Ayurveda Self-Management for Flu Like Symptoms During the Covid-19 Outbreak
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interventional
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1 country
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Brief 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.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at below P25 for not_applicable
Started Feb 2020
Shorter than P25 for not_applicable
1 active site
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
February 26, 2020
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
March 30, 2020
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
March 30, 2020
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
April 10, 2020
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
April 14, 2020
CompletedApril 14, 2020
April 1, 2020
1 month
April 10, 2020
April 10, 2020
Conditions
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
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 Outcomes (1)
Severity of influenza symptom score
Twice daily from Day 1 to Day 7
Study Arms (1)
Ayurveda
EXPERIMENTALAll the participants were advised to self-isolate for 7-days and maintain hygiene and self-care as per recommended guidelines. Along with that, participants were advised to constitution based Ayurveda treatment using herbs, life style and yoga.
Interventions
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
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- 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
You may not qualify if:
- 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
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
- Aarogyam UKlead
Study Sites (1)
Aarogyam
Leicester, United Kingdom
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Neha Sharma
Aarogyam UK
- STUDY DIRECTOR
Jaydeep Joshi
Aarogyam UK
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- NA
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- SUPPORTIVE CARE
- Intervention Model
- SINGLE GROUP
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
April 10, 2020
First Posted
April 14, 2020
Study Start
February 26, 2020
Primary Completion
March 30, 2020
Study Completion
March 30, 2020
Last Updated
April 14, 2020
Record last verified: 2020-04