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CTRI Number  CTRI/2020/06/026256 [Registered on: 30/06/2020] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 30/06/2020
Post Graduate Thesis  No 
Type of Trial  Observational 
Type of Study   Case Control Study 
Study Design  Other 
Public Title of Study
Modification(s)  
Resveratrol and copper for the treatment of COVID-19 pnuemonia. 
Scientific Title of Study   Routine use of over-the-counter Nutraceuticals, Resveretrol-Copper with standard treatment in Hospitalized Patients With Pneumonia/ Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Due To SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19)- Retrospective Analysis 
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Registry 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Rosemarie Desouza 
Address  Department of Medicine, College building,First Floor, T.N.M.C and B.Y.L.Nair Hospital, Dr.A.L.Nair Road, Mumbai

Mumbai
MAHARASHTRA
400008
India 
Phone  9820056230  
Fax    
Email  drrosemariedesouza@gmail.com  
 
Details Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Rosemarie Desouza 
Address  Department of Medicine, College building,First Floor, T.N.M.C and B.Y.L.Nair Hospital, Dr.A.L.Nair Road, Mumbai


MAHARASHTRA
400008
India 
Phone  9820056230  
Fax    
Email  drrosemariedesouza@gmail.com  
 
Details Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Rosemarie Desouza 
Address  Department of Medicine, College building,First Floor, T.N.M.C and B.Y.L.Nair Hospital, Dr.A.L.Nair Road, Mumbai


MAHARASHTRA
400008
India 
Phone  9820056230  
Fax    
Email  drrosemariedesouza@gmail.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
Nil 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  TopiwalaNational Medical College and BYL Nair charitable Hospital 
Address  Dr Anandrao Nair Marg, Mumbai Central, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400008 
Type of Sponsor  Government medical college 
 
Details of Secondary Sponsor  
Name  Address 
NIL  NIL 
 
Countries of Recruitment     India  
Sites of Study
Modification(s)  
No of Sites = 1  
Contact Person  Name of Site  Site Address  Phone/Fax/Email 
Rosemarie Desouza  T.N.M.C and B.Y.L.Nair Hospital  First Floor, Department of Medicine, Dr.A.L.Nair Road, Mumbai-400008
Mumbai
 
9820056230

drrosemariedesouza@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Topiwala National College and B.Y.L. Nair CH. Hospital  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  Coronavirus as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere 
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  18.00 Year(s)
Age To  99.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  Male and non-pregnant female patients
1.Have positive reverse-transcriptase–polymerase polymerase chain-reaction (RT-PCR) in a diagnostic specimen
2.Have pneumonia confirmed by chest imaging
3.oxygen saturation (Sao2) of 94% or less while they were breathing ambient air
4.have either normal levels of haematological, liver and renal functions, and electrolytes OR no worse than Grade 3 (CTCAE Version 5.0) abnormalities in any of these parameters

 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  Asymptomatic or only mildly symptomatic 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Not Applicable 
Method of Concealment   Not Applicable 
Blinding/Masking   Not Applicable 
Primary Outcome
Modification(s)  
Outcome  TimePoints 
To retrospectively access the clinical outcomes in the patients receiving R-
Cu along with standard treatment versus those who received standard treatment. 
10 Days 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
NIL  NIL 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="230"
Sample Size from India="230" 
Phase of Trial   N/A 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   10/07/2020 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  No Date Specified 
Estimated Duration of Trial   Years="0"
Months="1"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)   Not Applicable 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Not Yet Recruiting 
Publication Details
Modification(s)  
NIL 
Brief Summary  

The COVID-19 pandemic has taken centre stage in the global search for drugs and vaccines for its prevention or cure. The purpose of this study is to access the clinical outcomes in patients receiving over-the-counter nutraceuticals - Resveratrol and Copper (R-Cu) for the treatment of severe COVID-19 infection. Resveratrol is a well-researched anti-oxidant plant polyphenol. A research group at Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai, has shown that the combination of Resveratrol and Copper may be effective in the treatment of severe sepsis and Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS). Since sepsis and ARDS are the end stage complication of COVID-19 leading to death, it was hypothesised that R-Cu could be effective in preventing death due to severe COVID-19 infection.  A total of 30 SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) hospitalized patients with pneumonia / ARDS were administered R-Cu in addition to standard care during the period 23-04-2020 to 30-05-2020 at Topiwala National Medical College and B.Y.L Nair Hospital, Mumbai. Both nutraceuticals were used at doses several fold less than their daily permissible limit, obviating any safety concerns related to their use.  A retrospective, case-control study is being planned to compare the outcomes of these 30 patients against 200 matched controls who did not receive R-Cu. By doing this study, we will be  able to demonstrate the utility of R-Cu in patients with pneumonia / ARDS due to COVID-19 in addition to generating hypothesis for a future randomized controlled trial of this intervention in severe COVID-19 infection.

 

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