Effect of Paracetamol on the Common Cold

GlaxoSmithKline (GSK)

Status and phase: Completed; Phase 2

Conditions: Common Cold

Treatments: Drug: Paracetamol tablets; Drug: Paracetamol hot drink

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Industry

Identifiers

NCT01277081

C7100991

Details and patient eligibility

About

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

Enrollment: 200 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

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

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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200 participants in 2 patient groups

Paracetamol hot drink

Active Comparator group

Description:

Hot drink containing paracetamol

Treatment:

Drug: Paracetamol hot drink

Paracetamol tablets

Active Comparator group

Description:

Paracetamol tablets

Treatment:

Drug: Paracetamol tablets