Homoeopathy as adjuvant in management of Covid-19 infection
Type of Trial | Interventional |
Type of Study | Homeopathy |
Study Design | Randomized, Parallel Group, Placebo Controlled Trial |
Public Title of Study | Homoeopathy as adjuvant in management of Covid-19 infection |
Scientific Title of Study | Effect of adjuvant homoeopathy with standard treatment protocol in management of covid-19: a randomised, open label, placebo controlled, parallel group study |
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study) Name | Prof Dr Pradeep Kumar Gupta |
Designation | Principal |
Affiliation | Naiminath Homoeopathic Medical College, Hospital and Research Centre |
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Health Condition / Problems Studied | Health Type | Condition | Patients | B972||Coronavirus as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere, |
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Intervention / Comparator Agent
| Type | Name | Details | Intervention | Homoeopathic medicine | Homoeopathic medicines will be given to this group patients as an add-on to standard treatment. Following Individualization medicines will be selected keeping in view pathological aspect of disease. Dose and potency will be according to the frequency, intensity and duration of signs and symptoms. Repetitions will vary from case to case basis considering disease state and vitality of patient. Range of potency from 30, 200, 1M etc will be used. | Comparator Agent | Placebo | Placebo group patients will receive identical placebo (globules moistened with dispensing alcohol) as an add on to standard protocol treatment. Dose repetition will be a in similar pattern to medicine group. |
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Inclusion Criteria
| Age From | 18.00 Year(s) | Age To | 80.00 Year(s) | Gender | Both | Details | o Symptomatic RT-PCR confirmed cases of Covid-19 infection. o Both sexes o Age between 18 years to 80 years and o Willing to give signed written informed consent |
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ExclusionCriteria | Details | 1. Patients requiring ventilatory support 2. Patients with compromised immunity 3. Severe heart, lung, kidney, brain, blood diseases or other important systemic diseases 4. Subjects unable to complete the study, or not suitable for the study by researchers. 5. Women during pregnancy 6. Lactating mothers |
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Method of Generating Random Sequence | Computer generated randomization |
Primary Outcome | Outcome | TimePoints | Clinical outcome in terms of recovery of patient or requirement of life support (ventilator)/ death. | Ever 24 hr. |
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Secondary Outcome | Outcome | TimePoints | i. Time to progression to critical stage ii. Time to fever clearance iii. Time to resolution of pneumonia iv. Change in severity of symptoms as per clinical syndromes associated with COVID - 19 infection. v. Time to recovery in terms of 2 negative test for Covid-19 vi. Period of hospital stay vii. Requirement of conventional medication till clinical improvement | Ever 24 hr. |
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Target Sample Size | Total Sample Size="100" Sample Size from India="100" Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= "Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials" Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials" |
Brief Summary
| The results of the study will be able to predict the role of add on homoeopathic treatment for management of Covid-19 infected. In the absence any known anti-viral and vaccine the positive results of this study will decrease the morality and morbidity due to this pandemic. Further the cost-effectiveness of homoeopathy will enable developing countries in controlling such deadly disease effectively. |
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