A multicenter, randomized, open-label, controlled trial to evaluate the efficacy and tolerability of hydroxychloroquine and a retrospective study in adult patients with mild to moderate coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
Cheng-Pin ChenYi-Chun LinTsung-Chia ChenTing-Yu TsengHon-Lai WongCheng-Yu KuoWu-Pu LinSz-Rung HuangWei-Yao WangJia-Hung LiaoChung-Shin LiaoYuan-Pin HungTse-Hung LinTz-Yan ChangChin-Fu HsiaoYi-Wen HuangWei-Sheng ChungChien-Yu ChengShu-Hsing Chengnull nullPublished in: PloS one (2020)
Neither study demonstrated that HCQ shortened viral shedding in mild to moderate COVID-19 subjects.