التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
| العنوان: |
Single-Center-Single-Blinded Clinical Trial to Evaluate the Efficacy of a Nutraceutical Containing Boswellia Serrata, Bromelain, Zinc, Magnesium, Honey, Tyndallized Lactobacillus Acidophilus and Casei to Fight Upper Respiratory Tract Infection and Otitis Media |
| المؤلفون: |
Della Volpe, Antonio, De Luca, Pietro, De Lucia, Antonietta, Martines, Francesco, Piroli, Piera, D'Ascanio, Luca, Camaioni, Angelo, La Mantia, Ignazio, Di Stadio, Arianna |
| المصدر: |
Healthcare (2227-9032); Aug2022, Vol. 10 Issue 8, p1526-N.PAG, 10p |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: |
PHYTOTHERAPY, OTITIS media treatment, THERAPEUTIC use of zinc, THERAPEUTIC use of magnesium, ANTIBIOTICS, THERAPEUTIC use of honey, RESPIRATORY infection treatment, FUNCTIONAL foods, STATISTICS, AEROSOLS, LACTOBACILLUS acidophilus, ORAL drug administration, ONE-way analysis of variance, PROTEOLYTIC enzymes, CASE-control method, NASAL irrigation, OTOSCOPY, IMPEDANCE audiometry, DIETARY supplements, TREATMENT effectiveness, RANDOMIZED controlled trials, EXPECTORANTS, PRE-tests & post-tests, BLIND experiment, DESCRIPTIVE statistics, FLUTICASONE, AUDIOMETRY, QUESTIONNAIRES, STATISTICAL sampling, HYPERTONIC saline solutions, DATA analysis, COMBINED modality therapy, LONGITUDINAL method, DOSE-response relationship in biochemistry, EVALUATION, CHILDREN |
| مستخلص: |
Some nutraceuticals have been studied as supportive treatment for fighting upper respiratory tract infection and middle ear disease. Our study aims at evaluating the effect of a specific oral supplementation in the treatment of pediatric otits media. The subjects were randomly assigned by the physician (single-blinded study) to one of three groups: Control Group (CG), Treatment Group 1 (TG1), or Treatment Group 2 (TG2). Both TG were treated with Flogostop Duo (for 20 days—TG1 or 30 days—TG2) in combination with the standard treatment, while CG underwent standard treatment only. The standard treatment was nasal aerosol with Fluticasone and Mucolytic, and nasal washing with hypertonic solution. All patients were analyzed by otoscopy, impedance, fibroscopy, and pure auditory test at the baseline (T0), after 20 days (T1) and 35 days (T2). 120 children were included in the study, 40 in the CG, 40 in the TG1, and 40 in the TG2. Both TG1 and TG2 presented statistically significant differences with respect to controls in otoscopy, impedance, fibroscopy, and PTA at T2. The otoscopy improved at T2 with statistically significant value only in TG2. The impedance and fibroscopy improved at T1 both in TG1 and TG2 compared to CG. A statistically significant improvement was observed in TG2 at T2 in comparison to both CG and TG1. Statistically significant differences were observed in PTA at T2 only compared with controls. This study confirmed the efficacy of nutraceutical as supporting therapy in the upper respiratory tract infection in children. In particular, the supplement containing Boswellia serrata and Bromelain, which are molecules with strong anti-inflammatory and pain-control capacities, could add the benefit without the adverse effects which are related to NSAID use. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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