The objective of the present study is to evaluate the effectiveness of daily consumption of a Combination of Plant Extracts (BSL\_EP027) on the incidence of respiratory infection symptoms and their duration in older healthy volunteers living in a nursing home.
A prevalence of deficient immune state is estimated at 44% of the world's population, a figure that rises in the senior population group. Traditionally, protection against infection and improvement of the immune response has been addressed through the use of plant extracts. An effective immune response involves the action of both innate and specific responses and the perfect coordination between both. Natural strategies that can activate both types of immune response can lead to more effective treatments. Our hypothesis is that the different effects of the combination of several plant extracts can lead to a synergy that generates a more effective product in the prevention of respiratory infections, especially in susceptible populations such as the elderly.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Enrollment
60
Each participant will consume a sachet disolve in water once at day without any restriction in the diet nor in their habits of life.
Each participant will consume a sachet disolve in water once at day without any restriction in the diet nor in their habits of life.
Claret Nursing home
Granada, Spain
Respiratory infection symptoms
Incidence of respiratory infection symptoms (fiber, cough, rinitis, headache, sore throat, bone and/or muscle pain, fatigue/exhaustion, nausea and/or vomiting, lack of appetite and /or trouble for sleeping)
Time frame: 16 weeks
Duration of the respiratory infection symptoms
Duration of the respiratory infection symptoms (days)
Time frame: 16 weeks
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