Efficacy of Nano-Ivermectin Impregnated Masks in Prevention of Covid-19 Among Healthy Contacts and Medical Staff

South Valley University

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Covid-19

Treatments: Other: ivermectin impregnated mask

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04723459

SVU MED CIT0 23 4 21 1 121

Details and patient eligibility

About

Antiviral efficacy of Ivermectin against Covid-19 in vitro was stated by many stusies all over the world with decreased effecacy in vivo so ,usage of masks impregnated into nano Ivermectin solution will theoretically increase the protective action of the ordinary masks

Full description

Antiviral effecacy of Ivermectin against Covid-19 in vitro was stated by many stusies all over the world with decreased effecacy in vivo so ,usage of masks impregnated into nano Ivermectin solution will theoretically increase the protective action of the ordinary masks this study is a trial for evaluation of adding a proved antiviral material to the mask and to compare between the protective value of this mask and the ordinary one.

Enrollment: 150 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• health care personells and family contact of confirmed COVID-19 cases.

Exclusion criteria

• refusal of participate to use the masks.
• pregnancy or lactation known hypersensitivity to ivermectin.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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150 participants in 2 patient groups

Ivermectin mask group

Active Comparator group

Description:

Contacts who will use ivermectin masks

Treatment:

Other: ivermectin impregnated mask

ordinary mask group

No Intervention group

Description:

Contacts who will use regular masks