Covid trials

[Pnut]

Does anyone know about these viral trials for covid 19 as my GP has recommended me for them my husband said I should not be a guinea pig as I’ve got to many health problems

[Troilus]

I read something quite a while ago where 50,000 patients were being recruited through their GP to take part in an anti viral study for covid. It is a pill rather than the intravenous one. Upon testing positive you contact your GP and you get this new pill. Maybe it is the same thing? Perhaps they have widened the study or more GPs are joining the scheme.

[Guy_Incognito]

I think it may be this one.panoramictrial.org/

[peege]

You may be interested to know that its for antivirals to prevent you getting severe symptoms and/or hospitalised Pnut. I'd get the facts before listening to a husband. husband.

I'll certainly do it if I get covid

[Pnut in reply to peege]

Thank you for your reply

[Patk1 in reply to peege]

Me too Peege x

[Hidden]

There is a group of people in the UK that meet certain criteria to be considered very immunosuppressed that are now being offered antivirals as standard should we test positive for covid. The question is do you mean a trial with an unproven treatment, or do you mean your GP feels that you fit into this group where it’s intended to protect them? Broadly speaking, the latter includes those that were told they needed a third primary vaccine dose and a booster (so 4 jabs as standard) on the basis that their health or treatment at the time of their first or second vaccine meant there’s a higher chance of having not mounted a good immune response, as well as those with stage 4/5 kidney disease, severe liver disease, and some neurological conditions. I fall into this group as the result of medication I take to manage autoimmune disease, so if I test positive going forward, I will automatically be offered antiviral treatment, and I belong to a group for inflammatory (autoimmune) arthritis where quite a few people have already received antivirals following a positive test. So far, at least with all the posts and replies I’ve seen, they’ve all reported that they’ve been fine, and none of them have had severe covid issues, either, so it seems like a win-win. Assuming this is what your GP meant, it’s no longer a trial but a proven strategy backed by several studies over the last 12 months or so, and even with pretty complex health issues, I personally won’t hesitate to take them should I test positive. If, however, your GP is suggesting you should enrol on a true trial to investigate unproven treatments (or the panoramic trial linked to in other replies, where they’re looking to determine who most benefits from being given antivirals for covid), that’s a call we can all only make as individuals based on the facts given to us at the time, and thorough consideration of whatever possible risks there may be.

[Pnut in reply to Hidden]

Thank you for your comments helped a lot

[Davegt]

Personally I think it is a brave and commendable thing to do. Without such trials we would find it harder to progress forward in treatment of many viral infections. If insufficient volunteers came forward, progression would be hampered. Would I volunteer, yes I would.

[Superzob]

SaskiaHU put round a note about this about a month ago, so you could contact her for further advice but, given what your GP has advised and the fact that this is purely optional, you shouldn’t feel obliged to participate.

[Karenanne61]

I don't know if it's the same anti virals but my husband took them when we had covid. They have to be taken very soon after the symptoms start so it was too late for me. He's had no side effects. He has no underlying health conditions. They were pills.