Don’t think there is anything to this claim—seems to be mostly speculation from some researchers. My CFS physician has seen at least 14 testing-confirmed Covid cases among their patients. And most/all cases were contracted via a household member
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/10/world/europe/coronavirus-italy-recovery.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage
Surviving Covid-19 May Not Feel Like Recovery for Some
Also in the Appendix, it indicates that they scored cognitive function. I wonder why this wasn't reported.
"The Cognitive score is recorded every two weeks as the mean score for the following three parameters: Concentration difficulties, Memory problems, and Ability to think clearly"
Also, supposes that the cyclo actually worked (not a placebo effect). If you have progressive MECFS, and you wait 5+ years for the Phase 3 study to be completed, by that time you may have progressed to severe. This study indicates that cyclo did not work for the severe patients--so it's...
Super-liking the comment above from Marky.
It's been like crickets. And it's possible that a Phase 3 trial may not give much more useful data given the issues associated with blinding cyclo, a nausea inducing drug.
There is a suggestion to try alemtuzumab (Campath) in lieu of cyclo for t-cell...
I'm not sure why the authors mentioned doing a controlled study in the future. I thought that we had discussed in an earlier thread that it would be impossible to develop a control for a cyclo study due to the nausea induced by cyclo. @Jonathan Edwards recommended a dose response study instead...
@Sid
I respectfully disagree with your assessment. There was not a null result in this study. "Fatigue score and other outcome variables showed significant improvements compared to baseline." "At baseline, only two of the responders had part-time work participation. During follow-up, at...
Multicenter phase 3 if you want to wait about 6+ years. The current study began in 2015 and was published in 2020. A phase 3 study is more complex, plus they have to secure funding. So maybe published in 2027 or 2028. This is not a great option if you have progressive MECFS.
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