Barrat-Due et al., Annals of Internal Medicine,
doi:10.7326/M21-0653 (Peer Reviewed)
Evaluation of the Effects of Remdesivir and Hydroxychloroquine on Viral Clearance in COVID-19
Small RCT in Norway with 52 HCQ and 42 remdesivir patients, showing no significant differences with treatment. Add-on trial to WHO Solidarity.
NCT04321616.
Barrat-Due et al., 7/13/2021, Double Blind Randomized Controlled Trial, Norway, Europe, peer-reviewed, 41 authors.
risk of death, no change, RR 1.00, p = 1.00, treatment 3 of 37 (8.1%), control 4 of 53 (7.5%), adjusted per study.
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.