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. 2022 Mar 4;2022(3):CD013739. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD013739.pub2

CTRI/2020/08/027033.

Study name SARS‐COV‐2 and COVID‐19 ‐ a randomized controlled trail
Starting date 07 August 2020
Contact information Dr N Anbu   
Department of General Medicine, Government Siddha Medical College, Arumbakkam Chennai 106 600106 Chennai, TAMIL NADU India
9443279412 | nanbu.sumi@gmail.com
Methods Interventional, RCT, multiple arm trial, 1:1; open label
Participants 100 participants, ≥ 18 years, female and male
Inclusion criteria:
  • RT‐PCR‐positive patients

  • Asymptomatic patients

  • Fever

  • Dry cough

  • Sore throat

  • Difficulty in breathing


Exclusion criteria:
  • Bronchogeniccarcinoma

  • Pulmonary TB

  • Pregnancy and lactating mothers

  • Status asthmatic

Interventions Experimental: 
  • Kabasura kudineer: tab azithromycin 500 mg twice daily oral administration

  • Tab hydroxychloroquine 200 mg oral administration

  • Tab paracetamol 650 mg twice daily oral administration

  • Inj methylprednisolone IV

  • Inj enoxaparin IV

  • Tab vitamin C oral administration

  • Tab zinc oral administration

  • Tab multivitamin oral administration

  • Kabasura kudineer 60 mL oral administration


Comparator:
  • Nilavembu kudineer 60 mL twice daily oral administration for 14 days

  • Kabasura kudineer 60 mL twice daily oral administration for 14 days

  • Thippili rasayanam 5 g twice daily oral administration for 14 days

  • Aadathodai manapagu 5 mL twice daily hot water oral administration for 14 days

  • Swasakudori maathirai 2 twice‐daily hot‐water oral administration for 14 days

  • Thoothuvalai legiyam 5 g twice daily with milk oral administration for 14 days

  • Amukara chooranam 2 g twice daily oral administration for 14 days

  • Seenthil chooranam 2 g twice daily oral administration for 14 days

  • Pavala parpam 100 mg twice daily oral administration for 14 days

  • Silasathu parpam 100 mg oral administration twice daily for 14 days

  • Sivanar amirtham 60 g twice daily oral administration for 14 days

  • Muthu parpam 100 mg twice daily oral administration for 14 days

  • Gargle‐ with turmeric, thripala, alum, glycyrrhiza glabra, salt

Outcomes Primary
  • Outcomes mainly assessed by reduction in clinical symptoms and RT‐PCR test negative. Time point: 3 months


Secondary
  • Outcomes mainly assessed by reduction in clinical symptoms and RT‐PCR test negative

  • The outcome is assessed by patients' recovery progress with faster reductions in clinical symptoms and RT‐PCR test negative, also to avoid the mortality rate by administering allopathy and Siddha medicines for the easy recovery and safety measures in the treatment for SARS‐CoV‐2 and COVID‐19. Time point: 3 months

Notes CTRI/2020/08/027033 | No data provided | Source(s) of monetary support: Govt Kilpauk Medical College Hospital Chennai 600010