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Investigation of Clinical Effectiveness of Propolis Extracts as Food Supplements in Patients With SARS-CoV-2(COVID-19)

Not Applicable
Conditions
SARS-CoV2 Infection
Interventions
Dietary Supplement: propolis
Registration Number
NCT04916821
Lead Sponsor
Trabzon Kanuni Education and Research Hospital
Brief Summary

Primary purpose: To investigate the effect of propolis, a food supplement product, on healing parameters in patients with COVID 19. Secondary purpose: To provide a new supportive treatment in Covid 19 treatment. In the present study to examine the effect of the use of propolis on healing parameters (laboratory and imaging) in patients with COVID 19; Propolis, which has antiviral properties, has also been used in humans in the COVID19 pandemic as of 2020. However, in these studies, an alcohol-soluble extract of propolis was used. Despite the disadvantages of its use in alcohol, it is clear that water and olive oil extracts of Propolis are safer for humans. Therefore, water extracts of propolis will be used in the study.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
UNKNOWN
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
45
Inclusion Criteria
  • Patients over the age of 18 who do not need a ventilator who are inpatient in the Covid service
  • Patients under the age of 60 who do not need a ventilator who are inpatient in the Covid service
Exclusion Criteria
  • patients do not have oral intake
  • patients whose informed consent form is not approved
  • patients who need a ventilator
  • pregnant women
  • children

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
water extract of propolispropolisPatients given 2 ml of aqueous propolis extract (50mg / ml) orally 3 times a day for 1 week
olive oil extract of propolis including pergapropolisPatients given 1 ml oily propolis extract (64 mg / ml) + 1 ml oily perga extract (120 mg / ml) orally 3 times a day for 1 week
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
laboratory parameters-4: D-DimerChange from Baseline D-Dimer findings at one week

D-Dimer

radiologicalChange from Baseline Lung Tomography Findings(Peripheral ground-glass opacities) at one week

Lung tomography findings

laboratory parameters-2: ESRChange from Baseline ESR findings at one week

ESR

laboratory parameters-3: CRPChange from Baseline CRP findings at one week

CRP

laboratory parameters-5: TroponinChange from Baseline Troponin findings at one week

Troponin

laboratory parameters-6: sO2Change from Baseline sO2 findings at one week

sO2

laboratory parameters-1: CBCChange from Baseline CBC findings at one week

CBC

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Trabzon Faculty of Medicine , Health Science University

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Trabzon, Turkey

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