According to a press release from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the first participant enrolled today in San Diego, California for a clinical trial that has begun to evaluate whether the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine, given together with the antibiotic azithromycin, can prevent hospitalization and death from COVID-19.
The Phase 2b trial will enroll approximately 2,000 adults across the United States. Study participants must have confirmed infection with SARS-CoV-2 and be experiencing fever, cough and/or shortness of breath. The press release also states that investigators anticipate many of those enrolled will be 60 years of age or older or have a comorbidity associated with developing serious complications from COVID-19, such as cardiovascular disease or diabetes.
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