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NCT04622891
Clarithromycin Versus Azithromycin in Treatment of Mild COVID-19 Infection
NA trial testing Clarithromycin 500mg in Covid19 in 300 participants. Completed in 30 July 2020.
30 July 2020
Quick facts
| Lead sponsor | South Valley University |
|---|---|
| Phase | NA |
| Status | Completed |
| Study type | INTERVENTIONAL |
| Allocation | randomized |
| Design | parallel |
| Masking | double |
| Primary purpose | treatment |
| Enrollment | 300 |
| Start date | 1 April 2020 |
| Primary completion | 30 July 2020 |
| Estimated completion | 30 July 2020 |
| Sites | 1 location across Egypt |
Drugs / interventions tested
- Clarithromycin 500mg — full drug profile →
- Azithromycin (azithromycin) — full drug profile →
- Placebo
Conditions studied
- Covid19 — all drugs for Covid19 →
Sponsor
South Valley University
Who can join
18 and older, any sex, with Covid19. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.
Sponsor's own description
The current study was conducted at Qena Governorate, Egypt, during the period from May 2020, to July 2020. The study included 305 COVID-19 cases diagnosed by PCR, patients were randomly assigned to one of three study limps, Azithromycin 500 mg/24 h for 7 days, Clarithromycin 500 /12 h for 7 days, or a control group with no antibiotics, All three groups received only symptomatic treatment for control of fever and cough
Publications & conference data
8 peer-reviewed publications reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):
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Races of small molecule clinical trials for the treatment of COVID-19: An up-to-date comprehensive review.
Hu S, Jiang S, Qi X, Bai R, et al · · 2022 · cited 68× · PMID 34762760 · DOI 10.1002/ddr.21895 -
Antibiotics for the treatment of COVID-19.
Popp M, Stegemann M, Riemer M, Metzendorf MI, et al · · 2021 · cited 60× · PMID 34679203 · DOI 10.1002/14651858.cd015025 -
Interventions for the prevention of persistent post-COVID-19 olfactory dysfunction.
Webster KE, O'Byrne L, MacKeith S, Philpott C, et al · · 2021 · cited 22× · PMID 34291812 · DOI 10.1002/14651858.cd013877.pub2 -
Interventions for the treatment of persistent post-COVID-19 olfactory dysfunction.
O'Byrne L, Webster KE, MacKeith S, Philpott C, et al · · 2022 · cited 21× · PMID 36062970 · DOI 10.1002/14651858.cd013876.pub3 -
Interventions for the treatment of persistent post-COVID-19 olfactory dysfunction.
O'Byrne L, Webster KE, MacKeith S, Philpott C, et al · · 2021 · cited 21× · PMID 34291813 · DOI 10.1002/14651858.cd013876.pub2 -
Therapeutic efficacy of macrolides in management of patients with mild COVID-19.
Rashad A, Nafady A, Hassan MH, Mansour H, et al · · 2021 · cited 20× · PMID 34381155 · DOI 10.1038/s41598-021-95900-z -
Interventions for the prevention of persistent post-COVID-19 olfactory dysfunction.
Webster KE, O'Byrne L, MacKeith S, Philpott C, et al · · 2022 · cited 11× · PMID 36063364 · DOI 10.1002/14651858.cd013877.pub3 -
Repurposing clinically available drugs and therapies for pathogenic targets to combat SARS-CoV-2.
Xue Y, Mei H, Chen Y, Griffin JD, et al · · 2023 · cited 9× · PMID 37193304 · DOI 10.1002/mco2.254
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- Trial protocol + status: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT04622891 (US National Library of Medicine, public domain)
- Publications: Europe PMC API search by NCT ID, retrieved 10 June 2026
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- Sponsor: as reported to ClinicalTrials.gov by South Valley University
- Last refreshed: 10 November 2020
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