Effect of Paracetamol on the Common Cold

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

200 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2010-10-31

Study Completion Date

2010-12-31

Brief Summary

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The aim of this study is to subjectively assess symptoms in subjects suffering from the common cold following a single dose of paracetamol hot drink compared to paracetamol tablet

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Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Common Cold

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Paracetamol hot drink

Hot drink containing paracetamol

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Paracetamol hot drink

Intervention Type DRUG

Hot drink containing paracetamol

Paracetamol tablets

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Paracetamol tablets

Intervention Type DRUG

Paracetamol tablets

Interventions

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Paracetamol hot drink

Hot drink containing paracetamol

Intervention Type DRUG

Paracetamol tablets

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Symptoms of the common cold of no more than 120 hours duration
* Self-rating congestion of at least moderate severity
* Suffering from at least four symptoms of common cold or flu

Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No