Impact of Echinacea as Prophilaxis for Upper Respiratory Tract Infections in Children 1-5 Years
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2011-07-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
Acute upper respiratory tract infections are the most commmon infections in children and are
associated with complications such as acute otitis media, sinusitis and pneumonia. Echinacea
is widely used for treatment of upper respiratoty tract infections. The aim of this study is
to evaluate its efficacy as prophilaxis in children 1-5 years old.