Corresponding Author: Eduardo López-Medina, MD, MSc, Centro de Estudios en Infectología Pediátrica, Calle 5 B 5 No. 37 BIS-28, Cali, Colombia (eduardo.lopez@ceiponline.org).
Accepted for Publication: February 18, 2021.
Published Online: March 4, 2021. doi:10.1001/jama.2021.3071
Author Contributions: Drs López-Medina and Ramirez had full access to all of the data in the study and take responsibility for the integrity of the data and the accuracy of the data analysis.
Concept and design: López-Medina, López, Hurtado, Dávalos, Ramirez, Martínez, Díazgranados, Oñate, Chavarriaga.
Acquisition, analysis, or interpretation of data: López-Medina, Hurtado, Ramirez, Martínez, Oñate, Chavarriaga, Herrera, Parra, Libreros, Jaramillo, Avendaño, Toro, Torres, Lesmes, Rios, Caicedo.
Drafting of the manuscript: López-Medina, Hurtado, Dávalos, Chavarriaga, Caicedo.
Critical revision of the manuscript for important intellectual content: All authors.
Statistical analysis: López-Medina, Ramirez.
Obtained funding: López-Medina, López.
Administrative, technical, or material support: Hurtado, Dávalos, Martínez, Díazgranados, Chavarriaga, Herrera, Parra, Libreros, Jaramillo, Avendaño, Toro, Torres, Lesmes, Rios, Caicedo.
Supervision: López-Medina, López, Oñate, Rios, Caicedo.
Conflict of Interest Disclosures: Dr López-Medina reported receiving grants from Sanofi Pasteur, GlaxoSmithKline, and Janssen and personal fees from Sanofi Pasteur during the conduct of the study. Dr López reported receiving grants from Sanofi Pasteur, GlaxoSmithKline, and Janssen and personal fees from Sanofi Pasteur during the conduct of the study. Dr Oñate reported receiving grants from Janssen and personal fees from Merck Sharp & Dohme and Gilead outside the submitted work. Dr Torres reported receiving nonfinancial support from Tecnoquímicas unrelated to this project during the conduct of the study. No other disclosures were reported.
Funding/Support: This study received an unrestricted grant from Centro de Estudios en Infectología Pediátrica (grant ScDi823).
Role of the Funder/Sponsor: The funder had no role in the design and conduct of the study; collection, management, analysis, and interpretation of the data; preparation, review, or approval of the manuscript; and decision to submit the manuscript for publication.
Group Information: In addition to the authors, the following collaborators from Centro de Estudios en Infectología Pediátrica participated in the Estudio Para Evaluar la Ivermectina en COVID-19 (EPIC) trial:
Catalina De La Cruz, MD; Camilo Andrade; Iñigo Prieto, MD, MSc; Viviana Márquez, MD; Mary Luz Hernandez; Carlos Gonzalez, MD; Victoria Aguirre, RN; Gloria Tamayo; Leidy Gomez; Aracelly Romero; Socorro Mutis; Nidia Guaza; Eliana Valencia; James Riascos; Ovidio Maldonado; Laura Victoria, RN; Hilda Giraldo; Lina Solano, RN; Maria F. Collazos, RN; Elizabeth Toro, MD; Carlos Cortés, MD; Alexandra Sierra, MD; Carolina Ospina, MD; Diana P. Mazo, PharmD; Jhon J. Calderón; Jenny Yela, RN; Diego Rivera, RN; and Diana Suárez, PharmD.
Data Sharing Statement: See Supplement 3.
Additional Contributions: We are grateful to the patients who participated in this trial; Erika Cantor, MSc, from the Institute of Statistics, Universidad de Valparaíso, Valparaíso, Chile, for her contribution during data analysis; Keith Veitch for his writing assistance; and Neal Alexander, PhD, from CIDEIM in Cali, Colombia, and Rodrigo DeAntonio, DrPH, from Cevaxin in Panamá City, Panamá, for their contribution during study planning. Ms Cantor and Mr Veitch received compensation for their roles in the study. Drs Alexander and DeAntonio did not receive compensation for their roles in the study. We thank Tecnoquímicas for its donation of the investigational product and placebo from August 26, 2020, until the end of the trial.
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