Common supplement tested as lifeline for COVID's sickest patients

NCT ID NCT07374991

Summary

This study tested whether adding the drug N-acetylcysteine (NAC) to standard care could help control severe lung inflammation in COVID-19 patients in the ICU. Researchers gave NAC or a placebo to 59 critically ill patients and tracked their blood markers and recovery. The goal was to see if NAC could reduce harmful inflammation and improve outcomes like survival and time in the hospital.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Gaziantep üniversity

    Gaziantep, 27, Turkey (Türkiye)

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