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Study aim
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To evaluate the safety and efficacy of losartan in COVID-19
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Design
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One-hundred patients with COVID-19 after taking informed consent including 50 patients in the case group and 50 patients in the control group will be conducted parallel in the trial.
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Settings and conduct
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This clinical trial study will be performed in Tabriz Emam Reza hospital on patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Losartan (25mg/BID) in one group and amlodipine (5mg/daily) in another group will be administered for 14 days. Also, all patients will receive routine treatment protocol of COVID-19. Lab tests and clinical features will be obtained and documented and in the end, by using the computer software (SPSS Version 24) the data will be analyzed.
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Participants/Inclusion and exclusion criteria
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Inclusion criteria: laboratory (RT-PCR) confirmed COVID-19, stable hemodynamic condition, blood pressure ≥130/85 mmHg.
Exclusion criteria: patient's critical condition, cough exacerbation after initiating losartan, increasing blood potassium levels or high baseline potassium levels, new anemia, shock or decreasing blood pressure ≤ 90/60 mmHg after losartan initiating, angioedema, acute hepatic failure, acute renal failure, bilateral renal artery stenosis, bilateral renal artery stenosis, history of uncontrolled hypertension, pregnancy and lactation, history of treatment with ACE inhibitors and ARB inhibitors, treatment with phenobarbital, rifampin and fluconazole
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Intervention groups
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In the case group, patients will receive 25 mg losartan tablets two times daily and in the control group, patients will receive 5 mg amlodipine daily.
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Main outcome variables
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28 days mortality, length of hospitalizationو changes of laboratory and clinical findings, the performance of patients