Status:
COMPLETED
Echinacea Purpurea and Osteopathy in Children With Recurrent Otitis Media
Lead Sponsor:
University of Arizona
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)
Conditions:
Otitis Media
Eligibility:
All Genders
12-60 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This study was designed to evaluate the efficacy of the herb Echinacea purpurea and of cranial osteopathic manipulative treatment to prevent otitis media (middle ear infections) in young children.
Detailed Description
The use of complementary and alternative therapies by parents of young children remains common despite the lack of clinical trials demonstrating either the efficacy or safety of these treatments. Two ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- 3 or more separate episodes of acute otitis media within a 6 month period, or
- 4 episodes of acute otitis media in one year,
Exclusion
- Congenital malformations of the ears, nose, or throat
- Known or suspected allergy to echinacea
- Immune deficiency including HIV infection
- Tuberculosis
- Current use of prophylactic antibiotics
- Tympanostomy tubes in place
- Unwillingness of child to participate
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
July 1 1999
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
October 1 2002
Estimated Enrollment :
90 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00689468
Start Date
July 1 1999
End Date
October 1 2002
Last Update
June 3 2008
Active Locations (3)
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1
Pediatric Osteopathic Center
Tucson, Arizona, United States, 85712
2
KateCare Osteopathic Center
Tucson, Arizona, United States, 85719
3
Pediatric Clinic, Arizona Health Sciences Center
Tucson, Arizona, United States, 85724-5073