Acute Respiratory Tract Infections in elderly persons
Conditions
Interventions
monitoring group(OM-85 group):OM-85 monitoring group will receive two courses of OM-85. The subjects will receive one capsule po, OM-85 (7 mg) per day in a month for 10 consecutive days per month for
Control group:Blank
Sponsors
the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Elderly peoples(=65 years of age ), each participant should have had at least three Acute Respiratory Tract Infections in the previous year.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: active tuberculosis; hypersensitivity to any components of OM-85; subject has received an immunostimulant (including thymosin, interferon, transfer factor, BCG polysaccharide, pneumonia vaccine, and any kind of bacterial extract ) or immunosuppressive agents in last three months; severe cardiovascular disease; significant hepatic or renal insufficiency; any chronic disease which might impair the patients ability to participate in the study (i.e., active gastric or duodenal ulcer, uncontrolled diabetes mellitus, etc.); major surgical procedure in last three months or unreliable patients (non-compliance, alcoholism).
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| the numbers of acute respiratory tract Infection; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactPing Yan
Geriatric Respiratory Disease Ward, the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University
Outcome results
None listed