Nasal Spray With Glucose Oxidase Preventing Common Cold in Pre-school Children
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01883427 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : June 21, 2013
Results First Posted : January 11, 2016
Last Update Posted : January 11, 2016
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Upper Respiratory Tract Infections | Drug: Placebo Drug: Glucose oxidase | Phase 2 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 40 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | Placebo Controlled Study Among Children Below Four Years of Age, Investigating Whether a Glucose Oxidase Nasal Spray Can Reduce Days With Upper Respiratory Tract Infection Symptoms |
Study Start Date : | October 2012 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | May 2013 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | June 2013 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Placebo Comparator: Placebo: Saline+glucose nasal spray
Subjects received nasal spray containing both saline+glucose twice daily for 3 months
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Drug: Placebo
placebo containing saline+glucose
Other Name: Baxter Rehydrex |
Active Comparator: Nasal spray with glucose oxidase+glucose
Nasal spray in a bag-on-valve device with 50U/ml containing both glucose oxidase + 5% glucose in isotone saline. Dosage: One puff in each nostril twice daily for 3 months.
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Drug: Glucose oxidase
a hydrogen peroxide producing enzyme that creates an acidous environment to which rhinoviruses are sensitive.
Other Name: G2133, Sigmaaldrich |
- Respiratory Infectious Symptoms [ Time Frame: 3 months of recording ]Days with upper respiratory tract infection symptoms during a 3 months period are recorded in a home protocol by the parents of the children.

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Ages Eligible for Study: | up to 3 Years (Child) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | Yes |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Children below 4 years of age
Exclusion Criteria:
- None

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01883427
Sweden | |
Öronmottagningen | |
Piteå, Sweden | |
Öronmottagningen | |
Sunderbyn, Sweden | |
Öronmottagningen | |
Sundsvall, Sweden | |
Öronmottagningen | |
Östersund, Sweden |
Study Chair: | Eva Westman, MD, PhD | Västernorrlands Landsting | |
Study Chair: | Marie Ryding, MD, PhD | Jämtlands Landsting | |
Study Chair: | Anders Niklasson, MD | Norrbottens Landsting | |
Study Chair: | Helena Toolanen, MD | Norrbottens Landsting |
Responsible Party: | Krister Tano, MD, PhD, Umeå University |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01883427 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
GObarn2013 |
First Posted: | June 21, 2013 Key Record Dates |
Results First Posted: | January 11, 2016 |
Last Update Posted: | January 11, 2016 |
Last Verified: | December 2015 |
Days with URTI symptoms |
Infection Respiratory Tract Infections Respiratory Tract Diseases |