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Common colds affect many people and are the cause of bothersome symptoms such as runny or stuffy nose, sore throat, headache and sneezing. Common colds can also cause more severe illnesses in certain groups of people like the elderly, people with chronic lung diseases such as asthma.
This study is designed to test whether a non-drug (homeopathic) nasal spray will reduce the incidence of colds, decrease cold related symptoms or shorten the length of the cold.
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Common colds are the most frequent type of respiratory infection, and although the clinical manifestations are usually not life threatening or debilitating, they cause annoying symptoms such as nasal congestion, rhinorrhea, malaise, sore throat and sneezing, that can interfere with activities of daily living. Furthermore, colds can cause more severe illnesses in certain people including: infants, the elderly, and people with asthma, chronic lung diseases, or immune deficiency.
This clinical trial is designed to test whether a new homeopathic formulation has beneficial effects on the management of common colds that have been induced by inoculation of rhinovirus into the nose of healthy subjects.
The objective of this research clinical study is to evaluate the effectiveness of a homeopathic nasal formulation for the management of experimentally-induced common colds as indicated by a reduction in:
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