Comparison of effect of honey with cough syrups containing dextromethorphan and codeine on cough associated with upper respiratory tract infection in adults: a randomized trial
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Alternative and Complementary Medicine - Other alternative and complementary medicineCough associated with Upper respiratory tract infectionsRespiratory - Other respiratory disorders / diseases
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12613000817741
- Lead Sponsor
- Safia Bano (Principal investigator)
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 86
Inclusion Criteria
We included all patients 18-65 years of age presenting within 7 days history of cough due to URI visiting Community health center, Aga khan university hospital, not requiring antibiotics.
Exclusion Criteria
Patients with signs or symptoms of pneumonia, asthma or COPD exacerbation, already taking honey or any cough syrups, using drugs known to inhibit the metabolism of dextromethorphan and pseudoephridine (such as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor), history of Diabetes Mellitus, using ACE inhibitors,current smoker, not providing consent and pregnant women were excluded
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method improvement in the frequency of cough<br>assessed by a 7 point likert scale by patients[baseline and after 3 days after treatment commencement];Improvement in the severity of cough<br>assessed by a 7 point likert scale by patients[After 3 days of treatment];Improvement in the bothersome nature of cough<br>assessed by a 7 point likert scale by patients[after 3 days of treatment]
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method night sleep quality<br>assessed by a 7 point likert scale by patients[after 3 days of treatment<br> ];combined score by adding all four variables[assessd at the time of anaylsis by combining all four variables ]