Protecting Health Care Workers During the COVID-19 Outbreak

NCT04387643 | Completed DMC

• 1 other identifier: AU/SA/01
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 52
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Preparing to deal with Covid-19 outbreak in Rajasthan, India, health care workers were given Ayurvedic Kadha (combination of ayurvedic herbal extracts) starting from the end of February 2020. Then, majority of these health care workers were put on front line managing screening, monitoring, quarantine and treating Covid 19 patients. This real-life study aimed to determine the experience of health care workers who had Ayurveda kadha before starting as front-line workers.

Conditions

Covid-19

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Physical Health

  Self-reported health issues

  From baseline to 30-days

• Psychological Health

  Self-reported psychological issues

  From baseline to 30-days

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• Coping with distress

  From baseline to 30-days

• Self-Help

  From baseline to 30-days

Interventions

Ayurvedic Kadha DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Kadha (also called Kwath and Kashaya) is a type of ayurvedic formulation prepared by boiling herbs in water. Water and herbs are main ingredients of these preparations. The preparation of Kadha uses dry herbs, which are dried under the sun or in the shade, as directed for the individual herb. Then, the herbs are pounded to form a coarse powder

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 60 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Health care workers at front line of Covid-19 screening, treatment and management

You may qualify if:

• Health care workers posted in Covid-19 duties at front line
• Health workers who had Ayurveda herbs combination over for at least 10-days

You may not qualify if:

• No willing to consent
• inability to participate

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Aarogyam UK: lead
• Samta Ayurveda Prakoshtha, India: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Samta Ayurveda Prakoshtha

Jaipur, Rajasthan, India

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

COVID-19

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Pneumonia, Viral; Pneumonia; Respiratory Tract Infections; Infections; Virus Diseases; Coronavirus Infections; Coronaviridae Infections; Nidovirales Infections; RNA Virus Infections; Lung Diseases; Respiratory Tract Diseases

Study Officials

• Neha Sharma

  British Ayurvedic Medical Council (UK)

  STUDY CHAIR

• Jaydeep Joshi

  Aarogyam UK

  STUDY DIRECTOR

• Parashar Sharma

  Samta Ayurveda Prakoshtha, India

  STUDY DIRECTOR

• Sahil Singhal

  Samta Ayurveda Prakoshtha, India

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: OTHER
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: May 13, 2020
• First Posted: May 14, 2020
• Study Start: March 1, 2020
• Primary Completion: April 2, 2020
• Study Completion: April 2, 2020
• Last Updated: May 14, 2020

Record last verified: 2020-05

Locations

IN (1)