Status:

COMPLETED

Placebo and Active Controlled Study to Compare the Antipyretic Efficacy of Aspirin® in Patients With Acute Febrile Upper Respiratory Tract Infections Suspected to be of Viral Origin

Lead Sponsor:

Bayer

Conditions:

Respiratory Tract Infections

Fever

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-65 years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

This study is addressed to patients suffering from an acute febrile upper respiratory tract infection suspected to be of viral origin. The purpose of this study is to determine the antipyretic efficac...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Ambulatory male or female patients 18 to 65 years of age
  • Acute uncomplicated febrile URTI suspected to be of viral origin and present not more than 5 days
  • Symptoms of a viral URTI
  • Oral temperature \>/= 38.5 °C to \</= 40°C

Exclusion

  • Patients with physical findings consistent with the diagnosis of pneumonia, otitis media, bacterial sinusitis or any other bacterial infection of the respiratory tract requiring antibiotics or other therapeutic intervention by a physician
  • Current antibiotic treatment or pre-treatment with antibiotic agents during the last week
  • History or presence of asthma or hypersensitivity to ASA, salicylates, paracetamol, or other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs; peptic ulceration or gastric bleeding; hemorrhagic diathesis; hepatic and/or renal dysfunction; Gilbert's disease; Quincke's edema
  • Any other acute or chronic disease which in the opinion f the investigator could interfere with the patient's health and well-being during the conduct of the study or which could interfere with the evaluation of data generated from this subject
  • Any conditions possibly interfering with the gastro-intestinal absorption of the study medication
  • Pregnant or lactating women. All women of childbearing age were to undergo a pregnancy test before start of the study

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

November 1 2003

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

April 1 2004

Estimated Enrollment :

392 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01464944

Start Date

November 1 2003

End Date

April 1 2004

Last Update

November 8 2011

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Moscow, Russia, 105064

2

Moscow, Russia, 107996

3

Moscow, Russia, 109386

4

Moscow, Russia, 125183