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Experimental and clinical studies in adults have reported that green tea catechins prevent influenza infection. In this clinical randomized study, the investigators aimed to determine the effects of gargling with green tea on the prophylaxis of influenza infection among high school teenagers.


Clinical Trial Description

Influenza infection is the principal cause of acute respiratory illnesses and occurs in epidemic or pandemic worldwide. It spreads easily among high school students and from them to the rest of the community; therefore the prevention of influenza is very important.

Experimental studies have revealed that some components of green tea can prevent influenza infection in vitro. In clinically, gargling with green tea catechins has been reported to have possibilities to preventing influenza infection in adults; however, little clinical evidence in teenagers has so far been existed. Based on this background, the investigators designed a randomized study to evaluate the clinical efficacy of gargling with green tea in preventing influenza infection among high school students. ;


Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Prevention


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NCT number NCT01225770
Study type Interventional
Source University of Shizuoka
Contact Hiroshi Yamada, MD, PhD
Phone +81-54-264-5762
Email hyamada@u-shizuoka-ken.ac.jp
Status Recruiting
Phase Phase 3
Start date November 2010
Completion date August 2014

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