Echinacea, Propolis and Vitamin C for URI Prevention in Preschoolers

December 13, 2006 updated by: The Cleveland Clinic

the Effectiveness of Echinacea, Propolis and Vitamin C in the Prevention of Respiratory Tract Infections and Gastroenteritis in Preschool Age Children: a Prospective Study

We hypothesize the herbal preparation will enhance the preschoolers' immune response and when taken prophylactically for 12 weeks will decrease episodes of upper respiratory infections and gastroenteritis in the active versus the control group.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

This combination of herbs has been studied only once before in preschoolers. In a study of 430 preschoolers reported in Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine in March of 2004, a similar preparation with a slightly lower dose of Vitamin C decreased upper respiratory infections by 55% (308 to 138). We are repeating this study to see if our results confirm or contradict those of the previous study.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment

104

Phase

  • Phase 3

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • Ohio
      • Cleveland, Ohio, United States, 44195
        • Cleveland Clinic Foundation

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

3 years to 6 years (Child)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Age 3-6

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Cystic fibrosis
  • Immunodeficiency
  • Bronchopulmonary dysplasia
  • Anatomic abnormalities of respiratory tract
  • Intestinal malabsorption
  • Allergy to sunflower seeds

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Prevention
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Double

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
upper respiratory tract infections

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
gastroenteritis

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

The Cleveland Clinic

Investigators

  • Study Director: Michael L Macknin, M.D., The Cleveland Clinic

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

January 1, 2006

Study Completion

March 1, 2006

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

September 30, 2005

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 30, 2005

First Posted (Estimate)

October 4, 2005

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

December 14, 2006

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 13, 2006

Last Verified

December 1, 2006

More Information

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Other Study ID Numbers

  • 8348 (Other Identifier: CTEP)

This information was retrieved directly from the website clinicaltrials.gov without any changes. If you have any requests to change, remove or update your study details, please contact register@clinicaltrials.gov. As soon as a change is implemented on clinicaltrials.gov, this will be updated automatically on our website as well.

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