Prevention of SARS-CoV-2 in Hospital Workers s Exposed to the Virus

NCT ID: NCT04344379

Last Updated: 2025-11-20

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Total Enrollment

122 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2020-04-17

Study Completion Date

2020-06-18

Brief Summary

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The Investigators propose to set up a preventive trial of infection in hospital workers at risk of coronavirus infection by comparing the rate of SARS-Cov-2 infection in a population of negative SARS-Cov-2 hospital workers receiving preventively azithromycin, hydroxychloroquine or a Placebo

Detailed Description

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Randomized clinical trial with 3 arms : hydroxychloroquine group, 300 subjects/azithromycin group, 300 subjects/ placebo of hydroxychloroquine group, 300 subjects. Hospital workers workers will be invited to participate in the study in each hospital and they will be included after giving their consent, assessment of their eligibility criteria, endonasal PCR and serolology at baseline. They will be randomized in one of the 3 arms, receive their treatment and will be followed by physical visit (at Day 2, Day 5, Day 15, Day 28) and by phone (at Day) 40 days with clinical data collection (tolerance and clinical signs of infection). At the end of treatment, another serology will be collected.

Conditions

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SARS-CoV-2 Infection

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Participants Investigators

Study Groups

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Arm Title : hydroxychloroquine

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

No interventions assigned to this group

Placebo of hydroxychloroquine

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

hydroxychloroquine placebo

Intervention Type DRUG

200 mg BID per day

azythromycin

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

azithromycin

Intervention Type DRUG

250 mg per day

Interventions

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hydroxychloroquine

200 mg BID per day

Intervention Type DRUG

azithromycin

250 mg per day

Intervention Type DRUG

hydroxychloroquine placebo

200 mg BID per day

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

Hospital workers working at AP-HP hospitals over the age of 18

* Hospital workers who have signed consent
* No signs of COVID-19 infection
* Women who are likely to procreate should have a negative pregnancy test on inclusion day. In addition, they should use at least one effective contraceptive method before starting treatment, during treatment and up to 8 months after the last drug tested during the trial. Sexually active men should also have effective contraception during treatment and for at least 8 months after the last drug tested during the trial.
* Affiliated or beneficiary of Social Security

Exclusion Criteria

* History of SARS-CoV-2 infection confirmed by PCR or serology is available at inclusion
* A history of clinical episode suspecting a PCR-confirmed or unconfirmed COVID-19 infection.
* Pregnancy and breastfeeding
* Allergy or contraindications to one of the 2 drugs in the study
* Known retinopathy
* Long congenital QT syndrome (or known in the family)
* QTc or 450 ms in men, or 460 ms in women, if Fc 55/mn (except in case of intense sport practice), if ESV on baseline ECG, if QRS - or 120 ms, if AC/FA, if the PR or BAV lengthening
* History of severe ischemic heart disease or unbalanced heart failure.
* Clinically significant bradycardia known
* Known kidney or liver failure
* Known G6PD deficit
* Subject who received antiviral treatment in the 14 days prior to inclusion
* Subject who had treatment with azithromycin or hydroxychloroquine, in the 14 days prior to inclusion
* Hypokaliemia (\<= 3.5 mmol/L), Increase in creatinine (\>=120 micromol/Ll, Increase in transaminases at baseline (\>=2N)
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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URC-CIC Paris Descartes Necker Cochin

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Jean Ma Treluyer, MD PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Assitance publique - Hôpitaux de Paris.

Locations

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Hopial Avicenne

Bobigny, , France

Site Status

Hôpital GHU Paris Saclay

Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, , France

Site Status

Hôpital Saint Antoine

Paris, , France

Site Status

Hôpital Broca

Paris, , France

Site Status

Hôpital La Pitié-Salpétrière

Paris, , France

Site Status

Hôpital Cochin

Paris, , France

Site Status

Hôpital européen Georges Pompidou

Paris, , France

Site Status

Hôpital Necker

Paris, , France

Site Status

Countries

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France

Other Identifiers

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2020-001273-73

Identifier Type: EUDRACT_NUMBER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

APHP200386

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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