Alleviation of Common Cold Symptoms

NCT ID: NCT06106880

Last Updated: 2024-01-16

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE1

Total Enrollment

157 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2022-05-25

Study Completion Date

2023-06-16

Brief Summary

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Upper respiratory infections (URIs) have long posed a significant burden to the US healthcare system. Well before the coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic they have been among the most common acute outpatient illnesses, causing 75-100 million physician visits each year on average, and costing the health care system billions of dollars annually. This double-blind randomized placebo-controlled study tested the efficacy of two anti-inflammatory throat sprays against placebo and against a throat spray taken in conjunction with 325mg of aspirin, a well-known systemically administered cyclooxygenase (COX) inhibitor. Participants having common cold symptoms lasting less than two days were enrolled and given treatment to administer at home. Various common cold symptoms were assessed and measured via clinically validated self-assessment scales. Participants were screened for influenza and COVID-19 before enrollment and were excluded if found positive.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Common Cold Pharyngitis Fever Congestion Rhinorrhea Cough Sore-throat Sore Throats Viral Malaise Headache Runny Nose Sneezing

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

QUADRUPLE

Participants Caregivers Investigators Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Group A: Placebo Throat Spray and Placebo Tablet

The placebo spray contained vehicle buffer, a sub-therapeutic dose of menthol, and a sweetener.

Placebo Tablet: Looked like the treatment aspirin tablet but contained no drug and only inactive excipients.

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Placebo Throat Spray and Placebo Tablet

Intervention Type OTHER

The placebo spray contained vehicle buffer, a sub-therapeutic dose of menthol, and a sweetener.

The placebo tablet looked like the treatment aspirin tablet but contained no drug and only inactive excipients.

Group B: Wintergreen Throat Spray and Aspirin Tablet

The liquid spray contained wintergreen oil, menthol, lactoferrin, lysozyme, aloe, and glycerin.

Aspirin in a 325mg tablet

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Wintergreen Throat Spray and Aspirin Tablet

Intervention Type DRUG

The liquid spray contained wintergreen oil, menthol, lactoferrin, lysozyme, aloe, and glycerin.

Aspirin in a 325mg tablet

Group C: Aspirin Throat Spray and Placebo Tablet

The liquid spray contained 6mg dissolved acetyl salicylic acid per dose, menthol, lactoferrin, lysozyme, aloe, and glycerin.

Placebo Tablet: Looked like the treatment aspirin tablet but contained no drug and only inactive excipients.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Aspirin Throat Spray and Placebo Tablet

Intervention Type DRUG

The liquid spray contained 6mg dissolved acetyl salicylic acid per dose, menthol, lactoferrin, lysozyme, aloe, and glycerin.

Placebo Tablet: Looked like the treatment aspirin tablet but contained no drug and only inactive excipients.

Group D: Wintergreen Throat Spray and Placebo Tablet

The liquid spray contained wintergreen oil, menthol, lactoferrin, lysozyme, aloe, and glycerin.

Placebo Tablet: Looked like the treatment aspirin tablet but contained no drug and only inactive excipients.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Wintergreen Throat Spray and Placebo Tablet

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

The liquid spray contained wintergreen oil, menthol, lactoferrin, lysozyme, aloe, and glycerin.

The placebo tablet looked like the treatment aspirin tablet but contained no drug and only inactive excipients.

Interventions

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Wintergreen Throat Spray and Aspirin Tablet

The liquid spray contained wintergreen oil, menthol, lactoferrin, lysozyme, aloe, and glycerin.

Aspirin in a 325mg tablet

Intervention Type DRUG

Aspirin Throat Spray and Placebo Tablet

The liquid spray contained 6mg dissolved acetyl salicylic acid per dose, menthol, lactoferrin, lysozyme, aloe, and glycerin.

Placebo Tablet: Looked like the treatment aspirin tablet but contained no drug and only inactive excipients.

Intervention Type DRUG

Wintergreen Throat Spray and Placebo Tablet

The liquid spray contained wintergreen oil, menthol, lactoferrin, lysozyme, aloe, and glycerin.

The placebo tablet looked like the treatment aspirin tablet but contained no drug and only inactive excipients.

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Placebo Throat Spray and Placebo Tablet

The placebo spray contained vehicle buffer, a sub-therapeutic dose of menthol, and a sweetener.

The placebo tablet looked like the treatment aspirin tablet but contained no drug and only inactive excipients.

Intervention Type OTHER

Other Intervention Names

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Group B Group C Group D Group A

Eligibility Criteria

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Exclusion Criteria

* who rate their sore throat at least a 3 on a 10-point scale,
* who have had a sore throat for less than 48 hours by the time they complete the intake clinical trial manager (CTM) assessment.


