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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First Submitted Date ICMJE | October 17, 2013 | |||
First Posted Date ICMJE | October 24, 2013 | |||
Results First Submitted Date ICMJE | May 14, 2015 | |||
Results First Posted Date ICMJE | November 1, 2015 | |||
Last Update Posted Date | February 23, 2018 | |||
Study Start Date ICMJE | December 2013 | |||
Actual Primary Completion Date | March 2014 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) | |||
Current Primary Outcome Measures ICMJE |
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.
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Original Primary Outcome Measures ICMJE |
reduction in night cough severity [ Time Frame: 8 months ] Night cough severity is most bothersome to the child and family. The questionnaire rating night cough is filled in each morning relating to the passed night for four nights. The basal night score is the score of the night before enrollment.
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Current Secondary Outcome Measures ICMJE |
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Original Secondary Outcome Measures ICMJE |
reduction in day cough severity [ Time Frame: 8 months ] The questionnaire rating day cough is filled in each evening relating to the passed day for three days. The basal day score is the score of the day before enrollment.
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Current Other Pre-specified Outcome Measures | Not Provided | |||
Original Other Pre-specified Outcome Measures | Not Provided | |||
Descriptive Information | ||||
Brief Title ICMJE | Comparison of Efficacy and Tolerability of Two Cough Syrups in Cough Due to Cold in Children. | |||
Official Title ICMJE | 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 | |||
Brief Summary | The purpose of this study is to determine if there is comparable efficacy between carbocisteine and a protective cough syrup from natural ingredients in children's cough due to upper respiratory tract infections (URTI) such as the common cold. The hypothesis is that protecting the throat is very useful in decreasing cough severity, both day and night, without needing to subdue such an important reflex as cough, and without only acting on mucous fluidification, especially in children where sedation and excessive fluidification is dangerous. The research hypothesis is that the protective (Grintuss) Syrup relieves cough (frequency, intensity, degree of disturbance due to nocturnal cough, and improves the quality of sleep of the child) as much as or more than the carbocysteine syrup usually used to treat children (Syr Mucolit). | |||
Detailed Description | 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. |
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Study Type ICMJE | Interventional | |||
Study Phase ICMJE | Phase 4 | |||
Study Design ICMJE | Allocation: Randomized Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment Masking: Single (Outcomes Assessor) Primary Purpose: Treatment |
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Recruitment Information | ||||
Recruitment Status ICMJE | Completed | |||
Actual Enrollment ICMJE |
150 | |||
Original Estimated Enrollment ICMJE | Same as current | |||
Actual Study Completion Date ICMJE | April 2014 | |||
Actual Primary Completion Date | March 2014 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) | |||
Eligibility Criteria ICMJE | Inclusion Criteria:
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Ages ICMJE | 2 Years to 5 Years (Child) | |||
Accepts Healthy Volunteers ICMJE | No | |||
Contacts ICMJE | Contact information is only displayed when the study is recruiting subjects | |||
Listed Location Countries ICMJE | Israel | |||
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Administrative Information | ||||
NCT Number ICMJE | NCT01968434 | |||
Other Study ID Numbers ICMJE | COM-13-00 | |||
Has Data Monitoring Committee | No | |||
U.S. FDA-regulated Product | Not Provided | |||
IPD Sharing Statement ICMJE |
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Current Responsible Party | Avner Herman Cohen, Clalit Health Services | |||
Original Responsible Party | Same as current | |||
Current Study Sponsor ICMJE | Clalit Health Services | |||
Original Study Sponsor ICMJE | Same as current | |||
Collaborators ICMJE | Aboca Spa Societa' Agricola | |||
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PRS Account | Clalit Health Services | |||
Verification Date | January 2018 | |||
ICMJE Data element required by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors and the World Health Organization ICTRP |