Homoeopathic treatment of cough and cold in childre
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: null- Children with upper respiratory tract infection
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2018/03/012613
- Lead Sponsor
- ational Institute of Homoeopathy Ministry of AYUSH Govt of India
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Open to Recruitment
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
1. Preadolescent children (1-11 years of age)
2. Clinical signs and symptoms of an URTI with a duration of up to 24 hours accompanied with or without fever 37.5áµ?C (axillary body temperature) or higher
3. At least 1 of 3 types of URTI symptoms â?? Nasal (plugged nose, runny nose, sneezing), Pharyngeal (scratchy throat, sore throat, pharyngeal hyperaemia), Cough (ordinary cough without suspicion of acute lower respiratory tract disease).
4. At least 1 of 5 general symptoms â?? feeling tired, weakness, body ache, irritable or whiney, or less active
1. Severe or complicated course of URTI.
2. Signs of acute lower respiratory tract disease.
3. Current symptoms mainly induced by other acute ENT diseases.
4. Daily use of antibiotics, steroids and cytotoxic agents.
5. Children on active treatment from any other system of medicine.
6. Children with any uncontrolled systemic disease, infection, and any organ failure.
7. Severe co morbidity including previous malignant disease during the past 5 years prior enrolment.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Wisconsin Upper Respiratory Symptom Survey (WURSS-21); translated Bengali versionTimepoint: Baseline, 4 (±1) days, 8(±1) days, and 15(±2) days after treatment
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Canadian Acute Respiratory Illness and Flu Scale (CARIFS-18); translated Bengali versionTimepoint: Baseline, 4 (±1) days, 8(±1) days, and 15(±2) days after treatment;Symptom Score for RTI (SSRTI); translated Bengali versionTimepoint: Baseline, 4 (±1) days, 8(±1) days, and 15(±2) days after treatment