Low Dose Radiation Therapy for COVID-19

Low Dose Radiation Therapy For Covid-19 Pneumonia: A Pilot Study - COVID-AIIMS

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Phase 1

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2020/06/025862

Enrollment

Registered

2020-06-14

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2021-11-24

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: B972- Coronavirus as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere

Interventions

Intervention1: Radiation Therapy: Low dose radiation therapy with a dose of 70 cGy in single fraction Intervention2: Low dose radiation therapy: Low dose radiation therapy, dose 70 cGy in 1F Control I

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Confirmed cases of Covid-19 (by RT-PCR). 2. Age >18 years. 3. Patients with National Early Warning Score (NEWS) score >= 5. 4. Consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients on mechanical ventilatory support. 2. Hemodynamically unstable patients

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Symptomatic improvement or deterioration by comparing baseline NEWS score with post LDRT NEWS score on day 3, day 7 and day 14.Timepoint: NEWS score on day 3, day 7 and day 14.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
NoneTimepoint: Not applicable	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDaya Nand Sharma

AIIMS, New Delhi

sharmadn@hotmail.com09868969899

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026