COVID-19 Pandemic, Quality of Life
Conditions
Brief summary
The purpose of this study is to see how the acute stage COVID-19 treatments by use of herbal medicine (Shen Cao Gan Jiang Tang) affect quality of life and symptoms at 3 months after hospital discharge.
Detailed description
According to the theory of Traditional medicine, the patient will suffer damage to Qi and Fluid in the acute phase and lead to damaged Yin and Qi in the post COVID-19 period. The Shen Cao Gan Jiang Tang has the effect of enhance the Protective Qi, generating Fluid, is applied to treat the mild and moderate COVID-19 in the acute phase in some hospitals in Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam. The hypothesis is that with the use of the Shen Cao Gan Jiang Tang, the Qi and Yin will reduce the damage, so that the patient has a better quality of life and fewer post COVID-19 symptoms compared with the standard of care group
Interventions
Patients take Shen Cao Gan Jiang Tang (Gan Cao Gan Jiang Tang with Ginseng), one bag of decoction (90ml) two times a day for 10 days. Ingredients per formula (tang): 12 grams of honey-fried Radix Glycyrrhizae, 6 grams of Rhizoma Zingiberis (stir-baked), 6 grams of Panax Ginseng. The decoction of concentrated extract is packed into aluminum foil vacuum bag, 90ml per bag, 1 formula (tang) is equivalent to 2 bags. Patients use the decoction directly from the bag.
Sponsors
University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City
Study design
Observational model
CASE_CONTROL
Time perspective
CROSS_SECTIONAL
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 64 Years
Inclusion criteria
* Patients able to understand and fill out a questionnaire * From full 18 to 64 years old; * Patients with the mild and moderate COVID-19 who used Shen Cao Gan Jiang Tang in the acute phase for intervention group. * Participants enrolled in protocol NCT05055427. * Voluntarily consented to participate in the study
Exclusion criteria
* Patient who are not able to complete 100% of the questionnaire Criteria for stopping the study * The patient cannot be contacted after 04 calls, each call is at least 06 hours apart on the survey days. * The patient does not want to continue participating in the study.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Quality of Life (QoL) questionnaire | 3 months | Data will be collected by using the 36-Item Short Form Survey (SF-36) QoL instruments at 3 months after hospital discharge. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Post COVID-19 symptoms | 3 months | Number of patients (%) have the post COVID-19 symptoms at 3 months after hospital discharge. The post COVID-19 symptoms have included cough, shortness of breath, fatigue, headache, attention disorder, hair loss, loss of smell, loss of taste, rapid breathing after activity, joint pain |
Countries
Vietnam
Outcome results
None listed