coronary Artery Disease
7. Any contraindication for treatment with hydroxychloroquine including:

1. Hypoglycemia
2. G6PD deficiency
3. Porphyria
4. Anemia
5. Neutropenia
6. Alcoholism
7. Myasthenia Gravis
8. Skeletal muscle disorder
9. Maculopathy
10. Changes in the visual field
11. Liver disease, with ALT/AST \> 2.5 upper limit normal and total bilirubin \>2.5 upper limit normal
12. Psoriasis
13. Any contraindicated medications found in Appendix 2
8. Any comorbidities which, in the opinion of the investigator, constitute health risk for the subject.
9. Vaccination for SARS-CoV-2
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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DSCS CRO

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role collaborator

ProgenaBiome

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Sabine Hazan, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

ProgenaBiome

Locations

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ProgenaBiome

Ventura, California, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

References

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Banjanac M, Munic Kos V, Nujic K, Vrancic M, Belamaric D, Crnkovic S, Hlevnjak M, Erakovic Haber V. Anti-inflammatory mechanism of action of azithromycin in LPS-stimulated J774A.1 cells. Pharmacol Res. 2012 Oct;66(4):357-62. doi: 10.1016/j.phrs.2012.06.011. Epub 2012 Jul 3.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 22766077 (View on PubMed)

Cortegiani A, Ingoglia G, Ippolito M, Giarratano A, Einav S. A systematic review on the efficacy and safety of chloroquine for the treatment of COVID-19. J Crit Care. 2020 Jun;57:279-283. doi: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2020.03.005. Epub 2020 Mar 10.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 32173110 (View on PubMed)

Gao J, Tian Z, Yang X. Breakthrough: Chloroquine phosphate has shown apparent efficacy in treatment of COVID-19 associated pneumonia in clinical studies. Biosci Trends. 2020 Mar 16;14(1):72-73. doi: 10.5582/bst.2020.01047. Epub 2020 Feb 19.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 32074550 (View on PubMed)

Gautret P, Lagier JC, Parola P, Hoang VT, Meddeb L, Mailhe M, Doudier B, Courjon J, Giordanengo V, Vieira VE, Tissot Dupont H, Honore S, Colson P, Chabriere E, La Scola B, Rolain JM, Brouqui P, Raoult D. RETRACTED: Hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin as a treatment of COVID-19: results of an open-label non-randomized clinical trial. Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2020 Jul;56(1):105949. doi: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2020.105949. Epub 2020 Mar 20.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 32205204 (View on PubMed)

Zhang L, Liu Y. Potential interventions for novel coronavirus in China: A systematic review. J Med Virol. 2020 May;92(5):479-490. doi: 10.1002/jmv.25707. Epub 2020 Mar 3.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 32052466 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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PRG-042

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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