Limits of the proposed method of thermal prevention according to Messini of common cold diseases
Obviously the result can only be obtained with a regular application of the method and, therefore, it is intrinsically subjective and dependent on individual diligence.
The availability of a small pocket device (e.g. 110x40 mm), capable of producing such a flow of hot air, could make the repetitiveness of the procedure more easily practicable.
At the moment there are no randomized prospective studies that certify the effectiveness of the proposed preventive method, but only personal observational case studies, as a pilot evaluation.
Two studies would be scheduled in this regard:
a) A laboratory study with exposure to different thermal gradients of cultures of viral material taken from the airways of affected subjects, to verify if and at what levels the elevation of the temperature actually has a negative impact on the viral ”vitality”
b) A longitudinal single blind clinical-observational study over several months between two homogeneous groups of selected volunteers: a proband group (which regularly applies the method) and a control group (which does not apply it); the evaluation at the end of the observational period would allow, to confirm a possible statistically significant difference in the frequency of occurrence of the symptoms of common cold in the two groups.