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CTRI Number  CTRI/2009/091/000879 [Registered on: 05/01/2010]
Last Modified On: 30/01/2015
Post Graduate Thesis  No 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study
Modification(s)  
Drug 
Study Design  Randomized, Parallel Group, Multiple Arm Trial 
Public Title of Study   A Phase III Randomized Controlled Study Of Efficacy & Tolerability Of Fixed Dose Combination Of Paracetamol 500 Mg + Phenylephrine Hydrochloride 5mg + Diphenhydramine 25 Mg + Caffeine 30 Mg (Nasivion Tablets) Versus Paracetamol 500 Mg And A Fixed Dose Combination Containing Paracetamol 500 Mg + Chloropheneraminemaleate 2 Mg + Phenylephrine 10 Mg (Control) In Patients With Common Cold (Coryza) 
Scientific Title of Study   A Phase III Randomized Controlled Study Of Efficacy & Tolerability Of Fixed Dose Combination Of Paracetamol 500 Mg + Phenylephrine Hydrochloride 5mg + Diphenhydramine 25 Mg + Caffeine 30 Mg (Nasivion Tablets) Versus Paracetamol 500 Mg And A Fixed Dose Combination Containing Paracetamol 500 Mg + Chloropheneraminemaleate 2 Mg + Phenylephrine 10 Mg (Control) In Patients With Common Cold (Coryza) 
Trial Acronym   
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
MERCK/Nas/Tab/01/09  DCGI 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name   
Designation   
Affiliation   
Address 

Not Applicable
N/A

India 
Phone    
Fax    
Email    
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query

Modification(s)  
Name  Dr Amarinder Singh 
Designation  Medical Advisor 
Affiliation  Merck Limited 
Address  5th Floor, Shiv Saagar Estate
Dr.Annie Besant Road
Mumbai
MAHARASHTRA
400018
India 
Phone  91-22-66609070  
Fax  91-22-24936046  
Email  amarinder.singh@merck.co.in  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query

Modification(s)  
Name  Dr Khokan Debnath 
Designation  Assistant Manager Clinical Operation 
Affiliation   
Address  5th Floor, Shiv Saagar Estate
Dr. Annie Besant Road
Mumbai
MAHARASHTRA
400018
India 
Phone  91-22-66609003  
Fax  91-22-24936046  
Email  khokan.debnath@merck.co.in  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support
Modification(s)  
Merck Limited,A-Shivsagar Estate, Dr Annie Besant Road, Mumbai 400018 India 
 
Primary Sponsor
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Name  Merck Limited 
Address  A Shivsagar Estate Dr Annie Besant Road Mumbai 400018 Maharashtra India  
Type of Sponsor  Pharmaceutical industry-Global 
 
Details of Secondary Sponsor  
Name  Address 
Infinity Solutions   
 
Countries of Recruitment     India  
Sites of Study  
No of Sites = 4  
Name of Principal Investigator  Name of Site  Site Address  Phone/Fax/Email 
Dr. Maitri Kaushik  Bharati Vidyapeeth University Medical College & Bharati Hospita  Bharati Vidyapeeth University Medical College & Bharati Hospita,Pune-Satara Road-400037
Pune
MAHARASHTRA 
+91- 98220 89965

maitri.kaushik@gmail.com 
Dr.Rajendra Pagare  Dr.Pagare?s ENT Hospital  Dr.Pagare?s ENT Hospital,Old Pandit Colony, Opp. KTHM College, Gangapur Rd.-422002
Nashik
MAHARASHTRA 
+91 -98220 45917

rajendrapagare@gmail.com 
Dr. Manmohan V. Jagade  Grant Medical College & Sir J.J.Group of Hospitals  Professor & Head, Dept. of Otorhinolaryngology,Grant Medical College & Sir J.J.Group of Hospitals-400 008
Mumbai
MAHARASHTRA 
+91 - 93235 93627

mohanjagade@hotmail.com 
Dr.Mihir Suryavanshi  Suryaprabha Nursing Home  Suryaprabha Nursing Home,Paud Road-411 038
Pune
MAHARASHTRA 
+91- 98220 11773

