Treatment of Acute Pharyngo-Tonsillitis With Essential Oils of Aromatic Plants

NCT00610519 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE1/PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 33

Last updated 2008-06-17

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Summary

This randomized, double blind, parallel group study, compared the efficacy of spray containing aromatic essential oils of some herbal plants, against placebo in the treatment of patients with acute viral Pharyngo-tonsillitis.

Study objectives: Primary to demonstrate a throat pain relief within 20 minutes after first administration of treatment with the spray.

Secondary to demonstrate a reduction of a defined symptoms sum score based on symptoms and signs comparing baseline therapy from the beginning to the end of 3 days treatment

Conditions

  • Viral Pharyngitis
  • Viral Tonsillitis

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

mixture of aromatic essential oils.

3% of mixture containing aromatic essential oils of Eucalyptus citriodora, Eucalyptus globulus, Mentha piperita, Origanum syriacum, and Rosmarinus Officinalis, spraying to the throat.

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

placebo

0:1% of Lemon VIP (Florasynth,Israel), spraying to the throat.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • HaEmek Medical Center, Israel

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Yoseph Rakover, M.D. · haemek medical center

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2008-01-31
Primary Completion
2008-05-31
Completion
2008-05-31

Countries

  • Israel

Study Locations

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