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Role of plant derived essential oils in COVID-19 patient.

Role of Phytopharmaceutical Essential Oil Blend in Asymptomatic and Symptomatic Mild Disease COVID-19 Patients: A Randomized Controlled trial

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 1Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2021/07/034962
Enrollment
110
Registered
2021-07-19
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: Normal saline: 2 drops of Normal saline in 5 ml distilled water by nebulisation (inhalation), 4 times a day for 3 days followed by 3 times a day for next 4 days, followed by 2 times day

Sponsors

Amol N Patil
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1] Healthy volunteers with normal liver and kidney function, normal hemogram and ECG, urine routine, chest X-ray examination, negative urine drug screen, negative HIV, HCV, HbsAg as assessed by baseline investigations 2] Age between 18 to 55 years 3] Either gender 4] Ready to give consent and willing to undergo experiment and comply with protocol

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Age 55 years. 2. Patients with moderate or severe disease. 3. Pregnant and lactating population. 4. Patients not giving consent for the study.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
1. To assess the safety and determine maximum tolerated dose of Essential oil blend nebulization by evaluating the toxicities including: type, frequency, severity, attribution and duration. 2. To assess the efficacy of EOs nebulisation in preventing respiratory symptoms development in asymptomatic and mild disease COVID-19 positive patients 3. To assess the efficacy of EOs nebulisation in respiratory symptom relief in mild disease COVID-19 positive patients. Timepoint: Baseline, Day 3, 5, 7, 10 and !4

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1. To analyse its role in days to clinical recovery and need of hospitalisation. 2. To analyse time to viral RNA negativity. 3. To assess its effectiveness in relief of symptoms like anosmia, dysgeusia, pharyngitis in mild disease COVID-19 positive patients. Timepoint: Baseline, Day 3, 5, 7, 10 and !4

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactAnkit Kumar

PGIMER Chandigarh

seeamol83@gmail.com9990245973

Outcome results

None listed

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