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Effect of AEV01 (Kutki) for Mild COVID19 Elderly patients

A Randomized, Placebo controlled, double blinded, parallel group clinical study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of AEV01 (Kutki) for Mild COVID19 in Elderly patients at risk of complications.

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2021/04/032804
Enrollment
70
Registered
2021-04-13
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: Capsule. AEV01 100 mg: AEV01 is a root extract of Kutki (Picrorhizakurroa 100 mg) Given thrice daily orally after food for 30 days Control Intervention1: Placebo capsule: Placebo caps

Sponsors

PM Medical Centre
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Willing and able to provide written informed consent prior to performing study procedures. 2. Adult patients aged more than 50 years with SARS-CoV-2 infection and mild disease. Patients with Mild (uncomplicated) Illness is defined as â?? a.Diagnosed with COVID-19 by a standardized RT-PCR assay AND b.Mild symptoms, such as fever, rhinorrhea, mild cough, sore throat, malaise, headache, muscle pain, or malaise, but with no shortness of breath AND c.No signs of a more serious lower airway disease AND d.RR 94% on room air

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Participants with moderate and severe illness of COVID19. 2. Alanine Aminotransferase (ALT) or aspartate aminotransferase (AST) > 5 X upper limit of normal (ULN) 3.Stage 4 severe chronic kidney disease or requiring dialysis (i.e. eGFR 4.Immuno-compromised patients on medications. 5.Participation in any other clinical trial of an experimental treatment for COVID-19 6. Consideration by the investigator, for any reason, that the participant is not an eligible candidate to receive study treatment

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Time for clinical improvement , which is defined as; 1. Normalization of pyrexia and body pain 2. Respiratory rate less than 24/minute 3.Spo2 rate greater than 94% 4. Relief from cough and maintenance of above for more than 72 hours. Timepoint: Day 1 to Day 30

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1. Percentage of subjects reporting each severity rating on a 8-point ordinal scale. 2. Change from baseline in the following lab parameters namely, CBC, ESR, RBS, CRP, LFT, RFT, Serum electrolytes, serum ferritin, D-dimer, CD4, CD8, TNF-ï?¡, IL-6, Covid-19 IgM & IgG and HRLCT scan. 3.Change from baseline in National Early Warning Score 4.Cumulative incidence of Grade 3 and 4 clinical and/or laboratory adverse events (AEs) / SAEs 5.Time to Recovery Timepoint: Day 1 to Day 30

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Ramesh Kannan

Sri Sai Ram Ayurveda Medical College

drvmkmd@gmail.com9176677750

Outcome results

None listed

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