Evaluating the effect of Marshmallow and Licorice on COVID 19 patients
- Conditions
- COVID 19.Corona virus infection, unspecifiedU07.1
- Registration Number
- IRCT20200404046937N1
- Lead Sponsor
- Ahvaz University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 60
Age =18 years
Laboratory polymerase chain reaction (PCR) confirmed infection with COVID19.
Lung involvement confirmed with chest imaging
Hospitalized with: Fever (axillar or oral temperature = 38.0 °centigrade(C) or =38.6°centigrade tympanic or rectal) or Respiratory rate >24/min Or Cough
Less than 8 days since illness onset
Willingness of study participant to accept randomization to any assigned treatment arm.
Acceptance of non-participation in another study before the 28th day of the study
Physician makes a decision that trial involvement is not in patients' best interest, or any condition that does not allow the protocol to be followed safely.
Severe liver disease
Oxygen saturation=94%
Known allergic reaction to Marshmallow or Licorice
Severe renal impairment
Pregnant or breastfeeding women
Transfer to another non-study hospital within the next 72 hours
Receipt of any experimental treatment for COVID 19 within the 30 days prior to the time of the screening evaluation.
Angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor users
Hypertensive patients
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Viral diagnostic test. Timepoint: The first day of the study and the end of the study (10th day). Method of measurement: Polymerase chain reaction.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method