Study to Investigate the Clinical Benefits of Dietary Supplement Quercetin for Managing Early Mild Symptoms of COVID-19

King Edward Medical University

Status: Completed

Conditions: COVID-19

Treatments: Dietary Supplement: Quercetin Phytosome (QP); Drug: standard of care for COVID-19 as per the hospital guidelines

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04861298

192/RC/KEMU

Details and patient eligibility

About

Quercetin is a flavonoid dietary supplement that occurs in many edible fruits and vegetables. It has remarkable antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, immunoprotective and antiviral properties. It is widely used to boost the body immune system against infections and keeping healthy life-style. The purpose of the present study is to investigate the potential benefits of quercetin for preventing COVID-19 disease progression and symptoms improvement in the early stage of infection.

Full description

The strong antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties of quercetin are closely related to its effective fight against a variety of disease conditions related to inflammation, including: viral infections, allergies, asthma, hay fever, arthritis, respiratory diseases, "hardening of the arteries" (atherosclerosis), high cholesterol, heart disease and circulation problems, insulin resistance and diabetes, eye-related disorders, including cataracts, stomach ulcers, cognitive impairment, gout, cancer, chronic fatigue syndrome, inflammation of the prostate, bladder, and ovaries, chronic infections of the prostate, skin disorders, including dermatitis and hives. Quercetin can help stop damaging particles in the body known as free radicals, which damages the cells by natural oxidation processes. It can also reduce the expression of inflammatory genes in the cells.

Quercetin has been shown to be effective against broad range of viruses including human respiratory syncytial virus (hRSV), rhinovirus, echovirus, coxsackievirus, poliovirus, parainfluenza type 3, Herpes Simplex Virus-1, cytomegalovirus, SARS-CoV-1, dengue virus, and Hepatitis C virus.

The purpose of the present study is to investigate the potential benefits of quercetin for preventing COVID-19 disease progression and improving symptoms in the early stage of infection.

Enrollment: 100 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients must be 18 years of age or older, of either gender
• Patients must be tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 by RT-PCR
• Patients must exhibit typical symptoms of COVID-19 disease at screening such as fever, fatigue, a dry and contagious cough, loss of appetite, body aches, shortness of breath, mucus or phlegm, sore throat, headache, chills, sometimes with shaking, loss of smell or taste, congestion or runny nose, nausea, or vomiting, diarrhea, muscular pain etc.
• Patients must be in the early stage of COVID-19 disease who do not require hospitalisation at the time of screening
• Patients must be under the care of a Physician for diagnosis of COVID-19
• Patients who have signed informed consent

Exclusion criteria

• Patients with proven hypersensitivity or allergic reaction to quercetin
• Patients with known chronic kidney disease with estimated creatinine clearance < 50 mL/minute or need for dialysis
• Patients who are severely hypotensive defined as needing hemodynamic pressors to maintain blood pressure
• Patients with moderate or severe thrombocytopenia (platelet count <100 × 10⁹/L);
• Pregnant patients
• Patients declining to participate

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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100 participants in 2 patient groups

Standard of care (SOC)

Active Comparator group

Description:

This arm will receive the standard of care (SOC) for COVID-19 as per the hospital guidelines.

Treatment:

Drug: standard of care for COVID-19 as per the hospital guidelines

Quercetin

Experimental group

Description:

This arm will receive standard of care + oral Quercetin for two weeks

Treatment:

Dietary Supplement: Quercetin Phytosome (QP)

Drug: standard of care for COVID-19 as per the hospital guidelines