Trial IRCT20111224008507N3
Publication Shahbaznejad L, Clin Ther (2021) (published paper)
Dates: 2020-05-23 to 2020-07-31
Funding: No specific funding (Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences)
Conflict of interest: No
Methods | |
RCT Blinding: Participants and outcome assessor | |
Location :
Multicenter / Iran Follow-up duration (days): 7 | |
Inclusion criteria |
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Exclusion criteria |
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Interventions | |
Treatment
Ivermectin 0.2 mg/kg orally once-off (weight-based doses, i.e. 15-24 kg: 3 mg; 25-30 kg: 6 mg; 36-50 kg: 9 mg; 51-80 kg: 12 mg; >80 kg: 0.2 mg/kg). |
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Control
Standard care | |
Participants | |
Randomized participants : Ivermectin=35 Standard care=38 | |
Characteristics of participants N= 73 Mean age : NR 36 males Severity : Mild: n=0 / Moderate: n=* / Severe: n=* Critical: n=3 Number of vaccinated participants: NR | |
Primary outcome | |
In the register Clinical symptoms including fever, chills, sore throat, cough, shortness of breath, decreased appetite, abdominal pain, dizziness, insomnia, itching, joint pain, joint swelling, headache, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, malaise, conjunctivitis, tachycardia, wheezing, rhonchus, retraction, hypotension, rash, other symptoms; respiratory rate and O2 saturation-The first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh day. | |
In the report Clinical improvement after baseline defined as resolving patients’ baseline status on persistent and continuous cough (coughing a lot for more than an hour, or ≥3 coughing episodes in 24 hours that interferes with daily life and ability to work) and tachypnea in addition to increasing oxygen saturation >94%. | |
Documents available |
Protocol NR Statistical plan NR Data-sharing willing stated in the publication: Yes |
Risk of bias Overall The overall risk of bias reported in the table corresponds to the highest risk of bias for the outcomes assessed for the systematic review |
Some concerns |
General comment | In addition to the published report (pre-proof), the retrospective registry was used in data extraction and assessment of the risk of bias. The protocol or statistical analysis plan was not available. The study achieved the target sample size specified in the trial registry (n=60). There is no change from the trial registration in the intervention and control treatments. After selecting the samples, none of the participants was aware of randomization and allocation to groups. The evaluator nurse of data recording is from out of the study and questionnaires was provided in the form of coding to him/her. So, the present study is double-blinded (registry). Some outcomes from the report are not mentioned in the registry (e.g. adverse events, mortality). |