TREATING COVID-19 WITH HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE (TEACH): A MULTICENTER, DOUBLE-BLIND, RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL IN HOSPITALIZED PATIENTS
MD Robert J Ulrich, Andrea B Troxel Scd, MD Ellie Carmody, MD Jaishvi Eapen, MD Martin Bäcker, MD, MPH, MHCDS, FACP Jack A Dehovitz, MBBS Prithiv J Prasad, MS Yi Li, PhD Camila Delgado, MD Morris Jrada, MD Gabriel A Robbins, RN Brooklyn Henderson, MD Alexander Hrycko, MBBS Dinuli Delpachitra, MD Vanessa Raabe, MD Jonathan S Austrian, PharmD Yanina Dubrovskaya, MD, FIDSA Mark J Mulligan, Ave First, Clinicaltrials Gov # Nct04369742
doi:10.1093/ofid/ofaa446/5910201
Author Contributions: RJU, ABT, EC, VR and MJM contributed to the concept, design and protocol development. RJU, EC, JE, MB, JAD and PJP contributed as site leaders overseeing all trial operations and data quality from each site. MJ, GAR, BH, AH, DD and YD contributed to trial operations and data entry. RJU, ABT, CD, and YL contributed to data analysis. JSA created novel information technology for trial operations. RJU and ABT drafted the manuscript. All authors provided critical revisions and approved the final manuscript.
inancial Disclosures The authors have no relevant financial disclosures. Abbreviations: HCQ, hydroxychloroquine; IQR, interquartile range; SD, standard deviation; RT-PCR, reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; ALT alanine aminotransferase; U, units; WBC, white blood cell count; LDH, lactic acid dehydrogenase
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