{"id":107660,"date":"2021-05-20T09:38:26","date_gmt":"2021-05-20T04:08:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=107660"},"modified":"2021-05-20T10:46:37","modified_gmt":"2021-05-20T05:16:37","slug":"role-of-icmr-in-facilitating-evidence-based-treatment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/role-of-icmr-in-facilitating-evidence-based-treatment\/","title":{"rendered":"Role of ICMR in Facilitating Evidence-based Treatment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Synopsis: <\/strong>ICMR must assess evidence and provide specific recommendation on treatment. An Evidence-based Treatment will build public trust in the health care system.<\/p>\n<h5><strong>Background<\/strong><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Drugs and therapies are being used for the Covid-19 treatment, without clear evidence. For instance, <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/convalescent-plasma-therapy\/\"><strong>convalescent plasma therapy<\/strong> <\/a>(CPT), <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/hydroxychloroquine-now-a-schedule-h1-drug\/\">Hydroxychloroquine<\/a>, and the anti-parasitic drug, ivermectin.<\/li>\n<li>Evidence-based ICMR guidelines can control this issue effectively.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>The case for non-evidence-based treatment: The Use of convalescent plasma therapy (CPT)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Last year, the ICMR, based on its clinical trial results, demonstrated that CPT neither saves lives nor improves the patient&#8217;s condition. However, ICMR was ineffective in informing the public about the issue. This led to the widespread use of CPT in many states.<\/li>\n<li>In a recent statement, the ICMR recommended that the use of CPT \u00a0is advisable only in early moderate disease, or within seven days of symptoms.<\/li>\n<li>Finally, in its latest guidelines, The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has finally dropped its recommendation on use of <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/convalescent-plasma-therapy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">convalescent plasma therapy<\/a> (CPT) as treatment for moderate COVID-19.<\/li>\n<li>This comes after the results published by <strong>The Lancet. It <\/strong>found no effect of the use of CPT.<\/li>\n<li>Further, evidence is emerging that CPT may be contributing to the evolution of coronavirus mutations.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h5><strong>What needs to be done?<\/strong><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Not only CPT, but many drugs such as <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/hydroxychloroquine-now-a-schedule-h1-drug\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hydroxychloroquine<\/a> and ivermectin also, continue to find a place for the treatment of mild disease. It is also despite a specific mention of \u201clow certainty of evidence.<\/li>\n<li>So, to avoid such situations in feature, the ICMR task force has to qualitatively assess evidence and be very specific with its recommendations.<\/li>\n<li>Further, ICMR should publicize these guidelines at regular intervals to educate the public about the evolving nature of the treatment.<\/li>\n<li>This will work better towards easing the pressure on doctors as well as in improving trust in systems<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/epaper.thehindu.com\/Home\/ShareArticle?OrgId=G208JEC0J.1&amp;imageview=0\">The Hindu<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"Dnevs3y62I\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/icmrs-international-symposium-on-one-health-in-india\/\">ICMR\u2019s International Symposium on &#8220;One Health&#8221; in India<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;ICMR\u2019s International Symposium on &#8220;One Health&#8221; in India&#8221; &#8212; Free UPSC IAS Preparation For Aspirants\" src=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/icmrs-international-symposium-on-one-health-in-india\/embed\/#?secret=61OS0DkW0T#?secret=Dnevs3y62I\" data-secret=\"Dnevs3y62I\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Synopsis: ICMR must assess evidence and provide specific recommendation on treatment. An Evidence-based Treatment will build public trust in the health care system. Background Drugs and therapies are being used for the Covid-19 treatment, without clear evidence. For instance, convalescent plasma therapy (CPT), Hydroxychloroquine, and the anti-parasitic drug, ivermectin. 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