@misc{10481/66053, year = {2020}, url = {http://hdl.handle.net/10481/66053}, abstract = {Objectives: To evaluate the effectiveness of Hydroxychloroquine Phosphate/Sulfate (200 mg orally 8 hourly thrice a day for 5 days), versus oseltamivir (75 mg orally twice a day for 5 days), and versus Azithromycin (500 mg orally daily on day 1, followed by 250 mg orally twice a day on days 2-5) alone and in combination (in all seven groups), in clearing the coronavirus (COVID-19) nucleic acid from throat and nasal swab and in bringing about clinical improvement on day 7 of follow-up (primary outcomes).}, organization = {University of Health Sciences (UHS) Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan}, publisher = {BMC}, keywords = {COVID-19}, keywords = {Randomised controlled trial}, keywords = {Protocol}, keywords = {SARS-CoV-2}, keywords = {Hydroxychloroquine}, keywords = {Azithromycin}, keywords = {Oseltamivir}, keywords = {Multi-center}, keywords = {Adaptive}, keywords = {Randomization}, title = {Pakistan Randomized and Observational Trial to Evaluate Coronavirus Treatment (PROTECT) of Hydroxychloroquine, Oseltamivir and Azithromycin to treat newly diagnosed patients with COVID-19 infection who have no comorbidities like diabetes mellitus: A structured summary of a study protocol for a randomized controlled trial}, doi = {10.1186/s13063-020-04616-4}, author = {Akram, Javed and Saeed Khan, Khalid}, }