Comparison of Efficacy and Tolerability of Two Cough Syrups in Cough Due to Cold in Children. (URTI)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01968434 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : October 24, 2013
Results First Posted : November 1, 2015
Last Update Posted : February 23, 2018
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Cough Upper Respiratory Tract Infection | Device: protective cough syrup Drug: carbocisteine cough syrup | Phase 4 |
Cough is a life saving reflex, therefore it is important, especially in pediatrics, to calm cough spells without sedating the reflex. Mucolytic agents have been shown to be helpful but side effects have been reported and use has been prohibited under 2 years of age. Therefore, a completely safe and effective cough remedy has not been officially reported yet in a randomised trial. Looking into other mechanisms for cough management such as protection of irritated pharynx mucosa from post nasal drip or other irritating substances is theoretically sound and shows practical interesting results.
A parallel comparison of efficacy and tolerability between such protective mechanism (acting through a barrier and radical scavenging action) due to natural substances (honey, plantago lanceolata, grindelia robusta and helichrysum italicum) and a mucolytic substance has not been done so far, in young children, especially in a time frame of 4 days. The intent of this study is to use the protective syrup versus carbocysteine in children with moderate to severe night and daily cough, measured with a validated parent questionnaire. The invasiveness of cough is followed immediately after one night administration of the study products and daily for four days.
A similar effectiveness of the protective cough syrup as compared to carbocisteine is considered very interesting due to the mechanism of the remedy.
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 150 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | Single (Outcomes Assessor) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | Randomized, Single Blind, Multicenter Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Tolerability of Syr. Grintuss Pediatric and Syr. Mucolit in Cough Due to Upper Respiratory Tract Infection in Children |
Study Start Date : | December 2013 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | March 2014 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | April 2014 |
Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: protective cough syrup
syrup containing honey, plantago lanceolata, grindelia robusta, helichrysum italicum ina syrup form. The cough syrup is a CE marked medical device acting in a non pharmacological way to reduce cough. Dosage: 20 ml divided in three doses per day for the duration of the study (4 nights, 3 days) |
Device: protective cough syrup
The mucoadhesive and radical scavenging properties of the components create a protective film on the pharynx which protects irritated mucosa from cough generating stimuli such as post nasal drip, irritating elements, dehydration.
Other Name: Grintuss |
Active Comparator: carbocisteine cough syrup
Dosage 20-25 mg/kg/day three times a day (3 days/4 nights)
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Drug: carbocisteine cough syrup
Mucolytic
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- Change in Night Cough Score on First Night of Treatment (From N0 to N1) [ Time Frame: 1 night from before enrollment (N0) to first night after treatment (N1) ]Night cough is most bothersome to the child and family. Cough was measured with a validated questionnaire which asks parents to rate 5 aspects of night cough: frequency, severity, bothersomeness, child sleep and parent sleep according to a 7 point Likert scale, from 0 (not at all) to 6 (extremely). Lower scores indicate a better condition. The morning after the first night of treatment (N1) the parents rated the passed night by scoring from 0-6 each of the 5 aspects of night cough. The sum of scores for all 5 aspects gives the combined night cough score. This score, ranging between 0-30, was subtracted from the sum of all aspects, also ranging between 0-30, form the basal night cough score of the night before enrollment (N0). This change is recorded as "change in combined night cough score" and it refers to the change from N0 to N1. Negative values of the change indicate an improvement in the condition of the patient.
- Change in Night Cough Score at End of Study (From N0 to N4) [ Time Frame: 4 nights (onset of trial Night 1 to Night 4) and 3 days ]A validated cough questionnaire measuring 5 aspects of night cough (frequency, severity, bothersomeness, child sleep and parents' sleep) on a 7 point Likert scale was used each morning to rate the passed night. The scale rates each parameter from 0 (not at all) to 6 (extremely). Every night of the trial is rated. The morning after the last night of the study (N4) the parents rated the passed night by scoring from 0-6 each of the 5 aspects of night cough. The summed score for all aspects gives the combined night cough score. This score, ranging between 0-30, was subtracted from the sum of all aspects, also ranging between 0-30, form the basal night cough score of the night before enrollment (N0). This change is recorded as "change in combined night cough score" and it refers to the change from N0 to N4. Negative values of the change indicate an improvement in the condition of the patient.
- Change in Day Cough Score at End of Study (From D0 to D4) [ Time Frame: 4 nights (onset of trial Night 1 to Night 4) and 3 days ]A validated cough questionnaire measuring 3 aspects of daytime cough (frequency, severity, bothersomeness) on a 7 point Likert scale was used each evening to rate the passed day, as regards these aspects. The scale rates each parameter from 0 (not at all) to 6 (extremely). Every day of the trial is rated. The last evening of the study (D4) the parents rated the passed day by scoring from 0-6 each of the 3 aspects of day cough. The summed score for all aspects gives the combined day cough score. This score, ranging between 0-18, was subtracted from the sum of all aspects, also ranging between 0-18, form the basal day cough score of the day before enrollment (D0). This change is recorded as "change in combined day cough score" and it refers to the change from D0 to D4. Negative values of the change indicate an improvement in the condition of the patient.
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Ages Eligible for Study: | 2 Years to 5 Years (Child) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- cough attributed to URTI such as the common cold
- 2-5 years of age
- moderate to severe day cough according to questionnaire (score at least 3 on all 3 questions relating to day cough) considering the day prior to enrollment.
- moderate to severe night cough score according to questionnaire (score at least 3 of 2 of the three questions relating to the evaluation of nocturnal cough (frequency of nocturnal cough, impact of the sleep of the child and impact on the sleep of the parent)
- signature of informed consent
Exclusion Criteria:
- Children with the diagnosis of diseases of the lower respiratory tract: inflammation of the larynx, trachea, bronchi, pneumonia, asthma, sinusitis, allergic rhinitis, as well as heart disease.
- Children who received cough medicines or drugs containing antihistamines the day prior to study entry.
- Known hypersensitivity to honey or any other component of the experimental product such as Grindelia, Helichrysum, essential oils natural flavourings of Lemon, Sweet Orange, Myrtle; Lemon natural flavouring
- Children who received any steroid preparation (spray nozzle , or syrup , or other similar the day before study entry )
- Known sensitivity to carbocysteine specifically to the comparator Mucolit
- gastric ulcer
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01968434
Israel | |
Pediatric Ambulatory Clinic Bat-Yam | |
Bat Yam, Israel | |
Pediatric Ambulatory Clinic Kfar-Saba | |
Kfar Saba, Israel | |
Pediatric Community Ambulatory Clinic - Petach-Tikva | |
Petaẖ Tiqwa, Israel | |
Pediatric Ambulatory Clinic Ramat Aviv Gimel | |
Tel Aviv, Israel |
Principal Investigator: | Herman Avner Cohen, Professor | Clalit Health Services |
Responsible Party: | Avner Herman Cohen, MD. Head Dep. Pediatric Ambulatory Clinic -Petah-Tikva, Israel, Clalit Health Services |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01968434 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
COM-13-00 |
First Posted: | October 24, 2013 Key Record Dates |
Results First Posted: | November 1, 2015 |
Last Update Posted: | February 23, 2018 |
Last Verified: | January 2018 |
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: | |
Plan to Share IPD: | No |
cough common cold antitussive agents mucosal protection medical device |
Infections Respiratory Tract Infections Cough Respiration Disorders Respiratory Tract Diseases Signs and Symptoms, Respiratory |
Carbocysteine Anti-Infective Agents, Local Anti-Infective Agents Expectorants Respiratory System Agents |