12/15 Early treatment study
et al., SSRN (Preprint)
Ivermectin Use Associated with Reduced Duration of COVID-19 Febrile Illness in a Community Setting
Ivermectin Use Associated with Reduced Duration of COVID-19 Febrile Illness in a Community Setting
Small 95 patient study in Pakistan adding ivermectin to standard of care (HCQ+AZ) for outpatients with mild/moderate suspected COVID-19, showing faster resolution of fever with ivermectin. The low dose HCQ used in this study may not reach therapeutic levels fast enough to make a significant impact.
Afsar et al., 12/15/2020, retrospective, Pakistan, South Asia, preprint, 6 authors, dosage 12mg days 1-6.
duration of fever, 98.0% lower, relative time 0.02, p < 0.001, treatment 0 of 37 (0.0%), control 7 of 53 (13.2%), adjusted per study, continuity correction due to zero event (with reciprocal of the contrasting arm), logistic regression.
Effect extraction follows pre-specified rules
prioritizing more serious outcomes. For an individual study the most serious
outcome may have a smaller number of events and lower statistical signficance,
however this provides the strongest evidence for the most serious outcomes
when combining the results of many trials.
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