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Traditional Thai herbal steam bath as an alternative therapy for refractory post COVID-19 syndrome

Traditional Thai herbal steam bath as an alternative therapy for refractory post COVID-19 syndrome

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Source
TCTR
Registry ID
TCTR20240430001
Enrollment
38
Registered
2024-04-30
Start date
2022-12-01
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

post COVID-19 syndrome post COVID-19 syndrome Traditional Thai medicine Thai herbal steam

Interventions

A Thai herbal formulation was steeped in water for steam treatment in treating COVID-19 residual symptoms. All patients received herbal steam treatment for twenty minutes twice a week for two consecu
Experimental Other
Thai herbal steam therapy

Sponsors

Faculty of Traditional Thai Medicine
Lead Sponsor
National Research Council of Thailand
Collaborator

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 55 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: (1) aged 18-55 years; (2) patients had one residual symptom such as fatigue, dyspnea, cough, and muscle pain at least 5 weeks after discharge; (3) patients voluntarily participated in the study and signed the informed consent form.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. patients with fever 2. patients with SARS-CoV-2 positive 3. patients who had severe medical conditions such as respiratory tract infections, cardiovascular, liver or renal dysfunction, and diabetes mellitus 4. females who had menstrual period 5. patients who had allergic history to any Thai herbal medicines

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
dyspnea intensity, nasal symptom intensity, muscle pain intensity, and quality of life 2 weeks the modified medical research council (mMRC) dyspnea scale, the total nasal symptom score (TNSS), Numerical Rating Scale (NRS), and COPD assessment test (CAT) questionnaire

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
adverse events 2 weeks adverse event form

Countries

Thailand

Contacts

Public ContactThanyaluck Siriyong

Faculty of Traditional Thai Medicine, Prince of Songkla University

thanyaluck.s@psu.ac.th074282722

Outcome results

None listed

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