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NCT00689468 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · NA

Echinacea Purpurea and Osteopathy in Children With Recurrent Otitis Media

A NA study, sponsored by University of Arizona.

Completed
Registry status
NA
Development phase
90
Enrollment target

NCT00689468: Completed NA study, sponsored by University of Arizona.

NCT00689468 is a NA study that has completed, run by University of Arizona. The registered enrollment target is 90 participants, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (94% lower). According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT00689468, a NA study, has completed, sponsored by University of Arizona.

COMPLETED
Registry status
NA
Development phase
90 participants
Enrollment target

Study Summary

This study was designed to evaluate the efficacy of the herb Echinacea purpurea and of cranial osteopathic manipulative treatment to prevent otitis media (middle ear infections) in young children.

Interventions

  • PROCEDURE Cranial osteopathic manipulative treatment.
  • DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT Echinacea purpurea
  • PROCEDURE Sham osteopathic manipulative treatment
  • DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT "Echinacea purpurea" placebo

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 90 participants
Start Date 1999-07
Est. Completion 2002-10
Phase NA
University of Arizona

349 total trials

What the finished NCT00689468 record still lists

NCT00689468 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. The registry caps enrollment at 90 participants, a relatively small participant target, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (94% lower).

The record links to 0 conditions, and to 4 interventions - of which Cranial osteopathic manipulative treatment. is the first listed.

NCT00689468 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT00689468 about?

NCT00689468 is a clinical study titled "Echinacea Purpurea and Osteopathy in Children With Recurrent Otitis Media". This study was designed to evaluate the efficacy of the herb Echinacea purpurea and of cranial osteopathic manipulative treatment to prevent otitis media (middle ear infections) in young children.

What is the current status of trial NCT00689468?

This trial is currently completed. It is a NA study. The enrollment target is 90 participants. The study started on 1999-07. Estimated completion is 2002-10.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT00689468?

The interventions under investigation include: Cranial osteopathic manipulative treatment. (PROCEDURE), Echinacea purpurea (DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT), Sham osteopathic manipulative treatment (PROCEDURE), "Echinacea purpurea" placebo (DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT00689468?

This trial is sponsored by University of Arizona, which has 349 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How this trial's enrollment target compares

Where NCT00689468's enrollment target sits among peer trials

90 941st of 2000 higher than 1,029 of 2,000 other NA trials

participants (enrollment target), bucketed by value

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Source ClinicalTrials.gov registry export · 2026-08-08

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