Ayurveda for Flu Like Illness During Covid-19 Outbreak

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Flu Like Illness
• Interventions: Dietary Supplement: Ayurveda; Other: Usual Care

• Registration Number: NCT04351542
• Lead Sponsor: Aarogyam UK

Brief Summary

This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of Ayurveda in reducing symptoms of flu like illness during the Covid 19 outbreak.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2020-03-06
• Status Verified: 2020-04
• Primary Completion: 2020-04-06
• Study Completion: 2020-04-12
• Study First Submitted: 2020-04-14
• Study First Submitted QC: 2020-04-15
• Last Update Submitted: 2020-04-15
• Study First Posted: 2020-04-17
• Last Update Posted: 2020-04-17

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 32

Inclusion Criteria

• Patients with fu like symptoms within 48 hours of onset during March2020
• Mild to moderate symptoms who were advised to self isolate at home for 7-14 days
• Flu like symptoms present at least one respiratory symptom (e.g. cough, nasal obstruction, sore throat) and at least one constitutional symptom other than fever (e.g. fatigue, headache, myalgias) of less than 48-hour duration
• Willing to consent and follow up

Exclusion Criteria

• Pregnant/lactating

  • Participants with chronic pulmonary diseases or critical condition or already developed severe respiratory distress
  • Clinically malignancies, systemic infection, other medical or psychiatric condition which places the subject at unacceptable risk to participate in the study - Known hypersensitivity to any ayurveda herbal substances

• Severe symptoms of respiratory distress patients deemed to require intensive care immediately

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Ayurveda Care Group	Ayurveda	Individualised ayurveda treatment was given to participants based on individual constitution.
Usual Care Group	Usual Care	Participants followed the usual care.
Ayurveda Care Group	Usual Care	Individualised ayurveda treatment was given to participants based on individual constitution.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Severity of symptom score	Change from baseline to 3rd and 7th day	Symptoms diary card completed twice daily from Day 0 to Day 7
Time to achieve afebrile	Change from baseline to 3rd and 7th-day	Time to bring down a fever (oral temperature \< 37.2 ̊C)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Patient reported improvement	Change from baseline to 3rd and 7th-day	Patient reported improvement using 4 scale; 0-none, 1-weak, 2-medium, 3-strong

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Aarogyam; 🇬🇧 Leicester, United Kingdom