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Feasibility Study: Honey for Treatment of Cough in Children

1
Univeristy College London Medical School, London, UK
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General and Adolescent Paediatric Unit, Institute of Child Health, University College London, UK
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Submission received: 5 March 2013 / Revised: 5 March 2013 / Accepted: 2 April 2013 / Published: 20 June 2013

Abstract

Respiratory tract infections are an important health problem because of high incidence and economic costs. The World Health Organization identifies honey as a potential demulcent treatment for cough. The aim of this study is to determine: i) patient public perceptions towards a proposed randomized controlled trial (RCT) comparing the effects of honey to placebo for treatment of cough in children; ii) potential participation rates for proposed trial; iii) whether age and gender of parent or child impacts on proposed cough assessment tools. Forty adult participants with children age 1-6 years presenting with an upper respiratory tract infection were enrolled. They underwent a structured interview regarding the proposed trial and assessed their child’s cough using two validated questionnaires. Eighty-eight percent of those recruited were willing to participate in the proposed trial. The two independently validated cough scores correlated well. A relationship between age and gender of child or parent with cough assessment score was not found. We conclude that a RCT to determine the effects of honey versus placebo is feasible. The public find the outcome measures and trial design acceptable.
Keywords: upper respiratory infections; common cold; pediatrics; primary care; community medicine; common illnesses upper respiratory infections; common cold; pediatrics; primary care; community medicine; common illnesses

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Ahmed, N.; Sutcliffe, A.; Tipper, C. Feasibility Study: Honey for Treatment of Cough in Children. Pediatr. Rep. 2013, 5, e8. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.4081/pr.2013.e8

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Ahmed N, Sutcliffe A, Tipper C. Feasibility Study: Honey for Treatment of Cough in Children. Pediatric Reports. 2013; 5(2):e8. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.4081/pr.2013.e8

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Ahmed, Naveed, Alastair Sutcliffe, and Claire Tipper. 2013. "Feasibility Study: Honey for Treatment of Cough in Children" Pediatric Reports 5, no. 2: e8. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.4081/pr.2013.e8

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