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Treatment of mild COVID-19 adult patients with Bosenbergia extract

Treatment of mild COVID-19 adult patients with Bosenbergia extract: a phase 2 double-blind randomized placebo-controlled trial

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
TCTR
Registry ID
TCTR20221121006
Enrollment
160
Registered
2022-11-21
Start date
2022-07-22
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-08-03

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

Conditions

mild-to-moderate/non-severe COVID-19 COVID-19

Interventions

Bosenbergia extract 100 mg/capsule (containing Panduratin A of at least 20 mg/capsule) - for patients whose weights are 70 kg or below - taking per oral 3 capsules three times a day for 5 days - fo
Experimental Drug,Active Comparator Drug
Bosenbergia extract,Favipiravir

Sponsors

National Research Council of Thailand (NRCT)
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Age at least 18 year-old 2. Diagnosed with COVID-19 by ATK or RT-PCR 3. Initial onset of symptoms attributable to COVID-19 for less than or equal to 5 days prior to the day of randomization and at least 1 symptom attributable to COVID-19 on the day of randomization (symptoms: fever, myalgia, headache, cough, sputum, rhinorrhea, nasal congestion, sore throat, dyspnea, diarrhea) 4. Mild symptoms (WHO clinical progression scale score 2-3) 5. Absence or presence of only 1 medical condition associated with an increased risk of severe illness from COVID-19: 5.1 Age more than 60 year-old 5.2 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) or other chronic structural lung diseases 5.3 Chronic kidney disease (CKD) stage 1-3 5.4 Coronary heart disease or congenital heart disease 5.5 Previous cerebrovascular disease 5.6 Uncontrolled diabetes 5.7 Obesity (weight more than 90 kg or body mass index (BMI)at least 30 kg per square meter) 5.8 Chronic liver disease or cirrhosis (Child-Pugh class A) 5.9 Immunocompromised state: including HIV infection, active cancer, use of corticosteroid of at least 15 mg/day of prednisolone or equivalent for at least 3 weeks, use of other immunosuppressive drug(s) 5.10 Absolute lymphocyte count less than 1,000 cells/cumm 5.11 Not receiving or receives only one shot of COVID-19 vaccine

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Pregnancy 2. Breastfeeding 3. Allergic to Bosenbergia or favipiravir 4. Unable to take oral medication 5. Body weight more than 120 kg 6. estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) less than 30 ml/min 7. Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) or Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) more than 3 times of upper normal limits 8. Presence of lung infiltration by chest radiography (plain film) 9. Receive Bosenbergia extract within 7 days before randomization 10. Receive other antiviral agents affecting SARS-CoV-2: Nirmatrelvir/ritonavir, Molnupiravir, Remdesivir or SARS-CoV-2 specific monoclonal antibody for the current episode of COVID-19

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Time to clinical recovery at visit (day 1-15) case record form, days

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Adverse reaction day 5, 15 case record form, percentage,Development of pneumonia day 5, 15 Chest radiography, percentage,Hospitalization related to COVID-19 day 15 case record form, percentage,Death from any cause day 15 case record form, percentage,serum C-reactive protein level day 5 ELISA,Viral clearance from nasopharyngeal swab day 15 nasopharyngeal swab RT-PCR,Pharmacokinetics of serum steady states levels of Panduratin A and Pinostrobin day 5 Mass spectrometry

Countries

Thailand

Contacts

Public ContactSirawat Srichatrapimuk

Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University

sirawat.sri@mahidol.edu6628395170

Outcome results

None listed

Source: TCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 9, 2026