sofosbuvir and ledipasvir (n=45) vs. standard of care (n=45)
randomized controlled trial
some concerns about risk of bias
Sofosbuvir/ledipasvir
SOF/LDP 400/90 mg daily for 10 days plus standard of care.
Standard of care
Standard of care alone.
In addition to the supportive care modalities, the standard of care according to the hospital protocol included hydroxychloroquine (HCQ 400 mg BD at first day then 200 mg BD for 7 days) plus atazanavir/ritonavir 300/100 mg daily for 7 days. Standard of care in both groups.
COVID-19 mild to moderate
Adult patients (≥18 years old) with highly suspected (according to the clinical signs/symptoms andimaging findings) or confirmed (a positive PCR of pharyngeal or nasopharyngeal samples) COVID-19 who were admitted to medical wards of the hospital, were included.
Clinical response was defined as one order decline in disease category in the five category ordinal scale. The categories are: death (5), mechanical ventilation (4), non-invasive ventilation (3), oxygen mask or nasal cannula (2), discharge(1).