The effectiveness of early colchicine administration in patients over 60 years old with high risk of developing severe pulmonary complications associated with coronavirus pneumonia SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19): study protocol for an investigator-driven randomized controlled clinical trial in primary health care—COLCHICOVID study

The effectiveness of early colchicine administration in patients over 60 years old with high risk of developing severe pulmonary complications associated with coronavirus pneumonia SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19): study protocol for an investigator-driven randomized controlled clinical trial in primary health care—COLCHICOVID study

Abstract Background There is no strong evidence that any drug is beneficial either for the treatment of SARS-CoV-2 disease or for post-exposure prophylaxis. Therefore, clinical research is crucial to generate results and evaluate strategies against COVID-19. Primary care (PC) centers, the first leve...

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Main Authors: Elena Bustamante Estebanez, Lucía Lavín Alconero, Beatriz Josa Fernández, Monica Gozalo Marguello, Juan Carlos López Caro, Jonathan Diez Vallejo, Marta Fernandez Sampedro, Pedro Muñoz Cacho, Carlos Richard Espiga, María Mar García Saiz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-09-01
Series:Trials
Subjects:
Coronavirus
Colchicine
Primary health care
Early treatment
No hospitalized
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-021-05544-7

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-021-05544-7

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