Phase 2 results from a multicenter RCT of hospitalized patients in Bulgaria showing faster viral clearance, greater clinical improvement, and improved biomarkers with treatment. Ivermectin was taken on an empty stomach, potentially reducing lung tissue concentration by ~2.5x [1]. Limited data has been reported currently. No serious adverse events were observed. EudraCT 2020-002091-12.
Huvemek et al., 3/25/2021, Double Blind Randomized Controlled Trial, Bulgaria, Europe, preprint, 1 author, dosage 400μg/kg days 1-3.
risk of no improvement, 31.6% lower, RR 0.68, p = 0.28, treatment 13 of 50 (26.0%), control 19 of 50 (38.0%), day 7, patients with improvement on WHO scale.
risk of no improvement, 34.5% lower, RR 0.66, p = 0.07, treatment 19 of 50 (38.0%), control 29 of 50 (58.0%), day 4, patients with improvement on WHO scale.
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.