๐ฌIn plain words
What the trial is, and whether it could suit you
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.
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๐ Eligibility rules (as published)
Inclusion Criteria:
* 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 โค 72 hours (Start from the presence of the major symptoms of COVID-19: Fever: oral temperature \>37.2ยฐC, or cough score โฅ2, or fatigue score โฅ2);
* 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 โฅ20 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).
Exclusion Criteria:
* 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 \[BMI\] โฅ30)
* Heavy smoker (โฅ400 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 โฅ 2ร the upper limit of normal \[ULN\], Bilirubin-Total โฅ 1.5ULN), chronic kidney disease (Creatinine โฅ1.5ULN), 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.