A Trial of Echinacea in Children

NCT00029211 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE3 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 600

Last updated 2006-08-18

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Summary

This is a randomized trial to determine if echinacea is effective in shortening the length and/or lessening the severity of colds in children 2 through 11 years old.

Conditions

  • Common Cold

Interventions

DRUG

Echinacea

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Office of Dietary Supplements (ODS)

    collaborator NIH
  • National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)

    lead NIH

Principal Investigators

  • James Taylor, MD · University of Washington

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
2 Years
Max Age
11 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2000-04-30
Completion
2003-03-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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