A trial of a herbal preparation (Link Samahan R) on the incidence of upper respiratory symptoms

• Register: SLCTR
• Last refreshed on: 27 April 2013
• Main ID: SLCTR/2011/001
• Date of registration: 14/01/2011
• Primary sponsor: Link Natural Products (Pvt.) Ltd.
• Public title: A trial of a herbal preparation (Link Samahan R) on the incidence of upper respiratory symptoms
• Scientific title: The effect of daily dose of a herbal preparation (Link Samahan R) on the incidence and severity of upper respiratory symptoms in consenting adult healthy volunteers: an open label controlled trial
• Date of first enrolment: 21/1/2011
• Target sample size: 800 participants
• Recruitment status: Completed
• URL: http://www.slctr.lk/trial_details.asp?reg_id={79366F33-0786-4B65-8487-F8E343D0EB92}
• Study type: Interventional
• Study design: Open label controlled trial in healthy volunteers

Countries of recruitment

Sri Lanka

Contacts

• Name: Professor. Colvin Goonaratna
• Affiliation: Registar, Ceylon Medical College Council

• Name: Professor. Colvin Goonaratna
• Affiliation: Registar, Ceylon Medical College Council

Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: All consenting healthy adults between 20 and 50 years old employed at MAS Linea Aqua (Pvt.) Ltd.
Exclusion criteria: Pregnant and breast feeding women

Age minimum:
Age maximum:
Gender:

Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied

Upper respiratory symptoms

Intervention(s)

Giving one packet of Link Samahan R daily for 3 months

Primary Outcome(s)

Incidence of defined upper respirartory symptoms

Secondary Outcome(s)

Severity of upper respiratory symptoms

Secondary ID(s)

Nil known

Source(s) of Monetary Support

Link Natural Products (Pvt.) Ltd.