A structured summary of a study protocol for a multi-center, randomized controlled trial (RCT) of COVID-19 prevention with Kampo medicines (Integrative Management in Japan for Epidemic Disease by prophylactic study: IMJEDI P1 study)

Abstract Objective We aimed to test our hypothesis that traditional Japanese (Kampo) medicine, hochuekkito (Hochu-ekki-to: HET) has a preventive effect for the symptoms on COVID-19. Trial design The study is designed as a multi-center, interventional, parallel-group, randomized (1:1 ratio), investig...

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Main Authors: Takao Namiki, Shin Takayama, Ryutaro Arita, Tadashi Ishii, Mosaburo Kainuma, Toshiaki Makino, Masaru Mimura, Tetsuhiro Yoshino, Tatsuya Nogami, Makoto Arai, Juichi Sato, Koichiro Tanaka, Hajime Nakae, Hidetoshi Igari, Yoshihito Ozawa, Yuki Shiko, Yohei Kawasaki, Masahiko Nezu, Takashi Ito
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-01-01
Series:Trials
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-020-04939-2