A Supplement with Ribes Nigrum, Boswellia Serrata, Bromelain and Vitamin D to Stop Local Inflammation in Chronic Sinusitis: A Case-Control Study.
Study Goal
The researchers aimed to evaluate whether an oral supplement containing Bromelain, combined with other natural molecules, could improve symptoms of chronic sinusitis when added to traditional nasal steroid therapy.
Results Summary
Patients treated with the supplement showed statistically significant improvements in nasal mucosa conditions (hyperemia and rhinorrhea) compared to the control group, suggesting Bromelain-containing supplements may help modulate local inflammation in chronic sinusitis.
Population
60 adult patients with chronic sinusitis
Effective Dosage
1 dose daily for 30 days (Treatment 1) or 2 doses daily for 15 days (Treatment 2)
Duration
30 days
Interactions
None mentioned
| Intervention | Direction | Endpoint | Population | Dosage | Impact | Claim # |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
oral supplement with Ribes nigrum, Boswellia serrata, Bromelain and Vitamin D | decrease | nasal findings (hyperemia of mucosa and rhinorrhea) | patients with chronic sinusitis | statistically significant differences | improved | #1 |
supplement containing Ribes nigrum, Boswellia serrata, Vitamin D and Bromelain added to traditional local therapy (nasal spray with cortisone) | decrease | local inflammation in the nose | patients affected by chronic sinusitis | - | can be a supporting therapy to modulate | #2 |
Although chronic sinusitis widely affects the adult population, the treatments currently used did not always satisfactorily solve the symptoms. Traditional therapy with steroids and antibiotics presents risks and benefits and the new drugs, i.e., monoclonal antibody, are valid solutions despite being quite expensive. Natural molecules could be a valid treatment that combines good efficacy and low price. We conducted a case -control study to evaluate the benefit of an oral supplement with Ribes nigrum, Boswellia serrata, Bromelain and Vitamin D on chronic sinusitis symptoms. 60 patients were randomly assigned to one of the three groups: control using nasal steroids only, treatment 1 using nasal steroid and 1 dose of the oral supplement for 30 days and treatment 2 in which patients used nasal steroid and two oral supplement doses daily for 15 days. Conditions of the nasal mucosa and a blood sample (WBC, IgE and CRP) were analyzed at T0, T1 (15 days after treatment) and T2 (30 days after treatment. Patients treated with the supplement improved their nasal findings (hyperemia of mucosa and rhinorrhea) with statistically significant differences from the control. Our preliminary data suggest that the addition of supplement containing Ribes nigrum, Boswellia serrata, Vitamin D and Bromelain to the traditional local therapy (nasal spray with cortisone) can be a supporting therapy to modulate the local inflammation in the nose in patients affected by chronic sinusitis.