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Study aim
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Study of intra-venous ozonated normal saline on severe cases of COVID-19
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Design
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Randomised, superiority, parallel group trial, double blind, outcome assessment.phase 3. block randomization on 60 patient.
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Settings and conduct
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At the beginning of patients' referral to Razi Hospital in Ahvaz, if they have inclusion criteria, they will be included in the study. 400 ml of normal saline is ozonated by 40 micrograms per kilogram of patient body weight Ozone produced by the Medozon device. The concentration of ozone in normal saline with this method is 5 mic / ml and is injected into the patient within 15 to 30 minutes (80 to 120 drops per minute). This is done daily every morning for a week. All patients are monitored for general health status up to two weeks after the end of the protocol.
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Participants/Inclusion and exclusion criteria
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Inclusion criteria are Severe cases of Covid-19 with chest CT changes in the form of peripheral uni- or bilateral ground glass opacity(s) in combination with any of the below: RR greater than 24, O2 Sat less than 93%, BP less than 90/60, decreased level of consciousness.
Exclusion criteria are G6PD Deficiency Coagulopathies and thrombocytopenia Hx of seizure Hypothyroidism Pancreatitis Hemophilias Acute alcohol poisoning Pregnancy and breast feeding Allergy to ozone and ozonated products
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Intervention groups
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The intervention group is patients who have received corona treatment according to the protocol, and in addition we give these people ozonated normal saline. The control group received corona treatment according to the protocol and normal saline that isn't ozonated
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Main outcome variables
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Lenth of hospital stay, need for ICU, duration of ICU stay, case fatality rate, PaO2/FiO2, need for mechanical ventilation, duration of mechanical ventilation