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A randomized controlled trial for Traditional Chinese Medicine in the treatment for Novel Coronavirus Pneumonia (COVID-19)

A randomized controlled trial for Traditional Chinese Medicine in the treatment for Novel Coronavirus Pneumonia (COVID-19)

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR2000029941
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2020-02-16
Start date
2020-03-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2020-02-17

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

Conditions

Novel Coronavirus Pneumonia (COVID-19)

Interventions

Sponsors

Longhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 75 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Meet the diagnostic criteria for suspected and confirmed cases (including mild, general, and severe) in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Pneumonia of New Coronavirus Pneumonia (Trial Version 5); 2. Meet the TCM diagnostic criteria for each stage of the novel coronavirus pneumonia; 3. Aged 18-75 years-old men or women; 4. Patients who volunteer to participate in this study and sign informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients with respiratory failure, acute necrotizing encephalopathy, septic shock, multiple organ dysfunction, and other serious clinical conditions requiring monitoring and treatment when enrolled; 2. Pregnant, preparing or lactating women; 4. Patients with severe heart, cerebrovascular and liver, kidney, hematopoietic system diseases and mental illness; 3. Patients with tuberculosis, measles, AIDS and other infectious diseases; 5. Patients with known allergies to western medicine or traditional Chinese medicine ingredients used in this research; 6. Patients with gastrointestinal bleeding who cannot take Chinese medicine; 7. Patients who use oral Chinese medicine within 4 weeks.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Number of worsening events;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Total duration of disease;Average length of hospital stay;Time needed for healing;Negative rate of respiratory virus nucleic acid;Time from treatment to the beginning of antipyretic;Time from treatment to complete antipyretic;Chest imaging;Incidence of adverse events;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactLU Zhenhui

Longhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine

tcmdoctorlu@163.com+86 13817729859

Outcome results

None listed

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