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Effect of Licorice in COVID-19

Comparison of the Effectiveness of Standard Treatment with Standard Treatment plus licorice extract as adjunctive treatment in Improving Respiratory Symptoms and Survival Rate in COVID-19 Patients

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT20160316027081N1
Enrollment
190
Registered
2020-03-31
Start date
2020-03-23
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2022-03-08

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

Conditions

COVID-19. COVID-19, virus identified

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: In this group of patients with COVID-19, in addition to standard treatment introduced by the Ministry of Health, the second drug is also prescribed. It is a licoric

Sponsors

Artesh University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Admitted patients with COVID-19 in the four hospitals of AJA medical University in Tehran COVID-19 diagnosed by lung CT or naso-pharyngeal PCR

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Severe hypersensitivity to the Licorice DKA or NKHC Pregnancy Decompensated Cirrhosis Non viral sepsis Active GIB Acute trauma or Surgical problem Unstable angina or Acute MI Chronic renal failure with Uremic symptoms

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Admission time. Timepoint: Daily. Method of measurement: Patients' profile (Yes or no).

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
C-reactive protein. Timepoint: On admission, On discharge. Method of measurement: Laboratory test.;Differences in lymphocyte count. Timepoint: on admission, on discharge. Method of measurement: with the cell counter device.;The death number. Timepoint: at the end of admission. Method of measurement: base on the patient registries.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactDr. Saeed Soleiman Meigooni

Artesh University of Medical Sciences

dr.saeed.meigooni@gmail.com+98 21 4414 4939

Outcome results

None listed

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