Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT00860795
Immunologic Effects of Echinacea
Study of the Immunologic Effects of Echinacea Purpurea in Adults
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- N/A
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 20 (actual)
- Sponsor
- University of Washington · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 21 Years – 65 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
Summary
The goal of this study is to determine if Echinacea purpurea stimulates the immune system. For the study, 20 healthy adults will be randomized to receive Echinacea purpurea or placebo for 10 days. Blood will be drawn to assess immune markers just before beginning the study medication, during the 10 day course of medication and after completing the course of medication. It is postulated that adults receiving the Echinacea will have evidence of immune stimulation and those receiving placebo will not.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| BIOLOGICAL | Echinacea purpurea | Echinacea purpurea 100 mg/ml, 25 ml daily in 2 divided doses for 10 days |
| DRUG | placebo | placebo 25 ml daily in 2 divided doses for 10 days |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2009-03-01
- Primary completion
- 2009-08-01
- Completion
- 2009-08-01
- First posted
- 2009-03-12
- Last updated
- 2018-05-01
- Results posted
- 2010-11-17
Locations
1 site across 1 country: United States
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT00860795. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.