Hope in a pill: drug trial seeks to tame deadly ebola

NCT ID NCT02329054

Summary

This study tested whether a drug called favipiravir could help people survive Ebola Virus Disease. It involved 126 patients in Guinea who received the oral drug. The main goal was to see if the treatment could lower the high death rate associated with Ebola, especially for those treated early after symptoms began.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • ALIMA Ebola care center

    Nzérékoré, Guinea

  • French Red Cross Ebola care center

    Macenta, Guinea

  • MSF Ebola treatment centre

    Gueckedou, Guinea

  • The caregivers treatment center

    Conakry, Guinea

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