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Efficacy of Homoeopathic prophylaxis Arsenicum Album against COVID-19

Efficacy of Homoeopathic prophylaxis Arsenicum Album against COVID-19 (EPAC): A Cluster randomized controlled trial. - EPAC

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2020/12/029745
Enrollment
15000
Registered
2020-12-11
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

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: Arsenicum Album: Dose - 30 C potency Frequency -3 pill in the morning in a day. Route of administration - Oral Duration of therapy - 3 days Dose - 200 C potency Frequency -3 pill i

Sponsors

School of Public Health SRMIST
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Participants who are capable of giving signed informed consent. 6 months and older individuals in the study area, The participant is in good health in the opinion of the investigator as determined by a medical and psychiatric history. The participant must be willing and able to comply with study restrictions, to remain at the study area for the required duration during the study period and be available for the follow-up evaluations, as specified in this protocol.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: COVID-19 positive as determined by RT-PCR, or other approved commercial or public health assay. Children less than 6 months Severe chronic kidney disease or cardiovascular diseases, cancer, AIDS or other life-threatening diseases. Immunocompromised patients taking (presently or anytime during last 90 days) immunosuppressant medication The person has participated in a clinical study of a new chemical entity or a prescription medicine within 3 months before administration of the first dose of the IMP The patient cannot participate or successfully complete the study, in the opinion of their healthcare provider or the investigator for any of the following reasons mentally or legally incapacitated or unable to give consent for any reason o unable to be contacted in case of emergency The patient is an employee of the sponsorparticipating study center who is directly involved in the study or is the relative of such an employee The patient has a history of alcohol and/or drug abuse that in the investigatorâ??s opinion could interfere with the study evaluations or the patientâ??s safety has any other condition, which, in the opinion of the investigator makes the patient inappropriate for inclusion in the study

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
The primary outcome A reduction in attack rate of Covid19 in the intervention arm were prophylaxis Arsenicum Album is administered compared to control arm.Timepoint: The recruitment will start from 12-12-2020 and the it will end on 12-01-2021. The surveillance will start from 20-12-2020 and end by 20-01-2021

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Reduction in number of intervention arm participants reporting severity of disease symptoms, hospitalisation,, pneumonia, adverse events and mortality compared to control arm.Timepoint: The recruitment will start from 12-12-2020 and the it will end on 12-01-2021. The surveillance will start from 20-12-2020 and end by 20-01-2021

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactProf Padma Venkat

School of Public Health SRMIST

alexj@srmist.edu.in

Outcome results

None listed

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