Vitamin C as a Supplementary Therapy in Relieving Symptoms of the Common Cold: A Meta-Analysis of 10 Randomized Controlled Trials
Joint Authors
Wang, Hongwu
Zhao, Wenli
Ran, Li
Zhao, Ye
Bu, Huaien
Source
Issue
Vol. 2020, Issue 2020 (31 Dec. 2020), pp.1-9, 9 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2020-10-10
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Aim.
To investigate whether vitamin C performs well as a supplemental treatment for common cold.
Method.
After systematically searching through the National Library of Medicine (PubMed), Cochrane Library, Elsevier, China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), VIP databases, and Wanfang databases, 10 randomized controlled trials were selected for our meta-analysis with RevMan 5.3 software.
Published in China, all 10 studies evaluated the effect of combined vitamin C and antiviral therapy for the treatment of common cold.
Results.
The total efficacy (RR=1.27, 95% CI (1.08, 1.48), P=0.003), the time for symptom amelioration (MD=−15.84, 95% CI (-17.02, -14.66), P<0.00001), and the time for healing (I, 95% CI (-14.98, -4.22), P=0.0005) were better with vitamin C supplementation than with antiviral therapy alone.
Conclusions.
Vitamin C could be used as a supplementary therapy along with antiviral regimens to relieve patients from the symptoms of common cold.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Ran, Li& Zhao, Wenli& Wang, Hongwu& Zhao, Ye& Bu, Huaien. 2020. Vitamin C as a Supplementary Therapy in Relieving Symptoms of the Common Cold: A Meta-Analysis of 10 Randomized Controlled Trials. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1137527
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Ran, Li…[et al.]. Vitamin C as a Supplementary Therapy in Relieving Symptoms of the Common Cold: A Meta-Analysis of 10 Randomized Controlled Trials. BioMed Research International No. 2020 (2020), pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1137527
American Medical Association (AMA)
Ran, Li& Zhao, Wenli& Wang, Hongwu& Zhao, Ye& Bu, Huaien. Vitamin C as a Supplementary Therapy in Relieving Symptoms of the Common Cold: A Meta-Analysis of 10 Randomized Controlled Trials. BioMed Research International. 2020. Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1137527
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1137527