Status:
COMPLETED
Trial of Chinese Herbal Medicine in the Treatment of Upper Respiratory Tract Infections (URTIs)
Lead Sponsor:
The University of Hong Kong
Collaborating Sponsors:
The Research Fund for the Control of Infectious Diseases of the Food and Health Bureau, the Government of the Hong Kong SAR
Conditions:
Acute Upper Respiratory Tract Infections
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
PHASE4
Brief Summary
Upper respiratory tract infections (URTIs) are the most common illnesses in primary medical services but there is no established cure for these conditions in Western medicine. In Hong Kong, many patie...
Detailed Description
Acute upper respiratory tract infections (URTIs) are the most common diagnoses made in the primary medical services, which consisted of 34.6% of all diagnoses in Hong Kong. It accounts for approximate...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients will be included if they have all the following:
- Age ≥18 years old
- Patient has developed URTIs symptoms for 48 hours or less.
- At least one from each of the following groups of URTIs symptoms:
- Symptoms of infection: headache, chills, muscle ache, or an oral temperature greater than 37.5 degrees Celsius.
- Symptoms from the upper respiratory tract: cough, hoarseness, running nose, nasal obstruction, itchy throat, sore throat or sneezing.
Exclusion
- Patients will be excluded from the study if they have one or more of the following:
- Have symptoms of URTIs for more than 48 hours.
- Pregnancy or breast-feeding
- Liver disease
- Known immune deficiency
- Alcohol (\>30 units/wk) or drug abuse
- Medical history of asthma, allergic rhinitis, cystic fibrosis and chronic bronchopulmonary diseases
- Known allergies to food additives or study medications
- Taking chronic medications that contain any kind of herbs, mineral, or specific vitamin supplements
- Diabetes mellitus
- Cancer
- Any other serious disease
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
June 1 2005
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
June 1 2007
Estimated Enrollment :
327 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00887172
Start Date
June 1 2005
End Date
June 1 2007
Last Update
April 23 2009
Active Locations (1)
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Two General Outpatient Clinics
Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China