Safety and Efficacy of the Sore Throat Lozenges to Treat Acute Sore Throats

NCT ID: NCT04139681

Last Updated: 2021-08-05

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE4

Total Enrollment

74 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2019-03-12

Study Completion Date

2020-03-15

Brief Summary

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Aim of this study is to investigate safety and efficacy of A. Vogel Sore throat lozenges for the treatment of of acute sore throats

Detailed Description

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75 patients aged 12-75 years with acute sore throats (symptoms not older than 48 h) were recruited by the study site/CRO via local general practitioners and are allocated to acute treatment with A. Vogel Sore throat lozenges. The patients who are confirmed to meet the study entry criteria and after having given written informed consent will be assigned to receive a study treatment according to study procedures described in the study plan.

The patients will visit study site twice. At the first visit (Visit 1) a screening will be performed to finally decide if patient will be included/excluded in the study. Then he or she will be taking one single lozenge under supervision of the investigating physician and acute efficacy/safety ratings recorded before intake and repeatedly every 15 minutes for 90 minutes after intake of first lozenge. He or she will be supplied with the remaining 19 lozenges in a bottle and provided with patient diaries for home recording of efficacy/safety. After four days (max 5 days) or until complete resolution of symptoms the patients were obliged to return to the study centre for final visit 2. Daily ratings of efficacy/safety was done by the patient once in the morning and once in the evening. Daily dosage was 5 lozenges per day every 3rd hour during daytime.

At final visit 2, patients will be evaluated physically by the physician at the study centre and again assessed for safety/efficacy parameters. At last, patients returned their patient diaries and remaining study medication before compensation is handed out and patients finally excluded from the study.

Conditions

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Tonsillopharyngitis Respiratory Tract Infection Viral

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Eligible patients fulfilling the inclusion criteria will :

1. First suck under supervision in the study centre one lozenge and document every 15 minutes the pain on a 100mmVAS for 90 minutes
2. Receive the rest of the bottle still containing 19 lozenges and have to take them for 4 days (5 lozenges per day). The patients have to fill out a diary in the morning and in the evening filling out the Tonsillopharyngitis Score (TSS), pain on a 100mm VAS and occurrence of adverse events, intake of other medication.
3. After the end of the treatment period patients will return to the study centre for the final visit
Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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A. Vogels Sore Throat Lozenges

Each patients receives 1 glass containing 20 A.Vogel Sore Throat lozenges at inclusion visit 1. They first suck under supervision in the study centre one Vogel Sore Throat lozenge and document every 15 minutes the pain 90 minutes. Patients will receive the rest of the bottle still containing 19 Vogel Sore Throat lozenges and have to take them for 4 days (5 lozenges per day, throughout the day) and record tonsillitis pain.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

A. Vogels Sore Throat lozenges

Intervention Type DRUG

5 times 1 A. Vogels sore throat lozenges daily for 4 days

Interventions

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A. Vogels Sore Throat lozenges

5 times 1 A. Vogels sore throat lozenges daily for 4 days

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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Sore Throat lozenges

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Men and women aged 12-75 years
* Acute pharyngitis or tonsillitis with the following symptoms: Sore throat, Inflammation of the pharynx and/or tonsils
* Start of painful disease with the last 48 hours before study inclusion
* Tonsillopharyngitis Score bigger than or equal to 6 (s.attachment)
* Willingness to give blood samples and three viral throat swabs
* Written informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

* Pharyngitis or tonsillitis more than 48 hours before study start (inclusion)
* Intake of analgetically active medication within the last 12 hours prior to study start (inclusion)
* Use of local sore throat medications within the last 4 hours prior to study start (inclusion)
* Patients with symptoms of a primary bacterial pharyngitis or a bacterial superinfection
* Severe medical condition (tumors, uncontrolled hypertension, heart insufficiency, immunosuppressive diseases etc.)
* Systemic use of corticosteroids in the last month prior to study inclusion
* Allergies to substances used in the tablet
* Pregnancy or lactation
* Participation or inclusion in one or more clinical trials within the last 30 days
Minimum Eligible Age

12 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

75 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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A. Vogel AG

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Alexandar Buchkov, Dr. med.

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Diagnostics and Consultation Center Convex

Locations

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Diagnostics and Consultation Center Convex EOOD

Sofia, , Bulgaria

Site Status

Countries

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Bulgaria

Other Identifiers

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5'000'196

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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