miheerms@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee
Modification(s)  
No of Ethics Committees= 4  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Independent Ethics Committee, Pratik Society, 16/251, K.N.Nagar‐1, Vikhroli (E), Mumbai‐ 400 083.  Approved 
Institutional Ethics Committee, Department of Pharmacology, Grand Medical College & Sir J.J Group of Hospitals  Approved 
nstitutional Ethics Committee -Bharati Vidyapeeth University  Approved 
Shatabdi Superspeciality Hospital Institutional Ethics Committee   Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI
Modification(s)  
Status 
Approved/Obtained 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied
Modification(s)  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  Common Cold (Coryza),  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent
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Type  Name  Details 
Comparator Agent  Control Arm 1 Tablet Calpol Control Arm 2 Tablet Febrex Plus  Control Arm -1: Paracetamol 500 mg, One tablet three times a day. Control Arm -2 : Cpmbination of Paracetamol 500 mg + chloropheneraminemaleate 2 mg + phenylephrine 10 mg One tablet three times a day. 
Intervention  Nasivion Tablet  Combination of paracetamol 500 mg + phenylephrine hydrochloride 5mg + diphenhydramine 25 mg + caffeine 30 mg. one tablet three times a day. 
 
Inclusion Criteria
Modification(s)  
Age From  18.00 Year(s)
Age To  60.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  1.All subjects selected for this study will be within the age group of 18 to 60 years.
2.Patients suffering from common cold (coryza) associated with symptoms of rhinorrhoea, nasal congestion and fever.
3.Patients who have provided with their informed consent.
4.Patients who can come for follow-up as per the study schedule
 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  1. Patients with known hypersensitivity to ingredients of study/active comparators. 2. Patients with productive cough. 3. Patients with clinical suspicion of any local (nasal) or systemic bacterial infection. 4. Patients having hypertension (defined as sitting blood pressure of >140 mm systolic and/or 90 mm diastolic) 5. Patients with any previous H/O or current episode of cardio-vascular disorders. 6. Known renal or hepatic illness. 7. Pediatric and Pregnant patients. 8. Patients with H/O drug/alcoholic/substance abuse. 9. Any other condition that, in the opinion of the investigator, does not justify the inclusion of the subject in the study  
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Computer generated randomization 
Method of Concealment   An Open list of random numbers 
Blinding/Masking   Open Label 
Primary Outcome
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Outcome  TimePoints 
Clinical response is defined as complete resolution of the symptoms of coryza (sneezing, nasal blockade, rhinorrhoea & loss of smell).  Post 5 day treatment period 
 
Secondary Outcome
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Outcome  TimePoints 
-Fever evaluated by measuring the body surface temperature from auxillary pit
-Dry cough evaluated on 4 point scale.
Body ache evaluated on 0-10 Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) by clinical Investigator.
-Change in the symptom scores
-Physicians Global Assessment of Response to Therapy (PGART) on a 4-point scale.
-Patients Global Assessment of Tolerability to Therapy (PGATT) on a 4-point scale.
 
-at baseline, day 3 & day 5. 
 
Target Sample Size
Modification(s)  
Total Sample Size="200"
Sample Size from India="200" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= ""
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="" 
Phase of Trial   Phase 3/ Phase 4 
Date of First Enrollment (India)
Modification(s)  
02/11/2009 
Date of Study Completion (India) Date Missing 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  Date Missing 
Date of Study Completion (Global) Date Missing 
Estimated Duration of Trial   Years="0"
Months="8"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)
Modification(s)  
Not Applicable 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Completed 
Publication Details
Modification(s)  
Not yet published 
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

Will individual participant data (IPD) be shared publicly (including data dictionaries)?  

Brief Summary   This study is a randomized , open label phase Phase III Randomized Controlled Study Of Efficacy & Tolerability Of Fixed Dose Combination Of Paracetamol 500 Mg + Phenylephrine Hydrochloride 5mg + Diphenhydramine 25 Mg + Caffeine 30 Mg (Nasivion Tablets) Versus Paracetamol 500 Mg And A Fixed Dose Combination Containing Paracetamol 500 Mg + Chloropheneraminemaleate 2 Mg + Phenylephrine 10 Mg (Control) In Patients With Common Cold (Coryza) with 4 centres all across India. The study period is for 5 days and roughly 200 patients will be included in the study, 50 patients at each site. The primary outcome will be the clinical response defined as complete resolution of the symptoms of coryza (sneezing, nasal blockade, rhinorrhoea & loss of smell. The estimated number of patients is 200 for 4 sites. 
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