From: U of M Medical School receives $1.5M to launch nation’s first ivermectin COVID-19 treatment clinical trial
An ongoing COVID-19 clinical trial studying the outpatient use of metformin, a generic medication for type 2 diabetes, has expanded and will now be the nation’s first to include fluvoxamine, an antidepressant, and ivermectin, an antiparasitic, as possible treatment options to prevent hospitalization and “long COVID.”
Led by the University of Minnesota Medical School, the multi-site clinical trial received new support – $1 million from the Rainwater Charitable Foundation and $500,000 from Fast Grants – to expand the study, which is also the first randomized clinical trial for COVID-19 in the world to include pregnant women….
“Some new strains of the virus may evade immunity from some of the vaccines. Additionally, worldwide vaccine availability will take time, and not all individuals may get the vaccine. Thus, we feel we should study safe, available, inexpensive outpatient treatment options as soon as possible,” said Bramante, who is also an internist and pediatrician with M Health Fairview. “Having an outpatient treatment option could ensure more people survive the illness if they contract it and have fewer long-term symptoms.”
To learn more about how to qualify for this study, visit https://covidout.umn.edu/.