Traditional Thai herbal steam bath as an alternative therapy for refractory post COVID-19 syndrome

Phase 1

Completed

• Conditions: post COVID-19 syndrome; Traditional Thai medicine; Thai herbal steam

• Registration Number: TCTR20240430001
• Lead Sponsor: Faculty of Traditional Thai Medicine

Brief Summary

Thai herbal steam bath significantly improved the dyspnea intensity, nasal symptom intensity, muscle pain intensity, and quality of life in patients with post COVID-19 syndrome.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Completion: 2023-07-10
• Study Start: 2024-04-30
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 33

Inclusion Criteria

(1) aged 18-55 years; (2) patients had one residual symptom such as fatigue, dyspnea, cough, and muscle pain at least 5 weeks after discharge; (3) patients voluntarily participated in the study and signed the informed consent form.

Exclusion Criteria

1. patients with fever
2. patients with SARS-CoV-2 positive
3. patients who had severe medical conditions such as respiratory tract infections, cardiovascular, liver or renal dysfunction, and diabetes mellitus
4. females who had menstrual period
5. patients who had allergic history to any Thai herbal medicines

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
dyspnea intensity, nasal symptom intensity, muscle pain intensity, and quality of life 2 weeks the modified medical research council (mMRC) dyspnea scale, the total nasal symptom score (TNSS), Numerical Rating Scale (NRS), and COPD assessment test (CAT) questionnaire

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
adverse events 2 weeks adverse event form