Homoeopathic Treatment of Upper Respiratory Tract Infection in Childre
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: J00-J06- Acute upper respiratory infections
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2020/12/029683
- Lead Sponsor
- Mahesh Bhattacharyya Homoeopathic Medical College and Hospital
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
1. Willingness and consent of the parents or immediate caregivers for inclusion in this study
2.Clinical signs and symptoms of a URTI with a duration of up to 24hours accompanied with or without fever >=37.5áµ?C (axillary body temperature)
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.Persistent fever more than 1020F
3.Signs of acute lower respiratory tract disease.
4.Current symptoms mainly induced by other acute ENT diseases.
5.Daily use of antibiotics, steroids and cytotoxic agents.
6.Children on active treatment from any other system of medicine.
7.Children with any uncontrolled systemic disease, infection, and any organ failure.
8.Severe co morbidity including previous malignant disease during the past 5year prior enrolment.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Canadian Acute Respiratory Illness and Flu Scale (CARIFS-18)Timepoint: Baseline, 3 days, 7 days, 14 days
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Adverse events (persistent fever, additional medication, spread of infections etc.)Timepoint: Event record;Symptom Score for RTITimepoint: Baseline, 3 days, 7 days, 14 days;Time taken for complete resolution of symptomsTimepoint: Counted in days