Comparison of the Effect of Honey and Diphenhydramine on Children's Nocturnal Cough and Sleep Quality
Phase 2
- Conditions
- nocturnal cough due to acute upper respiratory tract infection.upper respiratory infection (acute)
- Registration Number
- IRCT2014090819037N1
- Lead Sponsor
- Vice Chancellor for Research, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 150
Inclusion Criteria
Presence of cough with or without rhinorrhea for at most 7 days; Congestion; fever (oral temperature less than 39°); pharyngitis; malaise; headache
Exclusion criteria:
Presence of asthma; pneumonia; laryngotracheobronchitis; sinusitis; allergic rhinitis; baseline disease; frequent hospitalization; recent consuming of diphenhydramine
Exclusion Criteria
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Severity of children's nocturnal cough. Timepoint: up to 48 hours of treatment. Method of measurement: Same questionnaire before and after the treatment.;Frequency of children's nocturnal cough. Timepoint: up to 48 hours of treatment. Method of measurement: Same questionnaire before and after the treatment.;The bothersome nature of children's nocturnal cough. Timepoint: up to 48 hours of treatment. Method of measurement: Same questionnaire before and after the treatment.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The quality of nocturnal sleep in patients' parents. Timepoint: up to 48 hours of treatment. Method of measurement: Same questionnaire before and after the treatment.;The quality of nocturnal sleep in patients. Timepoint: up to 48 hours of treatment. Method of measurement: Same questionnaire before and after the treatment.