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Mint Tea for the Treatment of Nasal Polyps

NCT00465543 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 22

Last updated 2011-12-09

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of a new treatment for nasal polyps as compared to placebo (an inactive substance). The treatment involved is mint tea high in rosmarinic acid. Rosmarinic acid is a polyphenol, or a chemical substance found in certain plants such as oregano, rosemary, and the mints. It is the active ingredient in spearmint. The placebo used in this study will be mint tea low in rosmarininc acid. In this trial the amount of rosmarinic acid in the high rosmarinic acid tea, or study tea, will be 150mg. The placebo, or low rosmarinic acid tea, will contain 10mg of rosmarinic acid.

Conditions

  • Nasal Polyps

Interventions

OTHER

Mint tea high in rosmarinic acid

Mint tea high in rosmarininc acid contains 150mg of rosmarinic acid. To be consumed twice a day for 4 weeks. Brewed in 150ml of boiling water and allowed to steep for 10 minutes.

OTHER

Mint tea low in rosmarinic acid

Mint tea low in rosmarininc acid contains 10mg of rosmarinic acid. To be consumed twice a day for 4 weeks. Brewed in 150ml of boiling water and allowed to steep for 10 minutes.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Hamilton Health Sciences Corporation

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Paul K. Keith · Hamilton Health Sciences Corporation, McMaster Site

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2007-05-31
Primary Completion
2008-06-30
Completion
2008-06-30

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