ElvisKids

A study to find out if salt water nose drops helps reduce the duration of the common cold in children aged 6 or under (i.e. before the seventh birthday).

[ElvisKids @ElvisKids]

@CanadianKayMD @DennisRenMD Sorry about the delay. Hopefully you will see it soon.

[ElvisKids @ElvisKids]

@abdus1801 Both @ELVISstudy & @ElvisKids used hypertonic saline. The mechanism: Cells take up chloride ion (from the thin layer of salt water left behind) to produce hypochlorous acid with which they stop viral replication within the cell. Details are here: https://t.co/WEQVY10oLA

[ElvisKids @ElvisKids]

@abdus1801 A more recent study where saline sprays used 6 times a day did well...https://t.co/mWeRqp6QR4

[ElvisKids @ElvisKids]

@abdus1801 We did the pilot RCT in adults a while ago. You can find the results here: https://t.co/NfTZfYqgun

[Healio Pediatrics @IDinChildren]

🤒 In young children with upper respiratory viruses, saline nose drops shortened symptoms by 2 days, when compared with usual cold treatment.

The results of the @ElvisKids study will be presented at #ERSCongress this weekend. Read more ⬇️
https://t.co/Le5eTZPn7I

[New Scientist @newscientist]

Evidence mounts that saline nasal drops and sprays help treat colds https://t.co/6hVL58YYxo

[New York Post @nypost]

Researchers discover ‘extremely cheap and simple’ way to shorten children’s colds by 2 days https://t.co/MRxn9PqSNH

[ElvisKids @ElvisKids]

@VejoTae75063 @SkyNews No. Just hypertonic saline. Most commercial mixes have other salts added. This difference is important as the cells need the chloride ion in salt to stop the virus from multiplying within the cell.

[Sky News @SkyNews]

Giving children a solution made up of salt and water can cut the duration of a cold by two days, researchers have suggested 🤧

🔗 Read more https://t.co/WHl6KBad7R

[ElvisKids @ElvisKids]

The ELVIS kids study results are being presented: With a two day reduction in duration of illness, reduction in transmission within households, over the counter medication use, home-made hypertonic saline (2.6%) nose drops were successful in treating children with the common cold

[ERS @EuroRespSoc]

Saline nasal drops reduce the duration of the common cold in young children by two days, according to new research to be presented at the ERS Congress 2024 this weekend.

https://t.co/BSdFOVnQCV

#ERSCongress

[RACH-Research @RachResearch]

Fantastic study to get your little ones involved with and help reduce colds 🤧 @ElvisKids

[South Lanarkshire Council @SouthLanCouncil]

Parents in South Lanarkshire are invited to sign up anytime during their child's next cold for a study by @ElvisKids. They are trying to find out if children can recover quicker from the common cold with salt water nose drops. More information on https://t.co/doRubj5Cmv

[NHS Lanarkshire @NHSLanarkshire]

. @ElvisKids are looking for children under 7 years who are healthy right now or have caught a cold in the last day to take part in a study. The study looks to see if using saltwater nose drops will help children recover quicker from colds. Learn more: https://t.co/TNgl5m04e8

[berni welsh @BerniWelsh]

@NHSLanarkshire @ElvisKids ELVIS KIDS. Just a few more recruits needed to answer this very intriguing research question. Takes us back to the days when our mums told us to gargle with salt water - it might have been an actual remedy and not just an old wives tale!

[NHS Lothian @NHS_Lothian]

.@ElvisKids are looking for children under 7 years who are healthy right now or have caught a cold in the last day to take part in a study. The study looks to see if using saltwater nose drops will help children recover quicker from colds. Learn more: https://t.co/aarX2Anxvy

[Ormiston Primary @OrmistonPrimary]

@ElvisKids

[South Lanarkshire Council @SouthLanCouncil]

Parents in South Lanarkshire are invited to sign up anytime during their child's next cold for a study by @ElvisKids. They are finding out if children can recover quicker from the common cold with salt water nose drops. More information on https://t.co/XDU5ubENo6

[South Lanarkshire Council @SouthLanCouncil]

Parents in South Lanarkshire are invited to sign up anytime during their child's next cold for a study by @ElvisKids. They are finding out if children can recover quicker from the common cold with salt water nose drops. More information on https://t.co/mipS00qyg2

[SLC Early Learning @SLCEarlyLearn]

Do you have a child under 7 years old? Would you like to support a study into trying to reduce the number of days your child is unwell due to a cold? Click the link and find out how you can help 👇

[South Lanarkshire Council @SouthLanCouncil]

@ElvisKids are finding out if children can recover quicker from the common cold with salt water nose drops. Parents in South Lanarkshire are invited, during their child's next cold, to sign up anytime. More information on https://t.co/Rk4x1aF4Si