To Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of "Rongyang Zhengyifang" Tea Bag With COVID-19 Variant Virus
Study Details
Study Description
Brief Summary
The strategy of our study is to use traditional Chinese medicine tea to regulate physical fitness and strength can be enhanced to help patients with mildly diagnosed COVID-19 variant virus to achieve self-recovery ability and avoid the development of moderate and severe symptoms.
| Condition or Disease | Intervention/Treatment | Phase |
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Detailed Description
According to the "Interim Guidelines for the Clinical Treatment of Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 Infection" published by the CDC of the Ministry of Health and Welfare on June 23, 2021, it can be classified into mild, moderate, severe and extremely severe according to the classification of its related clinical manifestations.
Current clinical studies have found that COVID-19 primarily attacks the bronchioles and alveoli of the lower respiratory tract. In severe cases, it may induce an inflammatory response, leading to pulmonary airway and alveolar damage, and even pulmonary fibrosis.
The strategy of our study is to use traditional Chinese medicine tea to regulate physical fitness and strength can be enhanced to help patients with mildly diagnosed COVID-19 variant virus to achieve self-recovery ability and avoid the development of moderate and severe symptoms.It may reduce the expenditure of health insurance and medical expenses, and more importantly, if it can be administered timely to block the progression of the disease when mild-to-moderate symptoms occur, it can also reduce the burden of hospital medical care.
Study Design
Arms and Interventions
| Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
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| Experimental: Rong-Yang Zhengyifang" tea bag Inclusion criteria: Aged over 20 years old, according to the guidelines of the Epidemic Command Center, during home isolation and self-epidemic prevention or home quarantine, use a household novel coronavirus antigen rapid screening reagent to test positive, and after the medical staff confirms the relevant symptoms or the PCR test is positive, it is determined to be mild. Those who were diagnosed with severe disease and who did not use antiviral drugs were given tea immediately. Exclusion criteria: (1)Patient characteristics: excluded under 20 years of age, incapacity, pregnancy or lactation women (2)Disease characteristics: Western medicine has clearly diagnosed mental diseases (3)Environmental characteristics: Other conditions that prevent the patient from cooperating. If you feel unwell after screening not to sign the subject's consent form, etc. |
Other: Rong-Yang Zhengyifang" tea bag
One tea bag is 4 grams, 3 bags per day, for a total of 7 days
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| Placebo Comparator: placebo tea bag The appearance is exactly the same as the Zhengyifang tea bag, and the ingredient is oolong tea |
Other: placebo tea bag
One tea bag is 4 grams, 3 bags per day, for a total of 7 days
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Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
- Questionnaire Evaluation [72days]
Using Partial Rhinosinusitis Symptoms (CRSOM-31), combined with the Asthma Control Questionnaire (ACQ)
Secondary Outcome Measures
- Rapid screening reagent screening [7days]
Comparison of the number of days from a positive diagnosis of rapid screening to a negative test
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Aged over 20 years old, according to the guidelines of the Epidemic Command Center, during home isolation and self-epidemic prevention or home quarantine period, use the home novel coronavirus antigen rapid screening reagent to test positive, and after the medical staff confirms the relevant symptoms or the PCR test is positive, it is determined as Those who were mildly diagnosed and who did not use antiviral drugs were given tea immediately.
Exclusion Criteria:
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Patient characteristics: Exclude women under the age of 20, incapacitated, pregnant or breastfeeding
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Disease characteristics: subjects who have been diagnosed with mental illness by Western medicine, and who have long-term diarrhea or long-term use of traditional Chinese medicine
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Environmental characteristics: other conditions that prevent the patient from cooperating. Such as being unsuitable after screening, not signing the subject's consent form, etc.
Contacts and Locations
Locations
| Site | City | State | Country | Postal Code | |
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| 1 | Center for Traditional Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital | Taipei county | Taiwan | 112 |
Sponsors and Collaborators
- Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan
Investigators
- Study Chair: Yen-Ying Kung, doctor, TaipeiVGH Center for Traditional Medicine
Study Documents (Full-Text)
None provided.More Information
Publications
None provided.- 2022-06-007B