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.