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NCT Number: NCT04387643

Protecting Health Care Workers During the COVID-19 Outbreak

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.

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Key information

Conditions

COVID-19 Coronaviridae Infections Coronavirus Infections Infections Lung Diseases Nidovirales Infections Pneumonia Pneumonia, Viral RNA Virus Infections Respiratory Tract Diseases Respiratory Tract Infections Virus Diseases

Age range

18 year–60 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Samta Ayurveda Prakoshtha

Jaipur, Rajasthan, India

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

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

Exclusion criteria

  • No willing to consent
  • inability to participate

Treatment and study plan

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

Primary outcomes

  1. Physical Health

    Time frame: From baseline to 30-days

    Self-reported health issues

  2. Psychological Health

    Time frame: From baseline to 30-days

    Self-reported psychological issues

Secondary outcomes

  1. Coping with distress

    Time frame: From baseline to 30-days

    Self-reported coping with high demanding work in Covid-19 duties

  2. Self-Help

    Time frame: From baseline to 30-days

    Self reported self-help measures used

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Aarogyam UK

Other

Collaborators

  • Samta Ayurveda Prakoshtha, India

Registry information

Official study title

Protecting Health Care Workers During the COVID-19 Outbreak:Qualitative Study of AYUSH Initiative

Important dates

Study start
2020
Primary completion
2020
Study completion
2020
First posted
May 14, 2020
Registry last updated
May 14, 2020

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