Curmeric- Nasal-Safety-Efficacy- Community-Quarantine -COVID-19

General information

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Scientific title:

Safety and efficacy study of the natural product Curmeric-nasal in a quarantined community of primary care due to possible cases of COVID-19.

Secondary indentifying numbers:

Not applicable

Issuing authority of the secondary identifying numbers:

Not applicable

Source(s) of monetary or material support:

Center for Technological Applications and Nuclear Development (CEADEN) University Hospital General Calixto Garcia Ministry of Public Health

Authorization for beginning

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Regulatory instance to authorize the initiation of the study:

Only approved by Ethics Committees

Principal investigator

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First name:

Jorge

Last name:

Torres Concepcion

Medical Specialty :

Specialist of first grade Medicine General Integrative, MSc. Infectious diseases

Affiliation:

Polyclinic Lidia y Clodomira

Postal address:

Retoria corner Enlace. Municipality Regla

City:

Havana

Country:

Cuba

Zip Code:

11200

Telephone:

+53-77944441

Email address:

gmsregla@infomed.sld.cu [1]

Clinical sites to participate

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Countries of recruitment:

Cuba

Clinical sites:

Not applicable

Recruitment status

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Recruitment status:

Complete

Date of first enrollment:

21/10/2020

Health condition and Intervention

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Health condition(s) or Problem(s) studied:

COVID-19

Health condition(s) code:

Disease Prevention

Coronavirus Infections

SARS Virus

Coronaviridae Infections

Nidovirales Infections

Betacoronavirus

Health condition keyword:

COVID-19

SARS-CoV2

Intervention(s):

Group I, Curmeric. Natural product that contains extracts of Curcuma longa -in intellectual property process- (nasal) 2 nasal drops in each nostril 3 times a day for 1 month. The group I included, the blocks of the primary health care area identified as a COVID-19 focus. Group II, did not receive any product, includes the blocks of the same health area that were not classified as COVID-19 focus.

Intervention code:

Turmeric

Plant Extracts

Administration, Intranasal

Nasal Sprays

Outcomes and Timepoint

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Primary outcome(s):

Number of positive cases for COVID-19 (Number of positive subjects). Measurement time: A month after inclusion

Key secondary outcomes:

Adverse Events-AE (Occurrence of AE (Yes, No); Type of event (name of AE); Intensity of AE (light, Moderate, Severe); Outcome (Recovered, Not recovered, Recovered with sequelae, Fatal); Requires treatment (Yes/No)). Measurement time: A month after inclusion

Selection criterias

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Gender:

Male/Female

Minimum age:

5 years

Maximum age:

85 years

Inclusion criteria:

Inhabitants of the area in quarantine because of COVID-19 in primary health care.

Exclusion criteria:

Known allergy to Turmeric.

Type of population:

Children/Adults

Type of participant:

Healthy volunteers

Study design

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Type study:

Observational

Purpose:

Prevention

Allocation:

Non-randomized controlled trial

Masking:

Open

Control group:

No intervention

Study design:

Parallel

Phase:

N/A

Target sample size:

148

Contact for public queries

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First Name:

Tania

Last Name:

Valdes Gonzalez

Specialty:

Pharmaceutical Sciences, PhD

Affiliation:

Center for Technological Applications and Nuclear Development (CEADEN)

Postal Address:

Street 30th and 5ta Avenue. Municipality Playa

City:

Havana

Country:

Cuba

Zip Code:

11300

Telephone:

+53-72021518

Email :

taniajapon@gmail.com [2]

taniavaldes@infomed.sld.cu [3]

Contact for scientific queries

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First Name:

Tania

Last Name:

Valdes Gonzalez

Specialty:

Pharmaceutical Sciences, PhD

Affiliation:

Center for Technological Applications and Nuclear Development (CEADEN)

Postal Address:

Street 30th and 5ta avenue. Playa

City:

Havana

Country:

Cuba

Zip Code:

11300

Telephone:

+53-72021518

Email :

taniajapon@gmail.com [2]

taniavaldes@infomed.sld.cu [3]

Research Ethics Committees

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Name of Research Ethics Committees:

General Calixto Garcia University Hospital

Status of evaluation:

Approved

Status of evaluation date of Ethic Committee:

02/09/2020

Postal address of Ethic Committee :

Avenue Universidad and street J. Revolution Square. Havana, ZC:10400, Cuba

Telephone:

+53-78382171

Email:

secdircg@infomed.sld.cu

About study completion

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Final enrolment number:

148

Study completion date:

25/11/2020

Date of available results:

01/03/2021

Date of first publication:

01/04/2021

Registration and Update

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Primary registry:

RPCEC

Unique ID number:

RPCEC00000352

Date of Registration in Primary Registry:

22/01/2021

Record Verification Date:

2021/01/25

Next update date:

2022/01/25

Link to the spanish version:

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