azvudine (n=10) vs. antiviral and associated therapy (n=10)
randomized controlled trial
Azvudine
Oral azvudine tablets 5 mg/day (five tablets once a night) and symptomatic treatment.
Standard antiviral
interferon alpha, kaletra and ribavirin, chloroquine phosphate, and hydroxychloroquine sulfate
When patients developed clinical symptoms and signs, such as fever and cough, patients in both groups were treated with febrifuge or cough mixture, which was called symptomatic treatment.
COVID-19 mild to moderate
Confirmed COVID-19 by RT-PCR. The definition of mild COVID-19 was patients with mild clinical symptoms and without signs of pneumonia in imaging; the definition of commonCOVID-19 was patients with fever, respiratory, or other related symptoms, and with signs of pneumonia in imaging. Patients with one of the following conditions: respiratory failure and the need for mechanical ventilation; shock; intensive care unit (ICU) monitoring and treatment for other organ failures were excluded.
Open-label
Single center, Guangshan County People’s Hospital, China.
