Status:

COMPLETED

Echinacea, Propolis and Vitamin C for URI Prevention in Preschoolers

Lead Sponsor:

The Cleveland Clinic

Conditions:

Common Cold

Gastroenteritis

Eligibility:

All Genders

3-6 years

Phase:

PHASE3

Brief Summary

We hypothesize the herbal preparation will enhance the preschoolers' immune response and when taken prophylactically for 12 weeks will decrease episodes of upper respiratory infections and gastroenter...

Detailed Description

This combination of herbs has been studied only once before in preschoolers. In a study of 430 preschoolers reported in Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine in March of 2004, a similar prepar...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Age 3-6

Exclusion

  • Cystic fibrosis
  • Immunodeficiency
  • Bronchopulmonary dysplasia
  • Anatomic abnormalities of respiratory tract
  • Intestinal malabsorption
  • Allergy to sunflower seeds

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 1 2006

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

End Date :

March 1 2006

Estimated Enrollment :

104 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00231218

Start Date

January 1 2006

End Date

March 1 2006

Last Update

December 14 2006

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Cleveland Clinic Foundation

Cleveland, Ohio, United States, 44195