1 iota-carrageenan COVID-19 controlled studies, 1 RCTs
80% improvement, RR
0.20
[0.05-0.78]
Supplementary Data — Iota-carrageenan for COVID-19: real-time meta analysis of 1 study
0
0.25
0.5
0.75
1
1.25
1.5
1.75
2+
Excluded
Carvallo
96%
0.04 [0.00-0.63]
cases
0/131
11/98
CT1
Improvement, RR [CI]
Treatment
Control
Excluded
Carvallo
100%
0.00 [0.00-0.02]
cases
0/788
237/407
CT1
CARR-COV-02
Figueroa (DB RCT)
80%
0.20 [0.05-0.78]
symp. case
2/196
10/198
Iota-carrageenan COVID-19 outcomes
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December 2025
1 CT: study uses combined treatment
Favors carrageenan
Favors control
Fig. S2. Comparison of results for RCTs versus observational studies.
For COVID-19 treatments, there is no significant difference between the results of RCTs and observational studies. Observational studies do not systematically over or underestimate efficacy. For high-cost treatments, there is a non-significant trend towards RCTs showing greater efficacy.
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