Prospan® Hustenzäpfchen - Investigation on Efficacy and Tolerability in Children

Engelhard Arzneimittel

Status and phase: Unknown; Phase 3

Conditions: Symptoms of Acute Bronchitis Accompanied by Coughing

Treatments: Drug: Suppositories containing Ivy leaves dry extract; Drug: Placebo

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Industry

Identifiers

NCT01127048

EA-08-1-34

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aims of this study are

• Demonstrating superior efficacy of Prospan® Hustenzäpfchen compared to Placebo in children suffering from acute bronchitis accompanied by coughing
• Characterisation of safety and tolerability of Prospan® Hustenzäpfchen in comparison with placebo.

Full description

After interim analysis of the first part the clinical study will be continued as follows: Double blind, placebo controlled, randomised, multi-centre study with 2-parallel groups for the treatment of acute bronchitis accompanied by coughing in children aged 0 - 6 years to demonstrate efficacy and safety of Prospan® Hustenzäpfchen.

For assessment of cough intensity and severity a specific symptom score has been developed, which gathers the child's frequency and severity of coughing and of cough productivity as well as the severity of rhonchi (each symptom will be assessed on a four-point Likert scale ranging from 0 to 3; total score range: 0-12 points).

Considering the specificities of the study population and the disease, confirmatory evaluation will be based on the change in the symptom score after the first three consecutive days of treatment as assessed by the investigator.

Enrollment: 1,400 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: Under 6 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. male or female children aged 0 to 6 years
2. acute bronchitis existing not longer than three days and accompanied by coughing
3. symptom rating score of ≥ 5 assessed by the investigator
4. symptom 'frequency of coughing' of ≥ 2 assessed by the investigator
5. the patient's legal representatives must give informed consent in accordance with the supposed will of the patient, after having been informed about benefits and potential risks of the trial, as well as details of the insurance taken out to cover the risk for patients participating in the study -

Exclusion criteria

1. hypersensitivity to the active ingredient or to any further constituents of the pharmaceutical preparations
2. patients with severe allergies or multiple drug allergies
3. any other pulmonary disease within the last two weeks
4. chronic pulmonary diseases
5. exacerbation of chronic pulmonary disease
6. suspicion of bacterial pulmonary infection
7. fever above 39°C (rectal measurement) -

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Quadruple Blind

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1,400 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

Prospan Hustenzäpfchen

Experimental group

Treatment:

Drug: Suppositories containing Ivy leaves dry extract

Placebo

Placebo Comparator group

Treatment:

Drug: Placebo