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Prevention of acute upper respiratory tract inflammation by green tea gargling: concentration-dependent effects

Prevention of acute upper respiratory tract inflammation by green tea gargling: concentration-dependent effects in a randomized controlled trial - Prevention of acute upper respiratory tract inflammation by green tea gargling

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
JPRN
Registry ID
JPRN-UMIN000045060
Enrollment
405
Registered
2021-08-05
Start date
2021-08-20
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-06-29

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

Conditions

Acute upper respiratory tract inflammation

Interventions

12 weeks, Active drink, green tea including high catechin concentration three times a day 12 weeks, Active drink, green tea including low catechin concentration, three times a day 12 weeks, C

Sponsors

Department of Drug Evaluation and Information Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Science, University of Shizuoka
Lead Sponsor
Laboratory of Animal Physiology, School of Agriculture, Meiji University
Collaborator

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: (1) Men and women, high school/university students (2) Able to give written informed consent (3) Able to gargle and to write questionnaire

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: (1) Potentially having the allergy to green tea (2) Having severe systemic chronic infectious diseases (3) Subjects diagnosed by physicians inappropriate to participate in the study

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
1 The occurrence of acute upper respiratory tract inflammation.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1 The occurrence of influenza 2 The occurrence of SARS COVID-2 3 Term from when clinical trial starts to when acute upper respiratory tract inflammation occurs 4 Adverse events such as pneumonia and encephalopathy or hospitalization

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactHiroshi Yamada

University of Shizuoka School of Pharmaceutical Sciences

hyamada@u-shizuoka-ken.ac.jp+81-54-264-5762

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026