Remotely-conducted Trial of Famotidine vs Placebo for Patients at Home With Coronavirus (COVID) of 2019 (COVID-19)

• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Trial end date: 2022-01-31
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

Kit for reading vital signs (thermometer, wrist blood pressure device, finger oximeter) and with study drug is overnighted to qualified subjects with early symptoms of COVID-19. Subjects take a 20-milligram (mg) tab of famotidine or matching placebo twice a day, increase to 1 tablet every 8 hours if not better the 2nd day, and continue same for 30 days. Vital signs, symptoms, compliance etc are rechecked daily for the 30 days and once again 60 days after starting study drug. Consent, baseline, and follow-up are handled via internet plus calls/texts/virtual visits from study nurse or doctor as needed for clarifications and compliance.

• Phase: Phase 4
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: drpykessupplements.com
• Treatments: Famotidine; Vitamin D; Vitamins

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

1. - Probable COVID-19 based on presence of at least 5 of the following symptoms of acute onset within the prior 4 days: fever, cough, sore throat, fatigue, episodic chest pain or shortness of breath with exercise, muscle or body aches, headache, loss of smell or taste, stuffy or runny nose, chills or shivering, feeling hot or feverish, nausea, diarrhea

2. - Subjects must signify that they have contacted a doctor about their current symptoms.

3. - Subject gives informed consent for study and is willing to take the treatments and complete the scheduled evaluations.

4. - Subject has acquired a study partner who has agreed to complete the follow-up forms for the subject if the subject unable or has been hospitalized.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. - Constant rather than episodic trouble breathing, Persistent pain or pressure in the chest, New confusion, Inability to wake or stay awake, Bluish lips or face, or any other severe symptom [symptoms CDC urges immediate medical care for].

2. - Known sensitivity or intolerance to famotidine or another acid-blocking drug.

3. - Lack of access to the internet at home.

4. - Using tizanidine (Zanaflex® , a muscle relaxant), dasatinib (Sprycel®, a drug for leukemia), cefditoren (Pivoxil®, an antibiotic), or fosamprenavir or delavirdine (drugs for HIV) [Drug exclusions are per US label for Pepcid].

5. - Significant heart or kidney disease in the last 3 months according to subject's primary doctor

6. - Pregnant women

7. - Taking any investigational medications to treat COVID-19, famotidine, anti-viral drugs or corticosteroids and not stopping them within 48 hours before starting study treatment.

NOTE: patients are allowed to take over-the-counter agents for temporary relief of symptoms such as antipyretics and analgesics (aspirin, ibuprofen etc), cough remedies, anti-diarrheals, etc.