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Evaluate the Efficacy of Siddha Treatment in Patients with Novel Coronavirus Infectious Disease (COVID-19)

A Prospective Randomized, Open-Label Study to Evaluate the Efficacy of Siddha Treatment in Patients with Novel Coronavirus Infectious Disease (COVID-19) in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu - SIFRA-CBE

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2020/08/026999
Enrollment
100
Registered
2020-08-05
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

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

Interventions

Intervention1: Standard Drug Regimen followed by Tamil Nadu Government: 1.Tab.Ivermectin 12 mg STAT 2.Tab.Doxycycline 100 mg 1-0-1 for 5 days 3.Tab.Vitamin C- 500 mg 1 OD 4.Tab.Zinc 1 OD 5.Tab.parace

Sponsors

Indian Medicine and Homeopathy Department Chennai
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Admitted with COVID-19 infection determined by RT-PCR. 2. Male , Non pregnant female above the age of 18 at the time of enrollment 3. Subject provides informed consent form in written or in digital form 4. COVID - 19 Positive with no clinical signs 5. COVID - 19 Positive with mild symptoms â?? Sneezing, Cough, Sore Throat, Throat Pain, Malaise, Tiredness, Fever, loss of smell, loss of taste

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1.Pregnancy and breast feeding females 2.COVID - 19 Positive with Severe symptoms â?? Respiratory distress ( >24 breath per minute), Oxygen saturation 3. Chronic Renal Failure requiring dialysis (eGFR 4. Known cases of uncontrolled Diabetes ( >9% HbA1c) 5. Known cases of stage 3 Hypertension ( > 160/100 mmHg) 6. Subjects having any medical or surgical condition that would require immediate medical or surgical intervention at the time of screening 7. Subjects having immune compromised status like HIV, Hepatitis, Tuberculosis, Cancer etc. 8. Subjects taking Steroid treatment and or any kind of immunosuppressive therapy 9.Subjects who are participating in any other clinical study or having participated in any other study 1 month prior to screening in the present study. 10.Subjects with bleeding disorders and severe anemia (Hb

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Primary Outcomes Reduction in Viral load of Novel-cov2 at the end of treatment(0, 7 days) Reduction of incidence of clinical symptoms/parameters like fever, cough / oxygen rate, respiration rate, temperature, Assessment of levels of inflammatory markers like LDH, D-dimer, CRP, ferritin at the end of treatment (0, 7 days)Timepoint: 7 th day

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1.Reduction in the incidence of complications. 2.Reduction of in-hospital time. 3.Laboratory markers 4.Adverse events/effectsTimepoint: â®? 7 th day

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Shanmugam MD SIDDHA

Indian Medicine and Homeopathy Department Tamilnadu

salai.karthikaiyan@gmail.com9894750909

Outcome results

None listed

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