COVID-19 Treatment Using Methylene Blue and Photodynamic Therapy

Summary

According to the epidemiological situation worldwide and the number of vaccinations made, there is little success in the fight against COVID-19. For many reasons, methylene blue is a promising drug for an active treatment against SARS-CoV-2 infected patients. Since methylene blue can work as a photosensitizer, photodynamic therapy as an antiviral treatment has great potential in the treatment of COVID-19. This clinical study investigated the effectiveness of SARS-CoV-2 infected people treatment using methylene blue and the following photodynamic therapy on the base of the L.L. Levshin Institute of Cluster Oncology (Department of Infectious Diseases №13) of I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University.

Timeline

Start

2020-04-24

Primary completion

2020-05-20

Completion

2020-07-30

Publications

• Background Strakhovskaya, M. G., Meerovich, G. A., Kuskov, A. N., Gonchukov, S. A., & Loschenov, V. B. (2020, September 1). Photoinactivation of coronaviruses: Going along the optical spectrum. Laser Physics Letters. IOP Publishing Ltd. https://doi.org/10.1088/1612-202X/abab14

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