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Efficacy and Safety of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Adults with Critical COVID-19: A Randomised, Open-Label, Multicentre Trial

Efficacy and Safety of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Adults with Critical COVID-19

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR2300067624
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2023-01-13
Start date
2022-01-04
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-04-15

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

Conditions

COVID-19

Interventions

Treatment group:Conventional western medicine treatment+Traditional Chinese medicine
Control group:Conventional western medicine treatment

Sponsors

The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine (Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine)
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 85 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: (1) Meet diagnostic criteria of severe-to-critical COVID-19 pneumonia according to the Diagnosis and Treatment Protocol for Novel Coronavirus Pneumonia (Trial Version 9). (2) Aged from 18 to 85. (3) Initial onset of signs/symptoms attributable to COVID-19 or Confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection as determined by RT-PCR or other means within 5 days prior to the day of randomization. (4) Performed with invasive mechanical ventilation or extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). (5) Informed consent signed by the patient or their legal representative.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: (1) Patients allergic to experimental medicine. (2) Patients with known medical history of active liver disease (including chronic or active hepatitis B infection, primary biliary cirrhosis, acute liver failure etc.). (3) Receiving dialysis or have known renal failure [ie, eGFR <15 mL/min/1.73 m2 of the screening visit, using the serum creatinine-based CKD-EPI formula]. (4) Severe primary diseases of the hematopoietic system (leukemia, myelodysplastic syndrome, idiopathic thrombocytopenia, etc.). (5) Patients with uncured malignant tumors. (6) Patients with known immunodeficiency, such as organ or bone marrow transplantation, HIV infection, or immunosuppressant use in the last 3 months. (7) Patients who have participated in other clinical trials within 3 months before inclusion in the study. (8) Pregnant or lactating women. (9) Patients with high rate of within 24 hours or death is inevitable, regardless of what treatment. (10) Patients who cannot cooperate with the treatment.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
7-day /14-day /28-day mortality;Frequency of composite events (including MODS, shock, death,etc.);

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Frequency of composite events (including MODS, shock, death,etc.);Oxygenation index;Frequency of complication;Length of ICU stay;Time of High-flow nasal cannula oxygen therapy or mechanical ventilation;Proportion of patients with improvment of disease severity at 7 days/14 days/28 days;Changes in inflammatory markers (CRP, PCT, IL-6);

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactZhang Zhongde

The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine (Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine)

doctorzzd99@163.com+86 186 0201 0082

Outcome results

None listed

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