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Status unknownNCT05019326Updated Sep 9, 2021

Andrographis Paniculata vs Boesenbergia Rotunda vs Control in Asymptomatic COVID-19

A Phase 3 interventional study of Andrographis Paniculata and Boesenbergia in Covid19, sponsored by Mahidol University. Status unknown at 1 site in Thailand. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 60 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2021-09-09.

Sponsored by Mahidol University · Phase 3, Interventional, and Treatment

The sponsor has not verified this record recently (last verified Sep 2021), so the status shown — last known as Recruiting — may be out of date.
Phase
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
3,060
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years to 60 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of Andrographis Extract, Boesenbergia Extract compared to standard treatment in asymptomatic COVID patients.

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Conditions studied

  • Covid19

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Keywords

  • Treatment
  • Andrographis
  • Boesenbergia
  • Covid19
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In context

COVID-19

7,640 studies on the registry are indexed under COVID-19; 488 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 3,060 is above the median of 100 across 4,099 interventional studies indexed under COVID-19.

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Lead sponsor

Mahidol University is the lead sponsor of 730 studies on the registry; 118 are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 60 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Eligibility criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Age 18- 60 years old
  2. Have been diagnosed as new COVID-19 case by RT-PCR since disease onset to admission less than 7 days
  3. Have asymptomatic infection assessed by the World Health Organization (WHO) disease category
  4. Do not have any of following disease or conditions

    1. Body weight > 90 kg or BMI > 30 kg/m2
    2. Hypertension that needs antihypertensive medication
    3. Diabetes
    4. Cardiovascular diseases including congenital heart disease
    5. Cerebrovascular diseases
    6. Chronic kidney and chronic liver diseases
    7. COPD or chronic lung diseases
    8. Lymphocyte \<1,000 cells/mm3
    9. Late-stage cancer
    10. Auto-immune disease (e.g., SLE, Rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, etc.) or currently on immunosuppressive drug
    11. Coagulation disorders or platelet disorders and are being treated with anticoagulants such as warfarin, clopidogrel
    12. Pregnancy
  5. Willing to participate with the study and sign inform consents.

(Withdrawal criteria)

  1. Patients withdraw from the study
  2. Have severe adverse effect that may relate to Andographolide or Boesenbergia
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Study design

Phase
Phase 3
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Single (Outcomes assessor)
Enrollment
3,060 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Andrographis extract

    Andrographis extract, equivalent to andrographolide 20 mg per capsule, for a total of 180 mg of andrographolide per day, dosing into 3 capsules taking before meal for 3 times per day, for 5 days.

    Drug: Andrographis Paniculata

  • Experimental
    Boesenbergia extract

    Boesenbergia extract, equivalent to pinostrobin 30 mg per capsule, for a total of 180 mg of pinostrobin per day, dosing into 2 capsules taking after meal for 3 times per day for 5 days.

    Drug: Boesenbergia

  • Other
    Standard supportive treatment

    Standard supportive treatment, as recommended by guideline from Ministry of Public Health, Thailand, there will be no antivirus given in this asymptomatic group

    Other: Standard supportive treatment

Interventions

  • DrugAndrographis Paniculata

    Andrographis extract, equivalent to andrographolide 20 mg per capsule, for a total of 180 mg of andrographolide per day, dosing into 3 capsules taking before meal for 3 times per day, for 5 days.

  • DrugBoesenbergia

    Boesenbergia extract, equivalent to pinostrobin 30 mg per capsule, for a total of 180 mg of pinostrobin per day, dosing into 2 capsules taking after meal for 3 times per day for 5 days.

  • OtherStandard supportive treatment

    as recommended by guidelines from the Ministry of Public Health, Thailand. No antivirus was given.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Require hospitalization in the hospital

    From WHO clinical progression scale (0-10): 0: Uninfected with no viral RNA detected 1. Asymptomatic with viral RNA detected 2. Symptomatic and independent 3. Symptomatic with assistance needed 4. Hospitalized with no oxygen therapy needed 5. Hospitalized with oxygen mask or nasal prongs 6. Hospitalized with oxygen by NIV or high flow 7. Intubation and mechanical ventilation with pO2/FiO2 \>= 150 or SpO2/FiO2 \>= 200 8. Mechanical ventilation with pO2/FiO2 \< 150 (SpO2/FiO2 \<200) or vasopressor 9. Mechanical ventilation with pO2/FiO2 \< 150 and vasopressor, dialysis, or ECMO 10. Dead Outcome 4 or more considered as hospitalization

    Time frame: 28 days

Secondary outcomes

  1. Individual status from WHO clinical progression scale (0-10)

    From WHO clinical progression scale: 0: Uninfected with no viral RNA detected 1. Asymptomatic with viral RNA detected 2. Symptomatic and independent 3. Symptomatic with assistance needed 4. Hospitalized with no oxygen therapy needed 5. Hospitalized with oxygen mask or nasal prongs 6. Hospitalized with oxygen by NIV or high flow 7. Intubation and mechanical ventilation with pO2/FiO2 \>= 150 or SpO2/FiO2 \>= 200 8. Mechanical ventilation with pO2/FiO2 \< 150 (SpO2/FiO2 \<200) or vasopressor 9. Mechanical ventilation with pO2/FiO2 \< 150 and vasopressor, dialysis, or ECMO 10. Dead More on the scale - worse outcome

    Time frame: 28 days

  2. Pneumonia

    Pneumonia by diagnosis or chest radiography

    Time frame: 28 days

  3. Quality of life by EQ5D-5L

    Quality of life by EQ5D-5L Scale of 0 to 100 for overall health state (lower is worse) and 1 to 5 in each of 5 domains. (higher score is worse)

    Time frame: 28 days

  4. Side effect of medication

    Renal and liver function elevation and other anticipated/unanticipated side effect: Side effect of medication will be classified according to common terminology criteria for adverse events (CTCAE) version 5.0

    Time frame: 28 days

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Study locations

1 of 1 sites recruiting
  • Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital
    Ratchathewi, Bangkok 10400, Thailand
    Recruiting
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: Undecided — May shared IPD upon sponsor decision.

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Sep 9, 2021, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT05019326
Lead sponsor
Mahidol University
Collaborators
Ministry of Health, Thailand
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Aug 24, 2021
Start date
Aug 30, 2021
Primary completion
May 30, 2022 (estimated)
Completion
May 30, 2022 (estimated)
Last update
Sep 9, 2021

Study contacts

Pawin Numthavaj
Contact
pawin.num@mahidol.ac.th
+6622011284

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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