Saline nasal drops reduce the duration of the common cold in young . . . Using hypertonic saline nasal drops can reduce the length of the common cold in children by two days, according to a study that will be presented at the European Respiratory Society (ERS) Congress in Vienna, Austria [1] They can also reduce the onward transmission of colds to family members
Saline drops reduce duration of common cold in kids, study finds New research from a randomized controlled trial presented at the European Respiratory Society (ERS) Congress in Vienna, Austria, this week suggests that simple saline nasal drops can reduce the length of the common cold in children by 2 days, according to an ERS news release
Study shows salt water nasal drops cut cold duration in children A recent study, conducted by ELVIS Kids (Edinburgh and Lothian Virus Intervention Study in Kids), has found that administering salt water nasal drops to children could significantly reduce the duration of cold symptoms The study, presented at the European Respiratory Society Congress in Vienna, involved 407 children up to six years old
A randomised controlled trial of hypertonic saline nose drops as a . . . A randomised controlled trial of hypertonic saline nose drops as a treatment in children with the common cold (ELVIS-Kids trial) Medical clown intervention shortens length of hospitalization in children with community acquired pneumonia
ERS 2024: Do saline nose drops reduce the duration of a cold in . . . In the Edinburgh and Lothian Virus Intervention Study in Kids (ELVIS-Kids) trial, researchers investigated whether hypertronic saline (HS) nose drops (2 6%) could reduce the duration of illness in 407 otherwise healthy children ≤6 years of age with an upper respiratory tract infection (URTI)
Just Salt and Water: Scientists Discover Simple Remedy To Help Treat . . . The results of the ELVIS-Kids randomized controlled trial were presented by Professor Steve Cunningham from Child Life and Health, University of Edinburgh, UK He said: “Children have up to 10 to 12 upper respiratory tract infections, what we refer to as colds, per year, which have a big impact on them and their families
Giving children salt water nasal drops can cut duration of a cold and . . . Professor Steve Cunningham, from the University of Edinburgh who worked on the ELVIS-Kids randomised controlled trial, said: "Children have up to 10 to 12 upper respiratory tract infections - what we refer to as colds - per year, which have a big impact on them and their families
Using saline nasal drops reduces colds in children in two days The results of the randomized controlled clinical trial, known as ELVIS-Kids have revealed that this intervention not only shortens the duration of symptoms by two days, but also helps reduce transmission of the virus to family members