* Sore throat for more than 2 full days at the time of intake CTM assessment
* Fever or development of fever during the course of the trial
* Positive COVID-19 test or influenza test at clinical trial administrator (CTA) visit
* Likelihood of strep throat (to be determined by physician PI to the best of their ability)
* Less than 2 doses of the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine
* Any allergies to eggs, milk, or aspirin
* Females who are pregnant or test positive for pregnancy at the CTA visit
* Any chronic disease such as asthma, hypertension, post-nasal drip, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), cardiopulmonary obstructive disorder (COPD), diabetes, cancer, HIV
* Any history of allergy in the last 14 days for which they took medication
* Anyone with fever above 101 or who has taken medication other than birth control in the last 30 days
* Anyone taking an Angiotensin Converting Enzyme (ACE) inhibitor
* Participation in another clinical trial within the last 6 months or during this trial
* Anyone who smokes
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

65 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Econometrica, Inc.

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role collaborator

Applied Biological Laboratories Inc

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Nazlie Latefi, PhD

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Applied Biological Laboratories

Locations

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Telemedicine and Home Visit

Irvine, California, United States

Site Status

Telemedicine and Home Visit

Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States

Site Status

Telemedicine and Home Visit

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Site Status

Telemedicine and Home Visit

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Site Status

Telemedicine and Home Visit

New York, New York, United States

Site Status

Telemedicine and Home Visit

Houston, Texas, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

References

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Shulman ST, Bisno AL, Clegg HW, Gerber MA, Kaplan EL, Lee G, Martin JM, Van Beneden C. Clinical practice guideline for the diagnosis and management of group A streptococcal pharyngitis: 2012 update by the Infectious Diseases Society of America. Clin Infect Dis. 2012 Nov 15;55(10):1279-82. doi: 10.1093/cid/cis847.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 23091044 (View on PubMed)

Kim SY, Chang YJ, Cho HM, Hwang YW, Moon YS. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs for the common cold. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2015 Sep 21;2015(9):CD006362. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD006362.pub4.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 26387658 (View on PubMed)

Winther B, Gwaltney JM Jr, Mygind N, Turner RB, Hendley JO. Sites of rhinovirus recovery after point inoculation of the upper airway. JAMA. 1986 Oct 3;256(13):1763-7.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 3018306 (View on PubMed)

Rees GL, Eccles R. Sore throat following nasal and oropharyngeal bradykinin challenge. Acta Otolaryngol. 1994 May;114(3):311-4. doi: 10.3109/00016489409126062.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 8073865 (View on PubMed)

Proud D, Reynolds CJ, Lacapra S, Kagey-Sobotka A, Lichtenstein LM, Naclerio RM. Nasal provocation with bradykinin induces symptoms of rhinitis and a sore throat. Am Rev Respir Dis. 1988 Mar;137(3):613-6. doi: 10.1164/ajrccm/137.3.613.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 3345041 (View on PubMed)

Doyle WJ, Boehm S, Skoner DP. Physiologic responses to intranasal dose-response challenges with histamine, methacholine, bradykinin, and prostaglandin in adult volunteers with and without nasal allergy. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 1990 Dec;86(6 Pt 1):924-35. doi: 10.1016/s0091-6749(05)80156-3.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 2262647 (View on PubMed)

Gupta U, Verma M. Placebo in clinical trials. Perspect Clin Res. 2013 Jan;4(1):49-52. doi: 10.4103/2229-3485.106383. No abstract available.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 23533982 (View on PubMed)

Schachtel B, Aspley S, Shephard A, Shea T, Smith G, Schachtel E. Utility of the sore throat pain model in a multiple-dose assessment of the acute analgesic flurbiprofen: a randomized controlled study. Trials. 2014 Jul 3;15:263. doi: 10.1186/1745-6215-15-263.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 24988909 (View on PubMed)

Glatthaar-Saalmuller B, Mair KH, Saalmuller A. Antiviral activity of aspirin against RNA viruses of the respiratory tract-an in vitro study. Influenza Other Respir Viruses. 2017 Jan;11(1):85-92. doi: 10.1111/irv.12421. Epub 2016 Sep 22.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
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Eccles R, Loose I, Jawad M, Nyman L. Effects of acetylsalicylic acid on sore throat pain and other pain symptoms associated with acute upper respiratory tract infection. Pain Med. 2003 Jun;4(2):118-24. doi: 10.1046/j.1526-4637.2003.03019.x.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 12873261 (View on PubMed)

Leyva-Grado V, Pugach P, Sadeghi-Latefi N. A novel anti-inflammatory treatment for bradykinin-induced sore throat or pharyngitis. Immun Inflamm Dis. 2021 Dec;9(4):1321-1335. doi: 10.1002/iid3.479. Epub 2021 Jun 21.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 34153179 (View on PubMed)

Pugach P, Sadeghi-Latefi N. Supporting respiratory epithelia and lowering inflammation to effectively treat common cold symptoms: A randomized controlled trial. PLoS One. 2024 Nov 27;19(11):e0301959. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0301959. eCollection 2024.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 39602479 (View on PubMed)

Provided Documents

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Document Type: Study Protocol and Statistical Analysis Plan

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Other Identifiers

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Pro 00048530

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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