Efficacy and Safety of Hydroxychloroquine and Favipiravir in the Treatment of Mild to Moderate COVID-19

Kara et al., NCT04411433, NCT04411433, Jun 2021

HCQ for COVID-19

1st treatment shown to reduce risk in March 2020, now with p < 0.0000000001 from 426 studies, used in 59 countries.

No treatment is 100% effective.
Protocols combine treatments.

1,008 patient HCQ early treatment RCT with results not reported over 5 years after completion.
37 HCQ RCTs have results missing long after expected1-37
The trials report a total of 20,499 patients, with 12 trials having actual enrollment of 3,639, and the remainder estimated.
Study covers favipiravir and HCQ.
Kara et al., 1 Jun 2021, Randomized Controlled Trial, Turkey, peer-reviewed, trial NCT04411433 (history). Contact: ateskara@hacettepe.edu.tr.