The ANTICOV study aims to identify one or two treatments that could be used to treat mild and moderate cases of COVID-19, to stop the disease from getting more serious. The goal of the study is to find a treatment to help avoid mass hospitalizations in low-resource settings where health systems have limited intensive care facilities.

Primary objective: The primary objective is to compare the efficacy of alternative treatment strategies versus control on the risk of progression to severe respiratory disease

Type of study: Interventional; Phase III, treatment; adaptative (i.e., new treatment arms can be added)

Treatment tested: Currently recruiting for NTZ+CIC treatment arm; future arms being prepared

Countries: Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Mali, Mozambique, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda

Sample size: Up to 3000 patients

Study participants: Adults over 18 years with mild or moderate COVID-19

Study status: Recruiting

More information

• Study ID: PACTR202006537901307
• Trial registry: Pan African Clinical trials Registry (PACTR)

Last updated: April 2021

Disclaimer
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