COVID-19 prevention study in kidney patients pulled before it began
NCT ID NCT05110651
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study aimed to see if hydroxychloroquine could prevent COVID-19 hospitalizations in adults on dialysis for kidney failure. It was designed as a randomized trial but was withdrawn before enrolling any participants. No results are available.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 4
Runs after approval, following long-term safety and how well the treatment works in everyday use.
- Expected to start
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Apr 2020
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Finished
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Oct 2020
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Patients ≥18 years on chronic dialysis due to end-stage renal disease. * Competence to understand the study rationale, including potential risks and benefits associated with treatment, necessary for written informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: * Prior verified SARS-CoV-2 infection. * Hypersensitivity reaction to chloroquine, hydroxychloroquine or 4-aminoquinolines * Electrocardiogram with QTc (Bazett's formula) \> 450 ms in males and 460 ms in females * Patients reliant on digoxin or amiodarone treatment * Pre-existing psoriasis * Any pre-existing maculopathy with vision reduction * Prior sensorineural hearing loss * Pre-existing severe liver insufficiency (spontaneous international normalized ratio \>1.5 within the last year) * Pre-existing epileptic disease requiring anti-epileptic medication * Pregnancy or lactation * Insurmountable Language Barrier * Participation in other ongoing intervention trials investigating COVID19-related outcomes
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Herlev Hospital
Herlev, Herlev, 2730, Denmark
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North Zealand Hospital
Hillerød, Hillerød, 3400, Denmark
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Rigshospitalet
Copenhagen, Copenhagen, 2100, Denmark
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