Homeopathic Cold Medicine for Children

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2009-10-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine if a commercially available homeopathic cold remedy for children is effective in providing relief from cold symptoms in children 2-5 years old. It is postulated that children will have relief of symptoms after receiving a dose of the cold remedy

• Phase: N/A
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: University of Washington
• Collaborator: Standard Homeopathic Company

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Children 24-59 months old

• Cold/cough symptoms of <7 days duration

• Diagnosed with upper respiratory tract infection by physician or nurse practitioner

• Parent who speaks and reads English

Exclusion Criteria:

• Use of chronic medication other than multivitamins

• History of asthma

• Medication other than acetaminophen or ibuprofen

• Use of homeopathic remedy within preceding 30 days

• Only 1 participant per family