This article has been accepted for publication and undergone full peer review but has not been through the copyediting, typesetting, pagination and proofreading process, which may lead to differences between this version and the Version of Record. Please cite this article as doi: 10.1002/jmv.26636.Rationale: The evaluation of new therapeutic resources against COVID-19 represents a priority in clinical research considering the minimal options currently available. Objectives: To evaluate the adjuvant use of systemic oxygen-ozone administration in the early control of disease progression in patients with COVID-19 pneumonia. Methods: PROBIOZOVID is an ongoing, interventional, randomized, prospective, double-arm trial enrolling patient with COVID-19 pneumonia. From a total of 85 patients screened, 28 were recruited. Patients were randomly divided into ozone- autohemotherapy group (14) and control group (14). The procedure consisted in a daily double-treatment with systemic Oxygen-Ozone administration for 7 days. All patients were treated with ad interim best available therapy. Measurements and Main Results: The primary outcome was delta in the number of patients requiring orotracheal-intubation despite treatment. Secondary outcome was the difference of mortality between the two groups. Moreover, haematological parameters were compared before and after treatment. No differences in the characteristics between groups were observed at baseline. As a preliminary report we have observed that one patient for each group needed intubation and was transferred to ITU. No deaths were observed at 7-14 days of follow up. Thirty-day mortality was 8,3% for ozone group and 10% for controls. Ozone therapy didn’t significantly influence inflammation markers, haematology profile and lymphocyte subpopulations of patients treated. Ozone therapy had an impact on the need for the ventilatory support, although didn’t reach statistical significance. Finally, no adverse events related to the use of ozone-autohemotherapy were reported. Conclusions: Preliminary results, although not showing statistically significant benefits of ozone on COVID-19, did not report any toxicity.

Ozone as adjuvant support in the treatment of covid-19. A preliminary report of probiozovid trial / Araimo, F; Imperiale, C; Tordiglione, P; Ceccarelli, G; Borrazzo, C; Alessandri, F; Santinelli, L; Innocenti, Gp; Pinacchio, C; Mauro, V; Recchia, Ge; Zancla, S; Calò, A; Poscia, R; Ruberto, F; D'Ettorre, G; Bilotta, F; Mastroianni, C; Pugliese, F.. - In: JOURNAL OF MEDICAL VIROLOGY. - ISSN 0146-6615. - 93:4(2021), pp. 2210-2220. [10.1002/jmv.26636]

Ozone as adjuvant support in the treatment of covid-19. A preliminary report of probiozovid trial

Borrazzo C;Alessandri F;Santinelli L;Innocenti GP;Pinacchio C;Mauro V;Recchia GE;Zancla S;Poscia R;Ruberto F;d'Ettorre G;Bilotta F;Mastroianni C
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This article has been accepted for publication and undergone full peer review but has not been through the copyediting, typesetting, pagination and proofreading process, which may lead to differences between this version and the Version of Record. Please cite this article as doi: 10.1002/jmv.26636.Rationale: The evaluation of new therapeutic resources against COVID-19 represents a priority in clinical research considering the minimal options currently available. Objectives: To evaluate the adjuvant use of systemic oxygen-ozone administration in the early control of disease progression in patients with COVID-19 pneumonia. Methods: PROBIOZOVID is an ongoing, interventional, randomized, prospective, double-arm trial enrolling patient with COVID-19 pneumonia. From a total of 85 patients screened, 28 were recruited. Patients were randomly divided into ozone- autohemotherapy group (14) and control group (14). The procedure consisted in a daily double-treatment with systemic Oxygen-Ozone administration for 7 days. All patients were treated with ad interim best available therapy. Measurements and Main Results: The primary outcome was delta in the number of patients requiring orotracheal-intubation despite treatment. Secondary outcome was the difference of mortality between the two groups. Moreover, haematological parameters were compared before and after treatment. No differences in the characteristics between groups were observed at baseline. As a preliminary report we have observed that one patient for each group needed intubation and was transferred to ITU. No deaths were observed at 7-14 days of follow up. Thirty-day mortality was 8,3% for ozone group and 10% for controls. Ozone therapy didn’t significantly influence inflammation markers, haematology profile and lymphocyte subpopulations of patients treated. Ozone therapy had an impact on the need for the ventilatory support, although didn’t reach statistical significance. Finally, no adverse events related to the use of ozone-autohemotherapy were reported. Conclusions: Preliminary results, although not showing statistically significant benefits of ozone on COVID-19, did not report any toxicity.
2021
autohemotherapy; ozone; respiratory insufficiency
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Ozone as adjuvant support in the treatment of covid-19. A preliminary report of probiozovid trial / Araimo, F; Imperiale, C; Tordiglione, P; Ceccarelli, G; Borrazzo, C; Alessandri, F; Santinelli, L; Innocenti, Gp; Pinacchio, C; Mauro, V; Recchia, Ge; Zancla, S; Calò, A; Poscia, R; Ruberto, F; D'Ettorre, G; Bilotta, F; Mastroianni, C; Pugliese, F.. - In: JOURNAL OF MEDICAL VIROLOGY. - ISSN 0146-6615. - 93:4(2021), pp. 2210-2220. [10.1002/jmv.26636]
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