The Effectiveness and Safety of a Homeopathic Medicinal Product in Pediatric Upper Respiratory Tract Infections With Fever

We investigated the clinical effectiveness of a homeopathic add-on therapy in a pediatric subpopulation with upper respiratory tract infections (URTI) in a randomized, controlled, multinational clinical trial. Patients received either on-demand symptomatic standard treatment (ST-group) or the same S...

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Published in:Global pediatric health 2016-06, Vol.3
Main Authors: van Haselen Robert, Thinesse-Mallwitz Manuela, Maidannyk Vitaliy, Buskin, Stephen L, Weber, Stephan, Keller, Thomas, Burkart, Julia, Klement Petra
Format: Article
Language:English
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Fever
Pediatrics
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Summary:We investigated the clinical effectiveness of a homeopathic add-on therapy in a pediatric subpopulation with upper respiratory tract infections (URTI) in a randomized, controlled, multinational clinical trial. Patients received either on-demand symptomatic standard treatment (ST-group) or the same ST plus a homeopathic medication (Influcid; IFC-group) for 7 days. Outcome assessment was based on symptom and fever resolution and the Wisconsin Upper Respiratory Symptom Survey–21 (WURSS-21). A total of 261 pediatric (
ISSN:2333-794X
DOI:10.1177/2333794X16654851