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. 2023 Apr 15;13(4):172–180. doi: 10.4103/2045-9912.372819
  Clinical improvement Hospitalization Inflammatory/thromboembolic/infectious/metabolic markers Radiological aspects Viral infection Adverse events
  General improvement in clinicalsymptoms of COVID-19 Improvement of cough Reduction of body temperature Improvement of shortness of breath Improvement of respiratory function Improvement of oxygen saturation Early weaning from oxygen support Reduction in the need for invasivemechanical ventilation Faster recovery from acute respiratorydistress syndrome (ARDS) Prevention of clinical worsening Reduction of mortality Reduction of hospital stay Reduction in the need for admission tothe intensive care unit (ICU) Decrease in C-reactive protein Reduction of ferritin Decreased lactate dehydrogenase Decreased fibrinogen Decrease in interleukin 6 D-dimer decrease Leukocyte normalization Normalization of lymphocytes Decrease in procalcitonin Decreased Neutrophil-LymphocyteRatio Normalization of alanineaminotransferase Radiological improvement of lunglesions Reduction of viral load Faster RT-PCR negative Presence Absence Unmentioned
Study Name Country Therapy Type of study Number of hospitalized patients who received Ozone Therapy Pneumonia severity level                                                            
A Wu et al. (2020)* China GAHT, 40 mcg / ml, 100 ml, 1: 1, once a day on the first day and twice a day on the second to the fifth day, for 5 days, totaling 9 sessions Report of a case 1 Severe X       X   X X         X       X X X X                 X
B Zheng et al. (2020)* China GAHT, 20 mcg / ml, 100 ml, 1: 1, once a day for 7 days, totaling 7 sessions Report of a case 2 Severe X                     X   X       X     X       X X     X  
C Franzini et al. (2020) Italy   Clinical trial 50 Moderate X       X X     X         X   X   X X     X   X           X
D Hernández et al. (2020)* Spain GAHT, 40 mcg / ml, 200 ml, 1: 1, 2 timer a day, for 3 days, totaling 6 sessions Report of a case 3 Severe X       X X   X       X   X X X     X           X         X
E Tascini et al. (2020) Italy GAHT, 40 mcg / ml, 200 ml, 1: 1, once a day, for 3 days, totaling 3 sessions Cases and cortrols study 30 Mild to moderate X       X   X     X                                     X  
F Hernández et al. (2021) Spain GAHT, 40 mcg / ml, 200 ml, 1: 1, 2 times a day for 5 days, totaling 10 sessions Prospective case-control study   Severe X                     X   X X X     X                   X  
G Fernández-Cuadros et al.(2020)* Spain IR, 35 mcg / ml, 100 ml, once a day for 5 to 10days, for a total of 5 to 10 sessions Quasi-experimental prospective cohort study   Severe X                         X X X X X X           X        
H Pena-Lora et al. (2020)* Spain IR, 35 mcg / ml, 100 ml, once a day for 5 days, totaling 5 sessions Report of a case 1 Severe X   X     X           X   X X X   X X           X         X
I Shah et al. (2020) India 1st) IR, 40 mcg / mL, 150mL, 2 times a day for9 days, totaling 18 sessions 2nd) PAHT 25mcg /mL, 5mL of O3 and 2 to 3 ml of blood, once aday for 9 days, totaling 9 sessions Randomized clinical trial 30 Mild to moderate X X   X           X   X X                     X   X  
J Razzaq et al. (2020)* Iraq SFO3, 35-45mcg / mL, 500mL, 3 to 5 minutes of preparation in continuous bubbling, infusion in15 minutes, 1 to 2 times a day, for 5-10 days. Clinical trial 104 Moderate to severe X             X       X                                 X  
K Schwartz et al. (2020) Spain SFO3, 3-5mcg / mL, 200mL, 10 minutes of preparation in continuous bubbling, infusion of15 to 30 minutes, once a day, for 10 days. Non-randomized clinical trial 35 Severe X   X X           X X   X X X X X   X           X     X    
J Sharma et al. (2021) India SFO3. 5mcg / mL, 200mL, 20 minutes of preparation in continuous bubbling, infusion of 1hour, once a day, for 8 days. Clinical trial 10 Moderate X X     X X       X X     X X X   X X       X   X        
L Hendawy et al. (2021) Egypt 1) IR, 12.6 mcg / mL, 2 liters, two sessions2) IR, 12.6mcg/mL, 2 liters, one session Report of a case 3 Mild and severe X   X   X X X                                   X       X  
Total Results 13 2 3 2 6 6 2 3 2 4 2 6 2 10 7 8 2 6 8 1 2 1 1 1 7 1 1 3 6 4

Note: * Studies without statistics; Δ Discreet weather, gas sensation; . Epistaxis associated with the use of heparin; ¤ Falling of inflammatory markers, without significant statistics; ¶ Improvement of refractory hypoxemia; Φ Mild pain at the injection site and headache.