Seftel, 125 patient fluvoxamine early treatment study: 84% lower combined mortality/ICU admission [p=0.15], 94% lower hospitalization [p=0.003], and 99% improved recovery [p<0.0001] https://c19p.org/seftel
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Prospective cohort of fluvoxamine for early treatment of COVID-19
et al., Open Forum Infectious Diseases, doi:10.1093/ofid/ofab050
Prospective quasi-randomized (patient choice) study with 125 outpatients, 77 treated with fluvoxamine, showing lower death/ICU admission (0 of 77 vs. 2 of 48), lower hospitalization (0 of 77 vs. 6 of 48), and faster recovery with treatment. Note that 12 treatment patients were added but are not reflected in the table in the paper (because the numbers had been previously published and the IRB did not allow updating the table).
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risk of death/ICU, 83.9% lower, RR 0.16, p = 0.15, treatment 0 of 77 (0.0%), control 2 of 48 (4.2%), NNT 24, relative risk is not 0 because of continuity correction due to zero events (with reciprocal of the contrasting arm).
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risk of hospitalization, 94.0% lower, RR 0.06, p = 0.003, treatment 0 of 77 (0.0%), control 6 of 48 (12.5%), NNT 8.0, relative risk is not 0 because of continuity correction due to zero events (with reciprocal of the contrasting arm).
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risk of no recovery, 98.7% lower, RR 0.01, p < 0.001, treatment 0 of 77 (0.0%), control 29 of 48 (60.4%), NNT 1.7, relative risk is not 0 because of continuity correction due to zero events (with reciprocal of the contrasting arm).
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Seftel et al., 2/1/2021, prospective quasi-randomized (patient choice), USA, North America, peer-reviewed, 2 authors.
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