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Trial reportClinical pediatrics2024

Efficacy and tolerability of SEDIFLÙ in treating dry or productive cough in the pediatric population (SEPEDIA): A pilot, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicenter clinical trial.

Carlos Núñez, María Cristina Chiatti, Francesco Tansella, Cristóbal Coronel-Rodríguez, Ester Risco

Abstract readRandomized Controlled TrialMulticenter Study
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Trial report in Clinical pediatrics, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Carlos NúñezPediatría Dr. Carlos Núñez de Prado Aparicio, Madrid, Spain.
María Cristina ChiattiConsultorio local de Brunete, Madrid, Spain.
Francesco TansellaPediatric Infectious Diseases, Giovanni XXIII Children's Hospital, Bari, Italy.
Cristóbal Coronel-RodríguezCentro de Salud Amante Laffón, Distrito de Atención Primaria Sevilla, Servicio Andaluz de Salud, Sevilla, Spain.
Ester RiscoUnitat de Farmacologia, Farmacognòsia i Terapèutica, Facultat de Farmàcia, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0001-5723-9360

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The aim of this trial was to assess the effectiveness of Sediflù, a medical device containing active herbal ingredients, on nocturnal and diurnal persistent coughs in children, with a duration of 3 to 7 days. Children with a dry and/or productive cough were enrolled in this prospective, interventional, multicenter, placebo-controlled, double-blind, randomized clinical study. Clinical efficacy was assessed through the evaluation of the soothing action of Sediflù against dry and/or productive coughing, both at night and during the day, and other effects of coughing associated with quality of sleep: frequency, child's quality of sleep, parental quality of sleep and severity. Treatment with Sediflù improved both night-time and day-time cough scores from day 2. The diurnal score also improved significantly in the Sediflù group at days 3 and 7. Sediflù syrup can be considered a valid treatment for cough management in younger children with upper respiratory tract infections, shortening the cough duration.

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CoughAntitussive AgentsChildChild, PreschoolDouble-Blind MethodFemaleHumansMalePilot ProjectsProspective StudiesSleepTreatment OutcomeAntitussive AgentsActirubchildrencommon coldcoughDrosera rotundifoliaHedera helixMarrubium vulgarePlantago lanceolataSediflùSeditus

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PMCPMC11468240

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