Table 2: Primary outcome results for hydroxychloroquine prophylaxis randomized controlled trials.
Study
|
N |
Outcome |
Control |
HCQ |
Relative risk1 (95% CI) |
Absolute risk difference1 (95% CI) |
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n |
event |
n |
event |
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Pre exposure prophylaxis |
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Abella, et al. [19] |
125 |
PCR confirmed COVID-19 |
61 |
4 |
64 |
4 |
0.95 (0.25, 3.64) |
-0.3% (-8.9%, 8.3%) |
|
Rajasingham, et al. [18] |
1483 |
PCR confirmed or probable COVID-19 |
494 |
39 |
989 |
58 |
0.74 (0.50, 1.10) |
-2.0% (-4.8%, 0.8%) |
|
Post exposure prophylaxis |
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Mitja, et al. [17] |
2134 |
PCR confirmed symptomatic COVID-19 |
1198 |
64 |
1116 |
74 |
0.89 (0.54, 1.46) |
-0.6% (-2.5%, 2.5%) |
|
Boulware, et al. [16] |
821 |
PCR confirmed or probable COVID-19 |
407 |
58 |
414 |
49 |
0.83 (0.58, 1.18) |
-2.4% (-7.0%, 2.2%) |
HCQ: Hydroxychloroquine; PCR: Polymerase Chain Reaction; Abella, et al. [19]: Treatment effects are presented for hydroxychloroquine compared to control arm; Rajasingham, et al. [18]: Rajasingham results are presented for pooled hydroxychloroquine arms; Mitja, et al. [17]: Risk differences for Mitja are calculated relative to event rate in control arm using reported relative risks to account for cluster study design.