Evaluation the efficacy of hot foot-bath on COVID-19

Investigating the effect of hot foot-bath on controlling the symptoms of hospitalized patients with COVID-19 and accelerating the recovery process

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20180923041093N5

Enrollment

Registered

2020-04-10

Start date

2020-04-15

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2020-05-18

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Conditions

COVID-19. COVID-19

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: They receive both usual treatments and foot bath (warm water at 42 C for 20 minutes and then kept warm for 5 minutes once a day for 7 days). Intervention 2: Control

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Conscious satisfaction Positive naso-pharyngeal RT-PCR test or chest CT scan or chest X ray

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Intubated patients or those admitted in ICU Pregnancy or lactation Patients treated with corticosteroids or immunosuppressive drugs Use herbal medicines or other traditional and complementary medicine methods

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Temperature. Timepoint: Daily. Method of measurement: Thermometer.;Cough. Timepoint: Daily. Method of measurement: Fisman scale.;Respiratory rate. Timepoint: Daily. Method of measurement: Counting the number of breaths per minute.;Weakness. Timepoint: Daily. Method of measurement: Visual analog scale.;Muscular pain. Timepoint: Daily. Method of measurement: Visual analog scale.;C Reactive Protein (CRP). Timepoint: Daily. Method of measurement: Blood test.;Lymphocyte count. Timepoint: Daily. Method of measurement: Blood test.;O2 Saturation percentage (SpO2). Timepoint: Daily. Method of measurement: Pulse oximetery.;Anxiety. Timepoint: Daily. Method of measurement: Beck questionnare.;Chest X Ray. Timepoint: Daily. Method of measurement: Analysis of radiography.	—

Measure

Time frame

Temperature. Timepoint: Daily. Method of measurement: Thermometer.;Cough. Timepoint: Daily. Method of measurement: Fisman scale.;Respiratory rate. Timepoint: Daily. Method of measurement: Counting the number of breaths per minute.;Weakness. Timepoint: Daily. Method of measurement: Visual analog scale.;Muscular pain. Timepoint: Daily. Method of measurement: Visual analog scale.;C Reactive Protein (CRP). Timepoint: Daily. Method of measurement: Blood test.;Lymphocyte count. Timepoint: Daily. Method of measurement: Blood test.;O2 Saturation percentage (SpO2). Timepoint: Daily. Method of measurement: Pulse oximetery.;Anxiety. Timepoint: Daily. Method of measurement: Beck questionnare.;Chest X Ray. Timepoint: Daily. Method of measurement: Analysis of radiography.

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Number of admission days. Timepoint: Daily. Method of measurement: Counting admission days.;Mortality. Timepoint: Daily. Method of measurement: The ratio of death to total patients in each group.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactRoshanak Mokaberinejad

Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences

mokaberi@sbmu.ac.ir+98 21 8877 3521

Outcome results

None listed

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