A Comparative Study on the Therapeutic Effect of a Traditional Chinese Medicine Formulation on COVID-19 Infection
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Traditional Chinese Medicine Formulation
- Conditions
- COVID-19
- Sponsor
- First Affiliated Hospital Xi'an Jiaotong University
- Enrollment
- 100
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- negative Covid-19 test result
- Status
- Not yet recruiting
- Last Updated
- 3 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has been handed down for thousands of years. It has a long history in the treatment of virus infection and has a good effect on the upper respiratory tract infection.
In recent years, the project applicant has been conducting research on the anti infection and anti inflammation treatment of traditional Chinese medicine, and has carried out a lot of clinical practice exploration in non-specific inflammation.
The purpose of this research is to study the therapeutic effect of a traditional Chinese medicine prescription on COVID-19 infection.
Investigators
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •In the past two to three days, COVID-19 test was positive, accompanied by more than one clinical symptom.
- •18 ≤ age ≤ 65, regardless of gender;
- •Patients have good follow-up compliance.
Exclusion Criteria
- •Human immunodeficiency virus - 1 infection and malignant tumors; Active cardiovascular, kidney, lung, liver, blood, digestive, neurological or psychiatric diseases; Recent acute respiratory symptoms (within 4 weeks) .
- •Any drug that may interfere with the evaluation (for example, other herbal products such as Lianhua Qingwen, immunosuppressants, anticoagulants), or a history of allergy or other adverse reactions to traditional Chinese medicine products.
- •Pregnant or lactating women.
- •Allergic constitution and allergy to multiple drugs.
- •According to the judgment of the investigator, the subject suffers from any disease that may endanger his safety or affect his compliance with the protocol, or other conditions that are not suitable for the study.
Arms & Interventions
TCM treatment
The patients are treated with traditional Chinese medicine. They take 150ml of liquid medicine every morning and evening for 7 days.
Intervention: Traditional Chinese Medicine Formulation
placebo treatment
The patients are treated with placebo. They take 150ml of liquid placebo every morning and evening for 7 days .
Intervention: Placebo Treatment
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
negative Covid-19 test result
Time Frame: in 7 days or after the intervention
negative test result
Disappearance or Improvement of the most common clinical symptoms
Time Frame: in 7 days or after the intervention
such as fever,cough,pharyngalgia
Secondary Outcomes
- C-reactionprotein(in 7 days or after the intervention)
- Interleukin- 6(in 7 days or after the intervention)
- Procalcitonin(in 7 days or after the intervention)
- erythrocyte sedimentation rate(in 7 days or after the intervention)
- Covid-19 antibody concentration(in 7 days or after the intervention)
- blood fat(in 7 days or after the intervention)