Official Title
Does Zinc Supplementation Enhance the Clinical Efficacy of Chloroquine/Hydroxychloroquine in Treatment of COVID-19?
Brief Summary

we want to investigate if zinc supplementation enhance the clinical efficacy of chloroquine in treatment of COVID-19.

Detailed Description

we want to investigate if zinc supplementation enhance the clinical efficacy of chloroquine
in treatment of COVID-19. As, zinc may be of value in these cases and may be of value in
enhancing chloroquine effect.

Completed
COVID

Drug: Chloroquine or hydroxychloroquine

Chloroquine or hydroxychloroquine
Other Name: alexoquine, chloroquine, hydroquine

Drug: zinc

Zinc tablets

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Patients with positive COVID-19.

Exclusion Criteria:

- Contraindications or hypersensitivity to chloroquine.

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

Tanta university hospital, Assuit University, Ainshams University
Tanta, Egypt

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

Tanta University
NCT Number
MeSH Terms
Hydroxychloroquine
Chloroquine
Chloroquine diphosphate