Acute bronchitis therapy with ivy leaves extracts in a two-arm study: A double-blind, randomised study vs. an other ivy leaves extract

Result code in IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00216208%3A11120%2F11%3A00003464" target="_blank" >RIV/00216208:11120/11:00003464 - isvavai.cz</a>

Alternative codes found

RIV/00064173:_____/11:#0000424

Result on the web

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.phymed.2011.06.014" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.phymed.2011.06.014</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.phymed.2011.06.014" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.phymed.2011.06.014</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Acute bronchitis therapy with ivy leaves extracts in a two-arm study: A double-blind, randomised study vs. an other ivy leaves extract

Original language description

Ivy leaves extracts are authorised in medicinal products for the treatment of acute bronchitis. Different studies and the long experience on the market show safety and efficacy of this drug. A double-blind, randomised study was conducted to assess the efficacy and tolerability of ivy leaves soft extract with an other ivy leaves extract. 590 patients with acute bronchitis participated in this study. They were treated with test or comparator for 7 days (+/-1). The Bronchitis Severity Score (BSS) decreasedgradually and to a similar extent from Day 1 to Day 7 in both treatment groups. Starting from values of 6.2-6.3 +/- 1.2, the BSS decreased by approximately 4.7-4.9 points until Day 7, so that patients left the study with a mean BSS of 1.4-1.6. The BSS subscales cough, sputum, rhales/rhonchi, chest pain during coughing, and dyspnoea improved to a similar extent in both treatment groups. Overall, 2.7% of patients (per group and overall) experienced an adverse event, all of which were non-

Czech name

—

Czech description

—

Type

J_x - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)

CEP classification

FO - Dermatology and venereology

OECD FORD branch

—

Project

—

Continuities

N - Vyzkumna aktivita podporovana z neverejnych zdroju

Publication year

2011

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Phytomedicine

ISSN

0944-7113

e-ISSN

—

Volume of the periodical

18

Issue of the periodical within the volume

13

Country of publishing house

DE - GERMANY

Number of pages

5

Pages from-to

1105-1109

UT code for WoS article

000297187200001

EID of the result in the Scopus database

—