Status:

SUSPENDED

VA Remote and Equitable Access to COVID-19 Healthcare Delivery (VA-REACH TRIAL)

Lead Sponsor:

Salomeh Keyhani MD

Collaborating Sponsors:

San Francisco VA Health Care System

Conditions:

SARS-CoV-2

COVID-19

Eligibility:

All Genders

216+ years

Phase:

PHASE3

Brief Summary

We propose a 3-arm RCT to determine the efficacy of hydroxychloroquine or azithromycin in treating mild to moderate COVID-19 among Veterans in the outpatient setting.

Detailed Description

SARS-CoV-2 is a novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) that presents with fever, cough, and shortness of breath, and has a mortality rate of 2-4%. Outcomes are worse among the elderly and those with car...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • willingness to take the study drug and ability to take oral medications
  • able to be contacted by phone
  • willing and able to give informed consent for participation in the study and agrees with its conduct and willing to email the study team a picture of their consent form

Exclusion

  • Exclusion Criteria Based on National VA Data:
  • We will exclude individuals based on the following national VA data and chart review criteria:
  • eGFR \<30mL/min or dialysis
  • aspartate transaminase (AST) or alanine transaminase (ALT) \>5 times the upper limit of normal or cirrhosis in past 2 years
  • hypersensitivity to chloroquine, hydroxychloroquine or other 4-aminoquinolines (e.g., amodiaquine), azithromycin or macrolides
  • already taking hydroxychloroquine or azithromycin
  • congestive heart failure with an ejection fraction (EF) \<35% in past 2 years or hospitalization within past 6 months
  • concomitant treatment with any QT prolonging drug
  • history of cardiac arrest, ventricular fibrillation or ventricular tachycardia in past 5 years
  • QT prolongation on any ECG in past 5 years
  • potassium \<3.5 meq/l in labs in past 2 years
  • magnesium\< 1/5 meq/l in any lab in past 2 years
  • any patient who has not had follow-up with their primary care doctors in past 2 years
  • any Veteran who cannot follow-up such as those with dementia, home based primary care or those with active psychosis documented in past 2 years
  • G6PD deficiency
  • Exclusions Based on Baseline Interview:
  • any female who is breastfeeding or pregnant or planning to become pregnant.
  • any Veteran who receives most of their care in non-VA settings
  • Veteran enrolled in another COVID Trial
  • Veteran received a prescription for azithromycin and hydroxychloroquine
  • Veteran allergic to azithromycin and or hydroxychloroquine
  • Veteran receiving QT prolonging drugs from non-VA pharmacy

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

April 30 2020

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

August 1 2021

Estimated Enrollment :

300 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04363203

Start Date

April 30 2020

End Date

August 1 2021

Last Update

June 22 2020

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San Francisco VA

San Francisco, California, United States, 94121