Quercetin in the Prevention of Covid-19 Infection

Azienda di Servizi alla Persona di Pavia80 enrolled

Overview

Quercetin is a flavonol, a subclass of flavonoid compounds. Of the flavonol molecules, quercetin is the most abundant in fruit and vegetables. Quercetin flavonol is characterized by 3 crucial properties: antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and immunomodulatory. The combination of these 3 properties makes quercetin an excellent candidate for dealing with situations in which oxidative stress, inflammation and the immune system are involved. The purpose of the study is to evaluate the effectiveness of an oral nutritional supplement based on quercetin in the prevention of Covid-19 infection.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

DOUBLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Covid19

Interventions

QuercetinDIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Quercetin (500 mg), 2 times a day for 3 months

PlaceboCOMBINATION_PRODUCT

500 mg, 2 times a day for 3 months

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsHealthy volunteers:

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Inclusion Criteria: * Absence of Covid-19 infection Exclusion Criteria: * Previous Sars-Cov-2 infection demonstrated with antibody positivity through venous sampling * Demonstrated presence of Sars-Cov-2 through a nasopharyngeal antigenic swab before the start of oral nutritional supplementation

Locations (1)

Mariangela Rondanelli

Pavia, Italy

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Prevention of Covid-19 infection

A nasopharyngeal antigenic swab

Time frame: Absence of Covid-19 infection at 3 months

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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