Award of special research grant titled “A two centre double-blind (treating clinicians and assessors) placebo controlled randomized parallel-group phase 1/2 proof-of-concept clinical trial on effectiveness and safety of Sri Weera Badhra Dhamma Prathishakt

The above research project submitted by the following groups of experts was funded by the NRC on 15th January 2021. Dr. Senaka Pilapitiya, Dean of the Faculty of Medicine and Allied Science, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka signed to the grant agreement as the Principal Investigator in front of the Chairman-NRC, Prof. Hemantha Dodampahala.
TEAM-SL (Trial for Efficacy of Alternative Medicine in COVID)
Protocol writing committee
Prof Sisira Siribaddana wrote the initial draft of the protocol
Dr Senaka Pilapitiya (Chairman) contributed by writing the Ayurvedic aspects
Prof Anjana Silva contributed to the drafting of the protocol
Prof Neelika Malavige contributed to writing the viral and other laboratory aspects
Prof Rajitha Wickramasingha contributed by calculating the sample size and analysis
Prof Saroj Jayasinghe contributed to the drafting of the protocol
Prof Janaka De Silva contributed to the drafting of the protocol
Prof Sarath Lekamwasam contributed to the drafting of the protocol
Prof SAM Kularathne contributed to the drafting of the protocol
Prof Kamani Wanigasuriya contributed to the drafting of the protocol
Dr Swarna Kaluthota contributed by writing the Ayurvedic aspects
Data Safety & Monitoring Committee (DSMC)
Dr Ananada Wijewickrama (Convener)
Prof Asitha De Silva
Prof Chanadanie Wanigathunga
Steering Committee
Dr Senaka Pilapitiya
Prof Sisira Siribaddana
Prof Anjana Silva
Prof Neelika Malavige
Dr Saranga Sumathipala
Dr Chinthaka Rathnasooriya
Dr Shasheeka Vithanage
Dr Chinthaka Wijewardane
Dr Akalanka Hearth