The Effect of Chloroquine in the Treatment of Patients With Dengue

• Status: Unknown status
• Trial end date: 2009-06-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of chloroquine in the treatment of patients with dengue.

• Phase: Phase 1/Phase 2
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: University of Sao Paulo
• Collaborator: Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo
• Treatments: Chloroquine; Chloroquine diphosphate

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients suspected of having dengue disease

• Patients were included in the study if they presented with fever and at least two other symptoms, such as:

• headache

• pain behind the eyes

• muscle and bone or joint pains

• nausea

• vomiting

• rash associated to dengue for less than 72 hours

Exclusion Criteria:

• Pregnant

• Younger than 18-years old

• Either cardiac or neurologic disease