Treatment Alternatives for acute Sore Throat in Everyday practice

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Topic: Primary Care Research Network for England; Subtopic: Not Assigned; Disease: All Diseases; Signs and Symptoms; Acute sore throat

• Registration Number: ISRCTN51472596
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of Southampton (UK)

Brief Summary

2017 results in: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29255098

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2010-04-29
• Study Completion: 2015-01-01
• Last Update Posted: 19 March 2018

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 401

Inclusion Criteria

1. Presenting with acute sore throat
2. Over the age of 16 years, either sex

Exclusion Criteria

1. History suggestive of quinsy
2. Previous rheumatic fever, glomerulonephritis
3. Phenylketonuria
4. Allergy to xylitol, sorbitol or probiotics
5. Patients unwilling or unable to self medicate with gum or probiotics for the duration of the study or complete outcome measures
6. Subjects with serious chronic disorders where antibiotics are automatically needed (e.g. cystic fibrosis)
7. Suspected pregnancy
8. Immune deficiency

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified