Adler, Ubiratan Cardinalli http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3236-8347
Adler, Maristela Schiabel
Hotta, Livia Mitchiguian
Padula, Ana Elisa Madureira
de Toledo Cesar, Amarilys
Diniz, José Nelson Martins
Mestre, Crislaine Aparecida Antonio
Spiller, Katia Regina
Soares, Lidiamara
de Freitas Santos, Helen
Martinez, Edson Zangiacomi
Article History
Received: 19 January 2021
Accepted: 24 January 2021
First Online: 1 February 2021
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: COVID-Simile study Presentation Certificate for Ethical Appreciation (CAAE) number is 30638220.0.0000.0008, which was approved by the Brazilian National Research Ethics Commission (CONEP) on May 31<sup>st</sup>, 2020 (report # 4.059.759).Ethical approval is available at:ExternalRef removed [Portuguese]. Please click on <i>“Confirmar Aprovação pelo CAAE ou Parecer”</i> (Confirm Approval by CAAE or report #. The system only shows approved protocols.Informed Consent (IC) is presented and explained during recruitment by telemedicine. Two counterparts of the IC (pre-signed by the principal investigator) are sent to the participant’s home address, through a delivery company, which returns the signed IC to the study centre, completing the Inclusion process.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.Cesar AT is co-owner of HN-Cristiano Homeopatia, the pharmacy that has donated the study medication, however, <i>Natrum muriaticum</i> has been in use for over 150 years and is not patentable.