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The use of standardized Brazilian green propolis extract (EPP-AF) as an adjunct treatment for hospitalized COVID-19 patients (BeeCovid2): a structured summary of a study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
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SILVEIRA, Marcelo Augusto Duarte et al. The use of standardized Brazilian green propolis extract (EPP-AF) as an adjunct treatment for hospitalized COVID-19 patients (BeeCovid2): a structured summary of a study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials, n. 255, p. 1-7, 2022.
1745-6215
10.1186/s13063-022-06176-1
Autor
Silveira, Marcelo Augusto Duarte
Souza, Sergio Pinto de
Galvão, Erica Batista dos Santos
Teixeira, Maurício Brito
Gomes, Marcel Miranda Dantas
Damiani, Lucas Petri
Bahiense, Bruno Andrade
Cabral, Julia Barros
Oliveira, Cicero Wandson Luiz Macedo de
Mascarenhas, Talita Rocha
Pinheiro, Priscila Carvalho Guedes
Alves, Milena Souza
Melo, Rodrigo Morel Vieira de
Berretta, Andresa Aparecida
Leite, Flávia Mendes
Nonaka, Carolina Kymie Vasques
Souza, Bruno Solano de Freitas
Mendes, Ana Verena Almeida
Guarda, Suzete Farias da
Passos, Rogério da Hora
Resumen
D'Or Institute for Education and Research. A Fundação Maria Emília Pedreira Freire de Carvalho (FME). Background: The 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic continues to spread and affects large numbers of people with unprecedented impacts. Experimental evidence has already been obtained for use of the standardized extract of Brazilian green propolis (EPP-AF) against viral targets, and clinical rationality has been demonstrated for testing this extract as an adjunct to treatment in patients affected by COVID-19. The BeeCovid2 study aims to assess whether EPP-AF has an impact on the improvement of patients hospitalized with COVID-19 by reducing the length of hospital stay. Methods: BeeCovid2 is a randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled clinical study being conducted in Brazil to provide further evidence on the effectiveness of standardized green propolis extract as an adjunctive treatment for adults hospitalized with COVID-19. Hospitalized patients over 18 years of age with a confirmed diagnosis of COVID-19 and up to 14 days of symptoms were included. Patients under mechanical ventilation at randomization, pregnant women, cancer patients, transplanted or using immunosuppression, HIV patients, patients who used propolis in the last 30 days, bacterial or fungal infection at randomization, impossibility of using medication orally or enterally, and advanced chronic diseases (e.g., advanced heart failure, severe liver disease, and end-stage chronic kidney disease). Enrolled patients are randomized at a 1:1 ratio to receive placebo or standardized propolis extract (900 mg/day) for 10 days. The study treatments are administered in a double-blinded manner, and patients are followed for 28 days. The primary outcome is the difference in length of hospital stay in days between groups. Secondary outcomes include the need for mechanical ventilation, the rate of secondary infection, rate of acute kidney injury, the need for renal replacement therapy, the requirement for vasoactive drugs, the use of an intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP), and the use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). Discussion: This trial is very useful and will provide more data on the effectiveness of using the standardized Brazilian green propolis extract as an adjunctive treatment in association with standard care in adults hospitalized with moderate to severe acute COVID-19.
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The use of standardized Brazilian green propolis extract (EPP-AF) as an adjunct treatment for hospitalized COVID-19 patients (BeeCovid2): a structured summary of a study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
Silveira, Marcelo Augusto Duarte; Souza, Sergio Pinto de; Galvão, Erica Batista dos Santos; Teixeira, Maurício Brito; Gomes, Marcel Miranda Dantas; Damiani, Lucas Petri; Bahiense, Bruno Andrade; Cabral, Julia Barros; Oliveira, Cicero Wandson Luiz Macedo de; Mascarenhas, Talita Rocha; Pinheiro, Priscila Carvalho Guedes; Alves, Milena Souza; Melo, Rodrigo Morel Vieira de; Berretta, Andresa Aparecida; Leite, Flávia Mendes; Nonaka, Carolina Kymie Vasques; Souza, Bruno Solano de Freitas; Mendes, Ana Verena Almeida; Guarda, Suzete Farias da; Passos, Rogério da Hora (BMC, 2022)