RCT for Yinqiaosan-Maxingganshitang in the Treatment of COVID-19

Recruiting now · Phase 2 · Has a placebo group

Conditions studied: COVID-19

In brief

This is a randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled clinical trial. This study is to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of Yinqiaosan-Maxingganshitang in the treatment of the major symptoms of mild and moderate COVID-19 patients by telemedicine.

Key facts

Study ID: NCT05787327
Run by: Chinese University of Hong Kong
People needed: 96
Starts: 2023-05-25
Expected to finish: 2027-09-30
Last updated by the study team: 2026-07-30

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 65. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

Age from 18 to 65 years;
Tested positive for COVID-19 by RATs, Deep Throat Saliva (DTS) or Throat/Nasal swab RT-PCR tests;
Patient diagnosed with mild to moderate COVID-19 based on the "Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) Treatment Guidelines" published by National Institutes of Health;
Duration of symptoms ≤ 72 hours (Start from the presence of the major symptoms of COVID-19: Fever: oral temperature >37.2°C, or cough score ≥2, or fatigue score ≥2);
Diagnosed with pattern of wind and heat invading the surface and/or pattern of intense exuberance of lung heat by a registered Chinese medicine practitioner (CMP) (Diagnostic criteria are the corresponding criteria in the "Diagnosis standards for common syndromes in traditional Chinese medicine)" published by "Diagnostic Subcommittee of China Association of Traditional Chinese Medicine in 2008, with ≥20 as the threshold for determination);
Explicit declaration of willingness to participate in the study at the time of videoconference screening after reading the electronic informed consent form (written consent form have to signed after inclusion).

You may not qualify if…

Diagnosed of Asymptomatic or Presymptomatic Infection, Severe Illness or Critical Illness of COVID-19 based on the "Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) Treatment Guidelines" published by National Institutes of Health
Known allergy to the Chinese medicines or other ingredients of the investigational medicinal products (IMP) used in this study;
Known pregnancy or lactation;
Known immunocompromised patient (such as malignancy, organ or bone marrow transplant, AIDS or low immune function caused by long-term use of corticosteroids or other immunosuppressants)
Known obesity (Body Mass Index [BMI] ≥30)
Heavy smoker (≥400 cigarettes/year)
Known history of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases (including hypertension), chronic lung disease (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, moderate and severe asthma or interstitial lung disease), diabetes, chronic liver disease (ALT/AST ≥ 2× the upper limit of normal [ULN], Bilirubin-Total ≥ 1.5ULN), chronic kidney disease (Creatinine ≥1.5ULN), cancer or other chronic diseases.
Known history of dysphagia or any gastrointestinal disorder that affects drug absorption (such as gastroesophageal reflux disease [GERD], chronic diarrhea, inflammatory bowel disease, intestinal tuberculosis, gastrinoma, short bowel syndrome, gastrectomy);
Suspected or known history of alcohol or substance abuse or mental illness;
Subjects having participated in other clinical studies in the past three months;
Any other condition that in the opinion of the investigators could compromise the study.

Where it is running

Hong Kong Institute of Integrative Medicine — Hong Kong, Hong Kong (enrolling)

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