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Iron Repletion in Chronic Cough and Iron Deficiency

NCT01507792 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 22

Last updated 2012-01-11

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Chronic cough is more frequent and severe in women than in men. Women often have decreased iron stores, due to menses and pregnancies. Aim of the study: to investigate if iron deficiency has a role in chronic cough by favouring airway hypersensitivity to inhaled irritants.

Conditions

Interventions

DRUG

iron sulphate

1 or 2 330 mg/daily iron sulphate oral tablets

DRUG

antiH1-histamine, proton pump inhibitor

This is not an intervention of interest, but it is a selection criterion to define unexplained cough, as suggested by cough guidelines.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Regione Piemonte

    collaborator OTHER

  • University of Turin, Italy

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Caterina B Bucca, MD · University of Turin, Italy

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
15 Years
Max Age
70 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2002-01-31
Primary Completion
2011-01-31
Completion
2011-01-31

Countries

  • Italy

Study Locations

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Diseases

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