Abstract |
A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial has shown that treatment of the common cold with zinc gluconate lozenges resulted in a significant reduction in duration of symptoms of the cold. Patients received zinc-containing lozenges or placebo lozenges every 2 hours for the duration of cold symptoms. The median time to complete resolution of cold symptoms was 4.4 days in the zinc group compared with 7.6 days in the placebo group. The mechanism of action of zinc in treating the common cold remains unknown.
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Journal | Nutrition reviews
(Nutr Rev)
Vol. 55
Issue 3
Pg. 82-5
(Mar 1997)
ISSN: 0029-6643 [Print] United States |
PMID | 9170894
(Publication Type: Clinical Trial, Journal Article, Randomized Controlled Trial, Review)
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Chemical References |
- Gluconates
- Placebos
- gluconic acid
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Topics |
- Administration, Oral
- Common Cold
(drug therapy)
- Double-Blind Method
- Gluconates
(administration & dosage, adverse effects, therapeutic use)
- Humans
- Placebos
- Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
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