Why Methodology Is Important: Coffee as a Candidate Treatment for COVID-19?
coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
current therapies
methodology
symptomatic treatment
trimethylxanthine
Journal
Journal of clinical medicine
ISSN: 2077-0383
Titre abrégé: J Clin Med
Pays: Switzerland
ID NLM: 101606588
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
17 Nov 2020
17 Nov 2020
Historique:
received:
12
10
2020
revised:
05
11
2020
accepted:
11
11
2020
entrez:
20
11
2020
pubmed:
21
11
2020
medline:
21
11
2020
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
During this pandemic situation, some studies have led to hasty conclusions about Corona Virus Disease-19 (COVID-19) treatment, due to a lack of methodology. This pedagogic study aimed to highlight potential biases in research on COVID-19 treatment. We evaluate the effect of coffee's active part, 1,3,7-trimethylxanthine (TMX) on patients with COVID-19. A cohort of 93 patients, with a diagnosis of COVID-19 is analyzed. TMX group and control group included, respectively, 26 and 67 patients. In the TMX group, patients had a median length of stay in hospital of 5.5 days shorter than in the control group (9.5 vs. 15 days, Multiple biases prevents us from concluding to an effect of coffee on COVID-19. Despite an important social pressure during this crisis, methodology and conscientiousness are the best way to avoid hasty conclusions that can be deleterious for patients. Identifier: NCT04395742.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
During this pandemic situation, some studies have led to hasty conclusions about Corona Virus Disease-19 (COVID-19) treatment, due to a lack of methodology. This pedagogic study aimed to highlight potential biases in research on COVID-19 treatment.
METHODS
METHODS
We evaluate the effect of coffee's active part, 1,3,7-trimethylxanthine (TMX) on patients with COVID-19. A cohort of 93 patients, with a diagnosis of COVID-19 is analyzed.
RESULTS
RESULTS
TMX group and control group included, respectively, 26 and 67 patients. In the TMX group, patients had a median length of stay in hospital of 5.5 days shorter than in the control group (9.5 vs. 15 days,
CONCLUSIONS
CONCLUSIONS
Multiple biases prevents us from concluding to an effect of coffee on COVID-19. Despite an important social pressure during this crisis, methodology and conscientiousness are the best way to avoid hasty conclusions that can be deleterious for patients. Identifier: NCT04395742.
Identifiants
pubmed: 33213035
pii: jcm9113691
doi: 10.3390/jcm9113691
pmc: PMC7698499
pii:
doi:
Banques de données
ClinicalTrials.gov
['NCT04395742']
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
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