A quadruple blinded placebo controlled randomised trial to evaluate the effectiveness of an Iodine complex for patients with mild to moderate COVID-19 in Pakistan (I-COVID-PK): A structured summary of a study protocol for a randomised controlled trial.
Sohaib AshrafShoaib AshrafMoneeb AshrafMuhammad Ahmad ImranLarab KalsoomUzma Nasim SiddiquiIqra FarooqMuhammad GhufranRomaisa Arshad KhokharMuhammad Kiwan AkramIqra ShahidMuhammad Sohaib Ur RehmanRutaba AkmalArbaz TahirAyesha ZahidSidra AshrafSundas RafiqueNazish MattiMuhammad Faisal NadeemAyesha HumayunAmber MalikQazi Abdul SaboorAli AhmadMuhammad AshrafMateen IzharPublished in: Trials (2021)
The full protocol is attached as an additional file, accessible from the Trials website (Additional file 1). With the intention of expediting dissemination of this trial, the conventional formatting has been eliminated; this Letter serves as a summary of the key elements of the full protocol. The study protocol has been reported in accordance with the Standard Protocol Items: Recommendations for Clinical Interventional Trials (SPIRIT) guidelines.