Status:
TERMINATED
Zinc and Green Tea Extract for Community Respiratory Viral Infections
Lead Sponsor:
University of Missouri-Columbia
Conditions:
Respiratory Viral Infection
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
PHASE2
Brief Summary
Zinc and green tea supplementation have both been independently studied for supporting immune health during cold and flu-like illness in non-hospitalized patients with clinical trials demonstrating pr...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Provision of signed and dated informed consent form
- Stated willingness to comply with all study procedures and availability for the duration of the study
- Male or female, aged 18 years and older
- Ability to take oral medication and be willing to adhere to the prescribed dosing regimen
- Self-reported cold or flu symptoms for \< 72 hours
Exclusion
- Pregnant or actively seeking to become pregnant
- Positive for influenza with planned treatment with oseltamivir or baloxavir
- Current or planned treatment with an FDA regulated drug (including those under EUA) for COVID-19
- Chronic liver disease (i.e. baseline liver function tests (LFTs) \> 1.5x the upper limit of normal (ULN) or established cirrhosis
- Chronic renal failure stage 4 or greater
- History of kidney stones
- Acute secondary bacterial infection at the time of enrollment
- Requiring hospitalization for any reason at the time of enrollment
- History of copper or iron deficiency
- Current prescription for quinolone antibiotics, tetracycline antibiotics, or penicillamine at the time of enrollment
- Allergy/intolerance to any of the active ingredients under investigation including zinc citrate, green tea, and ascorbic acid (vitamin C)
- Patients without decision making capacity
- Currently enrolled in another clinical trial for a respiratory viral infection
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 21 2022
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 20 2023
Estimated Enrollment :
17 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04898023
Start Date
September 21 2022
End Date
December 20 2023
Last Update
March 7 2025
Active Locations (1)
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University of Missouri
Columbia, Missouri, United States, 65212