Traditional Chinese Medicine or Low-dose Dexamethasone in COVID-19 Pneumonia
COVID-19 Pneumonia
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for COVID-19 Pneumonia
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: Clinical diagnosis of COVID-19 pneumonia; 3 to 8 weeks after the onset of the first symptoms of COVID-19 infection; Modified Medical Research Council (mMRC) score ⩾2 or hypoxemia; Imaging severity assessment of pneumonia: CT severity scores (CTSS):≥5; Signed the informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: Participants still admitted to intensive care unit at the time of enrollment; Known prior structural lung disease, including pulmonary fibrosis, severe COPD, severe bronchiectasis, and lung destruction; Taking glucocorticoids or immunosuppressants because of other chronic diseases; Contraindications of glucocorticoid; Heart failure(NYHA III or IV); Participants with renal replacement therapy; Psychiatric disorders or cognitive impairments; The expected survival time is less than six months due to diseases other than COVID-19 pneumonia.
Sites / Locations
- China-Japan Friendship HospitalRecruiting
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Arm 3
Active Comparator
Experimental
Experimental
controlled group
dexamethasone group
Chinese medicine group
conventional western medicine treatment including oxygen therapy, antibiotics, nebulization therapy, etc.
dexamethasone 1.5mg/day for one week and 0.75mg/day for another week basing on conventional western medicine.
Strengthening spleen and tonifying lung decoction for 2 weeks basing on conventional western medicine.