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0 0.5 1 1.5 2+ ICU admission 52% Improvement Relative Risk Oxygen therapy 52% Hospitalization time 26% Recovery, dyspnea 25% Recovery, fever 43% Recovery, lymphopenia 48% Recovery, cough 41% c19early.org/ib Sobhy et al. PACTR202202880140319 Ibuprofen RCT LATE Is late treatment with ibuprofen beneficial for COVID-19? Double-blind RCT 180 patients in Egypt (January - May 2022) Trial compares with acetaminophen, results vs. placebo may differ Lower ICU admission (p=0.047) and lower need for oxygen therapy (p=0.047) Sobhy et al., The Open Anesthesia J., doi:10.2174/25896458-v17-e230403-2022-26 Favors ibuprofen Favors acetaminophen

Early Use of Ibuprofen in Moderate Cases of COVID-19 Might be a Promising Agent to Attenuate the Severity of Disease: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Sobhy et al., The Open Anesthesia Journal, doi:10.2174/25896458-v17-e230403-2022-26, PACTR202202880140319
Sobhy et al., Early Use of Ibuprofen in Moderate Cases of COVID-19 Might be a Promising Agent to Attenuate the Severity of.., The Open Anesthesia Journal, doi:10.2174/25896458-v17-e230403-2022-26, PACTR202202880140319
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RCT 180 moderate hospitalized COVID-19 patients in Egypt, showing lower ICU admission and shorter hospitalization with ibuprofen compared with acetaminophen.
This study includes acetaminophen and ibuprofen.
risk of ICU admission, 52.4% lower, RR 0.48, p = 0.047, treatment 10 of 90 (11.1%), control 21 of 90 (23.3%), NNT 8.2.
risk of oxygen therapy, 52.4% lower, RR 0.48, p = 0.047, treatment 10 of 90 (11.1%), control 21 of 90 (23.3%), NNT 8.2.
hospitalization time, 26.3% lower, relative time 0.74, p = 0.01, treatment 90, control 90.
risk of no recovery, 25.0% lower, RR 0.75, p = 1.00, treatment 3 of 90 (3.3%), control 4 of 90 (4.4%), NNT 90, day 4, dyspnea.
risk of no recovery, 42.9% lower, RR 0.57, p = 0.25, treatment 8 of 90 (8.9%), control 14 of 90 (15.6%), NNT 15, day 4, fever.
risk of no recovery, 48.0% lower, RR 0.52, p = 0.04, treatment 13 of 90 (14.4%), control 25 of 90 (27.8%), NNT 7.5, day 4, lymphopenia.
risk of no recovery, 41.2% lower, RR 0.59, p = 0.03, treatment 20 of 90 (22.2%), control 34 of 90 (37.8%), NNT 6.4, day 4, cough.
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Sobhy et al., 19 Apr 2023, Double Blind Randomized Controlled Trial, Egypt, peer-reviewed, 6 authors, study period January 2022 - May 2022, this trial compares with another treatment - results may be better when compared to placebo, trial PACTR202202880140319.
Contact: dr.amrsobhy2013@gmail.com.
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Abstract: 1874-3218/23 Send Orders for Reprints to reprints@benthamscience.net 1 The Open Anesthesia Journal Content list available at: https://openanesthesiajournal.com CLINICAL TRIAL STUDY Early Use of Ibuprofen in Moderate Cases of COVID-19 Might be a Promising Agent to Attenuate the Severity of Disease: A Randomized Controlled Trial Amr Sobhy1,*, Lobna A. Saleh2, Marwa E.l AbdelAtty3, Ahmed M. AbdElmaksoud1, Sameh A. Refaat1 and Mohammed Kamal1 1 Department of Anesthesia, Intensive Care and Pain Management, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo 11566, Egypt Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Ain-Shams University, Cairo, Egypt 3 Department of Chest, Giza Chest Hospital, Cairo, Egypt 2 Abstract:
Late treatment
is less effective
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