Hypertonic saline nasal irrigation and gargling should be considered as a treatment option for COVID-19. - GreenMedInfo Summary
Hypertonic saline nasal irrigation and gargling should be considered as a treatment option for COVID-19.
J Glob Health. 2020 06 ;10(1):010332. PMID: 32395245
Sandeep Ramalingam
Post-hoc secondary analysis of data from our recent Edinburgh and Lothians Viral Intervention Study (ELVIS) pilot randomised controlled trial (RCT) indicates that hypertonic saline nasal irrigation and gargling (HSNIG) reduced the duration of coronavirus upper respiratory tract infection (URTI) by an average of two-and-a-half days. As such, it may offer a potentially safe, effective and scalable intervention in those with Coronavirus Disease-19 (COVID-19) following infection with the betacoronavirus Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).