Official Title
Nitazoxanide in Treatment of COVID-19
Brief Summary

Nitazoxanide has been shown to have a clinical efficacy against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; ivermectin has also demonstrated a remarkable experimental efficacy with a potential to be used for Coronavirus disease 2019.

Detailed Description

Nitazoxanide has been shown to have a clinical efficacy against severe acute respiratory
syndrome coronavirus; ivermectin has also demonstrated a remarkable experimental efficacy
with a potential to be used for Coronavirus disease 2019. Some studies demonstrated the
efficacy of combined regimen of nitazoxanide and azithromycin or ivermectin and chloroquine.

Recruiting
COVID
Corona Virus Infection

Drug: Nitazoxanide

Nitazoxanide
Other Name: Parazoxanide, Nanazoxid

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Patients with COVID-19 infection

Exclusion Criteria:

- Allergy or contraindication to the drugs.

Eligibility Gender
All
Eligibility Age
Minimum: 18 Years ~ Maximum: N/A
Countries
Egypt
Locations

Tanta University, Assiut University
Tanta, Egypt

Sherief Abd-Elsalam
Tanta, Egypt

Contacts

Sherief Abd-Elsalam, ass. prof.
00201147773440
sheriefabdelsalam@yahoo.com

sherief Abd-Elsalam, Ass. Prof., Principal Investigator
ass. Prof. Tropical Medicine

Tanta University
NCT Number
MeSH Terms
Coronavirus Infections
Nitazoxanide