Status:

TERMINATED

Lactoferrin for Prevention of COVID-19 in Health Care Workers

Lead Sponsor:

Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia

Collaborating Sponsors:

Hospital Nacional Arzobispo Loayza

Conditions:

SARS-CoV-2

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-59 years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

Clinical trial in health care personnel (physicians, nurses or nurse assistants) to determine the effect of orally-administered bovine lactoferrin to prevent SARS-CoV-2 infection. Participants will be...

Detailed Description

The SARS-CoV-2 infection has affected more than 100 countries around the world being classified as a pandemic by the World Health Organization. Health care providers are at high risk to become infecte...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Man or woman over 18 and under 60 years old
  • Physicians or nurses or nurse assitant who work in areas of care for patients with COVID-19 (emergency, hospitalization, and Intensive Care Unit) in hospitals in Lima, Peru.
  • Healthy participants, without COVID-19 suggestive symptoms
  • Participant who wants to participate and signs the informed consent.

Exclusion

  • Participant who had a previous diagnosis of COVID-19.
  • Participant positive in the initial screening for IgM or IgG or a positive RT-PCR for SARS-CoV-2.
  • Participant with the following comorbidities: hypertension, coronary heart disease, diabetes mellitus, obesity, chronic lung disease, cancer, kidney failure, or other hematological disease.
  • Pregnant woman.
  • Participant that are part of another clinical trial or are taking any supplement or preventive treatment for COVID-19.
  • Participant with known allergy to cow's milk protein.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

October 17 2020

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

February 10 2021

Estimated Enrollment :

209 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04526821

Start Date

October 17 2020

End Date

February 10 2021

Last Update

December 9 2021

Active Locations (2)

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Hospital Nacional Arzobispo Loayza

Lima, Lim, Peru, 15082

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Hospital Cayetano Heredia

Lima, Peru, 15102