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RESEARCH PRODUCT

Difensil immuno reduces recurrence and severity of tonsillitis in children: A randomized controlled trial

Antonietta De LuciaFrancesco MartinesArianna Di StadioGiampietro RicciAntonio Della VolpeMassimo RalliFiammetta M Korsch

subject

Male0301 basic medicineTonsillitisGalactansSeverity of Illness IndexGroup AGroup Btonsillitislaw.invention0302 clinical medicineRandomized controlled triallawSecondary PreventionChildNutrition and Dieteticsmedicine.diagnostic_testOral supplementVitaminsrespiratory systemLactobacillus acidophilusZincTreatment OutcomeChild PreschoolFemale030211 gastroenterology & hepatologyAnalysis of variancelcsh:Nutrition. Foods and food supplymedicine.medical_specialtyFeverlcsh:TX341-641ArticleSelenium03 medical and health sciencesAdjuvants Immunologicstomatognathic systemSambucus nigraOral supplementsInternal medicinemedicineHumansBlood testImmune stimulationbusiness.industrymedicine.diseaseTreatment030104 developmental biologyImmune systemDietary SupplementsBlood parametersbusinessimmune stimulation; immune system; oral supplement; tonsillitis; treatmentTonsillitiFood Science

description

Oral supplements (OS) support the immune system in fighting upper airways infection. This study aimed to analyze the effect of Difensil Immuno (DI) on the recurrence of tonsillitis and fever in children. A multicentric randomized clinical trial was conducted. One-hundred and twenty children with chronic tonsillitis were randomly assigned to group A, B or control. Patients in group A were treated with 10 mL of DI for 90 consecutive days, patients in group B underwent treatment with 15 mL of DI for 45 consecutive days. The following data were collected at baseline (T0), T1 and T2: tonsillitis and fever episodes, tonsillar volume, blood test results. One-way ANOVA was used to analyze within and between variances. Patients in group A and B statistically improved their clinical parameters (episode of tonsillitis and fever, tonsillar volume) when compared to control group both at T1 and T2. However, T1 variances were more consistent in group A than in group B. All patients in the study groups improved their clinical outcomes. No statistically significant variances were observed in blood parameters both at T1 and T2. Our results suggest that children treated with DI had fewer episodes of tonsillitis and fever and a reduction in their tonsillar volume.

10.3390/nu12061637http://hdl.handle.net/10447/477563