NCT04647071

Allium Extracts on the Incidence of Respiratory Infection Symptoms in Healthy Elderly Volunteers

Study of the Effect of the Consumption of a Combination of Allium Extracts on the Incidence of Symptoms of Respiratory Infections in Healthy Elderly Residents

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 66 (actual)
• Sponsor: DOMCA S.A. · Industry
• Sex: All
• Age: 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

To analyze the efficacy of daily consumption of a combination of garlic and onion extracts on the incidence of respiratory infection symptoms in healthy elderly volunteers living in a residence. The duration of symptoms and related medication will also be studied.

Detailed description

It is a controlled, randomized, double-blind, parallel-group nutritional intervention study. 66 healthy elderly volunteers living in a nursing home will be randomly distributed into 2 equal groups: control group and intervention group. For 36 weeks the volunteers will take the product immediately after lunch. During that time they will maintain their lifestyle and nutritional habits. Every 4 weeks, the medical team of the residence will review the cases of respiratory diseases of infectious origin of the volunteers.

Conditions

• Immunity

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT	Garlic and onion concentrate	Garlic extract concentrate (equivalent to 2 garlic cloves) and onion extract concentrate (equivalent to 1 onion).
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT	Control	Microcrystalline cellulose

Timeline

• Start date: 2020-11-16
• Primary completion: 2021-07-26
• Completion: 2022-01-31
• First posted: 2020-11-30
• Last updated: 2022-05-23

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Spain