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At study entry, participants will have an in-person or remote (for example, video) study visit, and will receive a study kit (which will include enough pills for the whole course of study treatment) and a diary in which to record symptoms and when study medications are taken. Participants will provide medical and medication histories, contact information, complete the first day of their symptom and medication diary, and take their first dose of study treatment.
Study staff will contact participants by phone on Days 2, 4, 6, 9, 13, and 17, and at 3 and 6 months after they enter the study. At each visit, participants will be asked how they have been feeling healthwise, review their symptoms and treatment, and record any hospitalizations or urgent visits to emergency rooms or clinics. Participants will return their symptom diary by mail or in person on Day 20. At select sites, participants will have the option of having a blood draw, a nose-throat swab, and a self-collected nose swab at study entry and on Days 6 and 20 (in-person visits).
What treatments or drugs are involved with this study?
Participants will have a 50/50 chance of receiving either active or placebo study treatment, as follows:
Hydroxychloroquine/Placebo two (200 mg each) capsules by mouth twice on the first day, and then one (200 mg) capsule twice a day for 6