Effects of Licorice on clinical symptoms and laboratory signs in moderately ill patients with pneumonia from COVID-19: A structured summary of a study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
This study is being conducted at Shahid Mohammadi Hospital, Bandar Abbas, Iran.ParticipantsBoth male and female patients with ≥18 years of age (≥ 35 kg of weight), admitted at the Shahid Mohammadi Hospital, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, Bandar Abbas for treatment, screened for the following criteria.Inclusion criteria:1. Confirmed diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 infection (via polymerase chain reaction [PCR] and/or antibody test).2. Presenting as moderate COVID-19 pneumonia (via chest computed tomography (CT) and/or X-ray) requiring hospitalization.3. Hospitalized ≤48 hours.4. Signing informed consent and willing...
Source: Trials - September 14, 2020 Category: Research Source Type: clinical trials

A quadruple blind, randomised controlled trial of gargling agents in reducing intraoral viral load among hospitalised COVID-19 patients: A structured summary of a study protocol for a randomised controlled trial
This study protocol was registered atwww.clinicaltrials.gov on 10 April 2020NCT04341688.Full protocolThe full protocol is attached as an additional file, accessible from the Trials website (Additional file1). In the interest in expediting dissemination of this material, the familiar formatting has been eliminated; this Letter serves as a summary of the key elements of the full protocol. The study protocol has been reported in accordance with the Standard Protocol Items: Recommendations for Clinical Interventional Trials (SPIRIT) guidelines (Additional file2).Fig. 1Flow diagram of study-participants ’ timeline (Source: Trials)
Source: Trials - September 13, 2020 Category: Research Source Type: clinical trials

Efficacy and safety of YinQiSanHuang-antiviral decoction in chronic hepatitis B: study protocol for a randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blinded trial
The objective is that the combination of YinQiSanHuang-antiviral decoction with entecavir will reduce the annual incidence of liver fibrosis/cirrhosis to 1%.MethodsThis is a multicenter, randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blinded trial involving five hospitals. A total of 802 patients are randomly allocated to two groups: the YQSH group (n = 401) or the placebo group (n = 401). The YQSH group receives YQSH with entecavir; the placebo group receives granules of placebo with entecavir. Patients receive treatment for 52 weeks and then are followed up for 52 ± 2 weeks. The primary outcome measure is the an...
Source: Trials - June 4, 2020 Category: Research Source Type: clinical trials

Amotosalen-Ultraviolet A Pathogen-Inactivated Convalescent Plasma in Addition to Best Supportive Care and Antiviral Therapy on Clinical Deterioration in Adults Presenting With Moderate to Severe COVID-19
Condition:   Coronavirus Disease 2019 Infectious Disease (COVID-19 Infection) Intervention:   Other: convalescent plasma application to SARS-CoV-2 infected patients Sponsor:   University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland Recruiting (Source: ClinicalTrials.gov)
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov - May 15, 2020 Category: Research Source Type: clinical trials