COVID Clinical Trial
Official title:
Randomized Clinical Trial of Açaí Palm Berry Extract as an Intervention in Patients Diagnosed With COVID-19
The Açaí trial will be testing if the açaí berry extract, a safe natural product with anti-inflammatory properties, can be used as a treatment option in adult patients with COVID-19 in the community.
The current COVID-19 pandemic is caused by the novel coronavirus (SARS-Cov-2). The virus origins have been studied and evidence so far suggests it originates in bats, with spread to humans likely mediated by an intermediate mammalian. Bats have a dampened Nod-like receptor family, pyrin-containing 3 (NLRP3)-mediated inflammation. Dampening NLRP3-mediated inflammation has been associated with the asymptotic viral status, therefore it is plausible that the pathogenic inflammatory response of SARS-CoV-2 might be associated with activation of NLRP3 inflammasome. Data show that the natural extract of Açaí Palm Berry (Euterpe oleracea Mart.) is a potent inhibitor of NLRP3. This is a safe, inexpensive, and readily available natural health supplement which could be a rapid response treatment intervention for patients with COVID-19. Our primary objective is to establish whether açai palm berry extract (Euterpe oleracea), given to community-dwelling adult patients diagnosed with COVID-19, compared to placebo, improves outcomes over 30 days on the 7-point ordinal scale described by Cao et al, and which is being used widely in COVID-19 trials with the aim of harmonizing endpoints. This study will be a prospective, double-blinded, placebo-controlled, randomized, multicentre clinical trial of Açaí Palm Berry extract in adult patients tested positive for SARS-Cov-2 in the last 7 days and that are currently being treated in the outpatient setting. The intervention group will receive 3 capsules of 520mg (one capsule every eight hours) of Acai Palm Berry extract (Nature's Way, NPN80038874) for 30 days. The non-intervention group will receive placebo pills, on top of standard clinical care. Our main endpoint will be the 7-point ordinal scale. This project has the benefit of offering a safe and widely used natural extract as a potential treatment strategy to decrease inflammation and improve disease outcomes in patients with COVID-19. With no vaccine currently available, the search for effective treatments is a timely approach. The potential impact of such a therapeutic agent, if effective, can be quite vast given that it can be readily used by anyone and, most importantly, is affordable in many countries. ;
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