Ioannis Pantazopoulos, Athanasios Chalkias, Angeliki Miziou, Michalis Spanos, Efrosyni Gerovasileiou, Erasmia Rouka, Konstantinos Gourgoulianis
Nasal irrigation is thought to decrease the viral load present in the nasal cavity. Our aim was to assess the effect of a hypertonic seawater solution [with algal and herbal natural ingredients (Sinomarin® )] on the viral load of nasopharynx in patients hospitalized with severe COVID-19 pneumonia. We conducted a prospective, randomized, controlled trial from June 2022 to December 2022. We allocated 56 patients with COVID-19 pneumonia into two groups (28 in each group)-the hypertonic seawater group [nasal irrigations with a hypertonic seawater solution (Sinomarin® ) every 4 h for 16 h per day, for two consecutive days] and the control group (no nasal irrigations)...
July 3, 2023: Journal of Personalized Medicine