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Lead
Dhaka Medical College
Age
18–any
Sex
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
You may be eligible if
Males and females of least 18 years of age and can swallow tablets
Competent and willing to provide informed consent
Patient must have received a diagnosis of COVID-19 infection with positive RT-PCR for SARS CoV-2 within the last 3 days
Patients with moderate symptoms (According to National Guidelines on Clinical Management of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID- 19).Version 7.0 .2020, DGHS, MOHFW, Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh). Following features of moderate covid-19 must be present-
1. Fever or history of fever
2. Cough and /or Shortness of breath
3. Oxygen saturation 94% or more
4. Pneumonia -pulmonary consolidations on chest imaging (chest x ray or CT scan of chest) involving less than 50%of lungs
5. CRB 65 score 0
You may not be if
Pregnancy and breast-feeding
Known hypersensitivity to colchicine
Known chronic illness e.g hepatic failure, chronic kidney disease (eGFR\<30ml/min), decompensated heart failure, long QT syndrome (QTc \>450 msec.)
Patient with inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis), chronic diarrhea or malabsorption
Patient currently taking colchicine for other indications (mainly chronic indications represented by Familial Mediterranean Fever or gout)
Patient undergoing chemotherapy for cancer
Patient is considered by the investigator, for any reason, to be an unsuitable candidate for the study.
