Ayurveda Self-Management for Flu Like Symptoms During the Covid-19 Outbreak

Flu Like Illness Clinical Trial

Official title:

Ayurveda Self-Management for Flu Like Symptoms in People Self-Isolated for 7 Days During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Outbreak

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT04345549
• Other study ID #: AU08
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: February 26, 2020
• Est. completion date: March 30, 2020

Study information

• Verified date: April 2020
• Source: Aarogyam UK
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

From the end of January 2020, Coronavirus disease 2019 began to spread in United Kingdom (UK). During the same time, seasonal flu continued to circulate across the UK. With similar course of management at early stages, flu like symptoms were self-isolated to prevent the spread and further complications of infection. Present study aimed to evaluate the effect of self-managed Ayurveda on flu like symptoms in people who self-isolated at home for 7-days in March 2020 during the Covid-19 outbreak in UK.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 18
• Est. completion date: March 30, 2020
• Est. primary completion date: March 30, 2020
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 60 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Flu like symptoms present at least one respiratory symptom (e.g. cough, nasal obstruction, sore throat) and at least one constitutional symptom other than fever (e.g. fatigue, headache, myalgias) of less than 48-hour duration

• Willing to consent and follow up

Exclusion Criteria:

• Pregnant/lactating

• Participants with chronic pulmonary diseases or critical condition or already developed severe respiratory distress

• Clinically malignancies, systemic infection, other medical or psychiatric condition which places the subject at unacceptable risk to participate in the study - Known hypersensitivity to any ayurveda herbal substances

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Flu Like Illness
• Flu Like Symptom

Intervention

Other:
• Individualised Ayurveda
Saline warm water gargle, Steam, Paracetamol for body temperature and plenty fluid and rest, Food and herbs recommendation as per individual Ayurveda constitution, Using Ginger/ lemon/ turmeric/ honey recommended as per individual, Yoga breathing

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United Kingdom	Aarogyam	Leicester

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Aarogyam UK

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United Kingdom, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Time to achieve afebrile	Time to bring down a fever (oral temperature < 37.2°C)	From Baseline to 3rd and 7th-days of intervention
Secondary	Severity of influenza symptom score	Symptoms diary card completed twice daily from Day 0 to Day 7	Twice daily from Day 1 to Day 7