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Weight loss treatment for COVID-19 in patients with NCDs: a pilot prospective clinical trial.

Scientific reports
January 1, 1970
Kuat Oshakbayev et al. (9 authors)
Journal ArticleClinical TrialHuman StudyClinical
Study Details

Study Goal

The researchers aimed to evaluate the effects of a restricted diet, including walking, on clinical and metabolic outcomes in COVID-19 patients with comorbid noncommunicable chronic diseases (NCDs).

Results Summary

The study found that the intervention, which included walking, led to significant improvements in weight loss, body temperature, C-reactive protein levels, blood pressure, glucose/lipid metabolism, and liver function in the Main group compared to Controls. Walking was part of a multimodal intervention, making its individual contribution unclear.

Population

Adult patients with COVID-19 comorbid with type 2 diabetes, hypertension, or nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH).

Effective Dosage

Not specified

Duration

6 weeks

Interactions

None mentioned

Extracted Claims (16)
InterventionDirectionEndpointPopulationDosageImpactClaim #
a restricted diet including calorie restriction, hot water drinking, walking, and sexual self-restraint
decrease
weight
patients with overweight in Main group
-12.4%
lost weight
#1
a restricted diet including calorie restriction, hot water drinking, walking, and sexual self-restraint
decrease
COVID-19 diagnosis
Main group
2.9%
were positive for COVID-19
#2
-
increase
COVID-19 diagnosis
Controls
7.2%
were positive for COVID-19
#3
a restricted diet including calorie restriction, hot water drinking, walking, and sexual self-restraint
decrease
body temperature
Main group
-
decreased significantly
#4
a restricted diet including calorie restriction, hot water drinking, walking, and sexual self-restraint
decrease
C-reactive protein
Main group
-
decreased significantly
#5
a restricted diet including calorie restriction, hot water drinking, walking, and sexual self-restraint
decrease
systolic/diastolic BP
Main group
-
normalized
#6
a restricted diet including calorie restriction, hot water drinking, walking, and sexual self-restraint
improvement
glucose/lipids metabolism
Main group
-
normalized
#7
a restricted diet including calorie restriction, hot water drinking, walking, and sexual self-restraint
improvement
ALT/AST
Main group
-
normalized
#8
a restricted diet including calorie restriction, hot water drinking, walking, and sexual self-restraint
increase
platelets
Main group
-
increased from baseline
#9
a restricted diet including calorie restriction, hot water drinking, walking, and sexual self-restraint
improvement
chest CT
Main group
-
improved
#10
a restricted diet including calorie restriction, hot water drinking, walking, and sexual self-restraint
decrease
previous antidiabetic, antihypertensive, anti-inflammatory, hepatoprotective, and other symptomatic medications
patients
-
decreased to completely stop
#11
the fast weight loss treatment
improvement
clinical and laboratory/instrumental data on inflammation
COVID-19 patients with comorbid T2D, hypertension, and NASH
-
improved
#12
the fast weight loss treatment
improvement
glucose/lipid metabolism
COVID-19 patients with comorbid T2D, hypertension, and NASH
-
improved
#13
the fast weight loss treatment
improvement
systolic/diastolic BPs
COVID-19 patients with comorbid T2D, hypertension, and NASH
-
improved
#14
the fast weight loss treatment
improvement
NASH biochemical outcomes
COVID-19 patients with comorbid T2D, hypertension, and NASH
-
improved
#15
the fast weight loss treatment
improvement
reactive oxygen species
COVID-19 patients with comorbid T2D, hypertension, and NASH
-
improved
#16
Abstract

UNLABELLED: COVID-19 comorbid with noncommunicable chronic diseases (NCDs) complicates the diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis, and increases the mortality rate. The aim is to evaluate the effects of a restricted diet on clinical/laboratory inflammation and metabolic profile, reactive oxygen species (ROS), and body composition in patients with COVID-19 comorbid with NCDs. We conducted a 6-week open, pilot prospective controlled clinical trial. The study included 70 adult patients with COVID-19 comorbid with type 2 diabetes (T2D), hypertension, or nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). INTERVENTIONS: a restricted diet including calorie restriction, hot water drinking, walking, and sexual self-restraint. PRIMARY ENDPOINTS: COVID-19 diagnosis by detecting SARS-CoV-2 genome by RT-PCR; weight loss in Main group; body temperature; C-reactive protein. Secondary endpoints: the number of white blood cells; erythrocyte sedimentation rate; adverse effects during treatment; fasting blood glucose, glycosylated hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c), systolic/diastolic blood pressure (BP); blood lipids; ALT/AST, chest CT-scan. In Main group, patients with overweight lost weight from baseline (- 12.4%; P < 0.0001); 2.9% in Main group and 7.2% in Controls were positive for COVID-19 (RR: 0.41, CI: 0.04-4.31; P = 0.22) on the 14th day of treatment. Body temperature and C-reactive protein decreased significantly in Main group compared to Controls on day 14th of treatment (P < 0.025). Systolic/diastolic BP normalized (P < 0.025), glucose/lipids metabolism (P < 0.025); ALT/AST normalized (P < 0.025), platelets increased from baseline (P < 0.025), chest CT (P < 0.025) in Main group at 14 day of treatment. The previous antidiabetic, antihypertensive, anti-inflammatory, hepatoprotective, and other symptomatic medications were adequately decreased to completely stop during the weight loss treatment. Thus, the fast weight loss treatment may be beneficial for the COVID-19 patients with comorbid T2D, hypertension, and NASH over traditional medical treatment because, it improved clinical and laboratory/instrumental data on inflammation; glucose/lipid metabolism, systolic/diastolic BPs, and NASH biochemical outcomes, reactive oxygen species; and allowed patients to stop taking medications. TRIAL REGISTRATION: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT05635539 (02/12/2022): https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05635539?term=NCT05635539&draw=2&rank=1 .

Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
HumansCOVID-19MaleFemalePilot ProjectsMiddle AgedProspective StudiesDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2Weight LossAgedSARS-CoV-2Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver DiseaseHypertensionCaloric RestrictionAdultComorbidityNoncommunicable Diseases
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Quality Scores
SafetyNot Assessed
Efficacy75/10
Quality80/10
Research Impact Scores
APT Score0.05
Weight Score1.33
Normalized Score0.66
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