NBS superfood: a promising adjunctive therapy in critically ill ICU patients with omicron variant of COVID-19
Mehrdad Mosadegh, Aref Khalkhali, Yousef Erfani, Manije Nezamdoost, Seyyed Hamid Hashemi, Farid Azizi Jalilian, Nastaran Ansari, Shahab Mahmoudvand, Mojgan Mamani, Elham Abdoli, Razieh Amini, Gholamreza Kalvandi
AMB Express, doi:10.1186/s13568-024-01690-8
This clinical trial aimed to assess the impact of Nutrition Bio-shield superfood (NBS) on clinical status among critically ill ICU patients suffering from acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) due to the Omicron variant of COVID-19. A total of 400 patients with confirmed Omicron-related ARDS were randomly assigned to either the intervention group (n = 200) or the control group (n = 200). Patients in the intervention group received 1.5 g of NBS powder daily for 2 weeks in addition to standard antiviral treatment, while the control group received a placebo alongside standard antiviral therapy. Serum samples were collected from all patients in both groups, and various clinical and laboratory parameters, including ESR, CRP, D-Dimer, CPK, WBC count, lymphocyte count, and lymphocyte percentage, were measured using established methodologies. Following a 14-day intervention period, the intervention group exhibited a significant reduction in mean serum levels of CRP (15.39 vs. 48.49; P < 0.001), ESR (14.28 vs. 34.03; P < 0.001), D-Dimer (485.18 vs. 1009.13; P = 0.001), and CPK (68.93 vs. 131.48; P < 0.001) compared to the control group. Conversely, a significant increase was observed in the mean serum levels of lymphocytes (1537.06 vs. 1152.60; P < 0.001) in the intervention group after 14 days of treatment compared to the control group. The remarkable reduction in inflammatory markers and mortality rates observed with NBS supplementation alongside standard antiviral treatment underscores its crucial role in mitigating inflammation and achieving an important milestone in the fight against COVID-19.
Author contributions M. M., A. K. and Y. E.: conceptualization; data curation; formal analysis; and writing-original draft. Y. E., M. N., S. H. H., F. A. J.: conceptualization; methodology; project administration; and writing-original draft. M. M., E. A., R. A., G. K.: data curation; formal analysis; writing-original draft; and writing-review & editing. F. A. J., N. A., S. M.: language editing.
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