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A Study on the Efficacy and Safety of Benzonatate Soft Capsules for Improving Adult Cough Symptoms

Phase 3
Conditions
Cough
Interventions
Drug: blank control 0mg
Registration Number
NCT03722914
Lead Sponsor
CSPC ZhongQi Pharmaceutical Technology Co., Ltd.
Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is evaluate the efficay and safety of benzonatate soft capsules for improving adult cough symtoms.

Detailed Description

The purpose of this study is evaluate the efficay and safety of benzonatate soft capsules for improving adult cough symtoms. The study was designed to be randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled.Subjects were randomly assigned to the benzonatate soft capsule group and the placebo group on a 1:1 basis。According to the regulatory requirements, 200 cases were planned to be included. Considering that poor efficacy of the placebo control group might lead to shedding, a 10% increase in shedding was achieved, and 220 cases were finally determined, with 110 cases in each group.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
UNKNOWN
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
220
Inclusion Criteria
  1. age between 18 and 75 years of age;
  2. the onset time is more than 3 days and less than 8 weeks;
  3. dry cough, the total score of cough symptom in day and night is greater than 4;
  4. Willing to sign informed consent.
Exclusion Criteria
  1. allergic person or known to the test drug containing ingredients (including benzo, soybean oil, glycerin, gelatin) allergy;
  2. the cough symptoms are caused by bronchial asthma, tuberculosis, pneumoconiosis, bronchiectasis, tumor and other diseases that have been clearly diagnosed.
  3. coughers caused by drugs;
  4. respiratory depression or airway obstruction;
  5. patients with uncontrolled diabetes or hypertension;
  6. having difficulty in swallowing or affecting drug absorption, such as active peptic ulcer and acute gastritis;
  7. patients with severe hematopoietic system, nervous system, mental illness (including alcohol and substance abuse) or immunodeficiency diseases;
  8. laboratory examination results are abnormal with clinical significance, among which: A.C r is higher than normal value; B.A LT and/or AST>2 times normal value upper limit (ULN).
  9. women during pregnancy or lactation or women who are preparing for pregnancy or lactation during the trial;
  10. in the first 3 months of screening, any other experimental drug treatment was accepted;
  11. Failure to comply with test plans or other conditions that other researchers believe is not appropriate for the group.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
control groupblank control 0mg-
benzonatate soft capsules groupBenzonatate 200 mg-
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
reducion of cough symptoms total scores7days

The reduction of cough symptoms will be evaluated by comparative score index basal and final score

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (14)

Beijing luhe hospital affiliated to capital medical university

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Beijing, Beijing, China

Beijing pinggu district hospital

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Beijing, Beijing, China

Affiliated hospital of Inner Mongolia medical university

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Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, China

Beijing hospital

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Beijing, Beijing, China

Peking University People's Hospital

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Beijing, Beijing, China

Second affiliated hospital of Harbin medical university

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Harbin, Heilongjiang, China

Zhengzhou first people's hospital

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Zhengzhou, Henan, China

Second Hospital of Xiangya

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Changsha, Hunan, China

Inner Mongolia autonomous region people's hospital

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Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, China

First hospital of jilin university

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Changchun, Jilin, China

Jilin Province People's Hospital

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Changchun, Jilin, China

Affiliated Zhongshan Hospital Dalian University

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Dalian, Liaoning, China

First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University

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Shenyang, Liaoning, China

Central hospital of yangpu district, Shanghai

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Shanghai, Shanghai, China

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