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ArticleHealthcare (Basel, Switzerland)2022

Herbal Medicines for Post-Acute Sequelae (Fatigue or Cognitive Dysfunction) of SARS-CoV-2 Infection: A Phase 2 Pilot Clinical Study Protocol.

Kyung Hwan Jegal, Jiwon Yoon, Sanghyun Kim, Soobin Jang, Young-Hee Jin, Jun-Hwan Lee, Sun-Mi Choi, Tae Hun Kim, Sunoh Kwon

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Article in Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Kyung Hwan JegalDigital Health Research Division, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine, Daejeon 34054, Korea.
Jiwon YoonKorean Medicine Data Division, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine, Daejeon 34054, Korea.
Sanghyun KimKorean Medicine Data Division, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine, Daejeon 34054, Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-8512-8999
Soobin JangCollege of Korean Medicine, Daegu Haany University, Gyeongsan 38610, Korea.ORCID 0000-0003-0943-9290
Young-Hee JinKorean Medicine Application Center, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine, Daegu 41062, Korea.ORCID 0000-0001-9916-1418
Jun-Hwan LeeKorean Medicine Science Research Division, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine, Daejeon 34054, Korea.ORCID 0000-0001-5730-6869
Sun-Mi ChoiKorean Medicine Data Division, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine, Daejeon 34054, Korea.
Tae Hun KimKorean Medicine Clinical Trial Center, Korean Medicine Hospital, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 02447, Korea.
Sunoh KwonUST KIOM School, University of Science and Technology (UST), Daejeon 34113, Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-0942-8164
Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine · KRDaegu Haany University · KRKyung Hee University · KR

Funding

Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine KSN2022220
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Long-term sequelae refer to persistent symptoms or signs for >6 months after SARS-CoV-2 infection. The most common symptoms of sequelae are fatigue and neuropsychiatric symptoms (concentration difficulty, amnesia, cognitive dysfunction, anxiety, and depression). However, approved treatments have not been fully established. Herbal medicines are administered for 12 weeks to patients who continuously complain of fatigue or cognitive dysfunction for >4 weeks that only occurred after COVID-19 diagnoses. Based on the Korean Medicine syndrome differentiation diagnosis, patients with fatigue will be administered Bojungikgi-tang or Kyungok-go, whereas those with cognitive dysfunction will be administered Cheonwangbosim-dan. Results could support evidence that herbal medicines may mitigate fatigue and cognitive dysfunction caused by COVID-19. Furthermore, by investigating the effects of herbal medicines on changes in metabolite and immune response due to COVID-19, which may be responsible for sequelae, the potential of herbal medicines as one of the therapeutic interventions for post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection can be evaluated. Therefore, the effects of herbal medicine on fatigue and cognitive dysfunction sequelae due to COVID-19 will be elucidated in this study to provide an insight into the preparation of medical management for the post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection.

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Bojungikgi-tangCheonwangbosim-dancognitive dysfunctionCOVID-19fatigueherbal medicineKorean MedicineKyungok-golong COVIDSARS-CoV-2sequelae

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PMCPMC9601660
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