Role of Chyawanprash in the prevention of COVID-19 in health care workers

INTERVENTION: Intervention1: Ayurveda Rasayana along with conventional guidelines for health care workers.: Chyawanprash‐12 g twice daily. Dosage form : Avaleha (Jam like paste). Route of Administration : Oral. Time of Administration :Twice in a day‐ On empty stomach in the morning at least 1 hour before breakfast and at night two hours after dinner Anupana : Warm water. Duration of therapy : 1 month. Control Intervention1: Conventional guidelines for health care workers as per the WHO.: Conventional guidelines for health care workers as per the WHO. CONDITION: PRIMARY OUTCOME: Percentage of participants with SARS‐ Cov‐2 positivity as estimated by RT‐PCR of nasopharyngeal swabTimepoint: baseline ; Day 30 SECONDARY OUTCOME: Safety profile of the intervention as estimated by LFT, KFT and other haematological & biochemical investigations. ; Presence or absence of AE/ADR. ; Number of participants who developed any infective diseases during the trial period (bacterial /viral/ fungal / etc.) and percentage of participants with Upper respiratory tract illness during the period. ; Timepoint: baseline ; Day 7 ; Day 15 ; Day 30 INCLUSION CRITERIA: 1) All healthcare professionals and staff of age group between 25 to 60 years willing to participate, negative for SARS‐ Cov‐2 at screening,(tested by rt‐PCR) without co‐morbid condition