Clinical Trial – Promoting Safe Use of Children's Cough/Cold Medicines – Flu

Answer 1

This study seeks to identify ways to help parents safely use cough/cold medications with their children. The study focuses on 3 key tasks that have been found to be difficult for parents: 1) decision-making about whether medicines should be given based on a child's age, 2) use of active ingredient information to determine which medications are safe to give together, and 3) medication dosing.

Study Type  :	Interventional  (Clinical Trial)
Estimated Enrollment  :	820 participants
Allocation:	Randomized
Intervention Model:	Parallel Assignment
Masking:	Triple (Participant, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Primary Purpose:	Prevention
Official Title:	Identifying "Best Practices" for the Safe Use of Pediatric Cough and Cold Medications
Actual Study Start Date  :	May 1, 2017
Estimated Primary Completion Date  :	August 2018
Estimated Study Completion Date  :	August 2018

Contacts

Contact: Karen Encalada, BA	212-562-2821	ke467@nyu.edu
Contact: Shonna Yin, MD	212-562-2821	yinh02@med.nyu.edu

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:

NCT03126851

For enrollment please visit www.clinicaltrials.gov.