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Evaluation of safety and tolerability of Pelargonium sidoides extract EPs®7630 in children (1 to 5 years old) suffering from acute bronchitis

Safety and tolerability of Pelargonium sidoides extract EPs®7630 in children (1 to 5 years old) suffering from acute bronchitis

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
EU CTR
Registry ID
EUCTR2011-002652-14-DE
Enrollment
600
Registered
2011-08-01
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2014-01-27

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Acute bronchitis MedDRA version: 14.1 Level: LLT Classification code 10000687 Term: Acute bronchitis System Organ Class: 100000004862

Interventions

Trade Name: Umckaloabo® Product Name: Umckaloabo® Product Code: EPS® 7630 Pharmaceutical Form: Oral solution INN or Proposed INN: EPs® 7630 Current Sponsor code: EPs® 7630 Other descriptive name: herb
extraction solvent: ethanol 11% (w/w). Concentration unit: % (W/W) percent weight/weight Concentration type: equal Concentration number: 80- Trade Name: Umckaloabo® Saft für Kinder Product Name: Umck
extraction solvent: ethanol 11% (w/w). Concentration unit: % (W/W) percent weight/weight Concentration type: equal Concentration number: 0.2506-

Sponsors

Dr. Willmar Schwabe GmbH & Co. KG
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Patient from 1 year to 5 years old. 2. Patient is suffering from acute bronchitis (the patients must have at least two of the three bronchitis-relevant symptoms, i.e. coughing, pulmonary rales at auscultation, and dyspnoea). 3. Patient for whom the legal representatives have given a written informed consent in accordance with the legal requirements. 4. Start of symptoms not longer than 72 hours prior to inclusion into the study Are the trial subjects under 18? yes Number of subjects for this age range: 600 F.1.2 Adults (18-64 years) no F.1.2.1 Number of subjects for this age range F.1.3 Elderly (>=65 years) no F.1.3.1 Number of subjects for this age range

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Patient with indication of treatment with antibiotics (e.g. suspected pneumonia) 2. Patient with diagnosed or suspected pneumonia, rhinosinusitis, otitis media, or group A beta-hemolytic streptococcal (GABHS) tonsillo-pharyngitis 3. Patient with suspicion of foreign body aspiration 4. Known or suspected allergic rhinitis or other allergic diseases 5. History of asthma bronchiale or recurrent bronchitis 6. History of heart, renal, or liver diseases and/or immunosuppression 7. Known or suspected congenital anomalies of heart, kidney, liver, or mental disabilities 8. Known or suspected hypersensitivity against EPs® 7630 or other excipients of the investigational products 9. Known or suspected gastro-esophageal reflux disease (GERD) 10. Patient with tendency to bleed, especially nose or gingival bleeding 11. Previous (within the last 6 weeks prior to inclusion into the clinical trial) or concomitant treatment with anti-coagulants 12. Known or suspected gastrointestinal disorders (e.g. inflammatory bowel disease, celiac disease, symptomatic lactose intolerance, disbacteriosis, other disorders associated with diarrhea) 13. Participation in a further clinical trial at the same time or within the last 4 weeks prior to inclusion into the present study 14. Previous participation in the present clinical study

Design outcomes

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Secondary end point(s): Patient’s health status: - Changes in individual respiratory tract infection symptoms related to acute bronchitis as well as the total symptoms score - Treatment outcome using the Integrative Medicine Outcomes Score (IMOS) as assessed by the investigator as well as by the legal representatives of the patients - Satisfaction with the treatment using the Integrative Medicine Patient Satisfaction Scale (IMPSS) as assessed by the legal representatives of the patients.;Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point: on day 7 of the study

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Main Objective: To evaluate the safety and tolerability of a treatment with EPs® 7630 syrup in comparison to EPs® 7630 solution in patients between 1 and 5 years old suffering from acute bronchitis.;Secondary Objective: To analyse the health status during the study course. ;Primary end point(s): Safety: - frequency, nature and severity of adverse events - change of vital signs - changes in laboratory values;Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point: Adverse events will be assessed during the whole treatment period (7 days of treatment). Changes of vital signs will be assessed on day 7 of the study

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactProject Director

Dr. Willmar Schwabe GmbH & Co. KG

Fathi_Abdul.malek@schwabe.de+4907214005227

Outcome results

None listed

Source: EU CTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026