Melatonin, vitamins and minerals supplements for the treatment of Covid-19 and Covid-like illness: a prospective, randomized, double-blind multicenter study.
Lobna Mahjoub, MD Rym Youssef, MD Hajer Yaakoubi, Houda Ben Salah, MD Rahma Jaballah, MD Moez Mejri, MD Adel Sekma, MD Imen Trabelsi, Semir Nouira, MD Mariem Khrouf, MD Houda Ben Soltane, MD Zied Mezgar, MD Lotfi Boukadida, MD Asma Zorgati, MD Riadh Boukef
EXPLORE, doi:10.1016/j.explore.2023.06.009
Melatonin, vitamins and minerals supplements for the treatment of Covid-19 and Covid-like illness: a prospective, randomized, double-blind multicenter study.
Conclusion: Among non-hospitalized patients presenting to the emergency department with Covid-19 and Covid-like illness, daily doses of Melatonin, zinc and multivitamin compared with placebo, did significantly reduce the duration of symptoms accelerating its disappearance without developing complications or necessitating hospitalization or experiencing adverse events . The findings do support the use of this association for the treatment of COVID-19.
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