Placebo and Active Controlled Study to Compare the Efficacy of Aspirin and Paracetamol in Treatment of Sore Throat Associated With a Common Cold

PHASE4CompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

508

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

November 30, 2003

Study Completion Date

March 31, 2005

Conditions
Common ColdPharyngitisTonsillitis
Interventions
DRUG

Acetylsalicylic acid (Aspirin, BAYE4465)

Single Administration of 2 tablets Acetylsalicylic acid (500 mg each); in addition, 2 tablets matching placebo to Paracetamol

DRUG

Paracetamol

Single Administration of 2 tablets Paracetamol (500 mg each); in addition, 2 tablets matching placebo to Acetylsalicylic Acid

DRUG

Placebo

Single Administration of 2 tablets matching Placebo to Acetylsalicylic Acid together with 2 tablets matching placebo to Paracetamol

Trial Locations (8)

RG2 7AG

Reading

M15 6SX

Manchester

PR7 1NY

Chorley

WN6 9EW

Wigan

L1 9AD

Liverpool

L22 0LG

Liverpool

CF1 3US

Cardiff

B15 2SQ

Birmingham

Sponsors

Lead Sponsor

All Listed Sponsors
lead

Bayer

INDUSTRY