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Zinc for the Treatment of Herpes Simplex Labialis (HSL)

NCT00809809 ↗

Phase 3 Completed 157 enrolled Integrative Medicine Institute Beth Israel Medical Center · collab Matrixx Initiatives, Inc. · collab Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine · collab Women's Health Services, Santa Fe, New Mexico · collab

RandomizedParallel-groupQuadruple-blindTreatment

Summary

Evaluate the effectiveness of a topical preparation of zinc to treat cold sores.

Timeline

Start: 2008-12
Primary completion: 2009-09
Completion: 2010-12

Publications

Background Godfrey HR, Godfrey NJ, Godfrey JC, Riley D. A randomized clinical trial on the treatment of oral herpes with topical zinc oxide/glycine. Altern Ther Health Med. 2001 May-Jun;7(3):49-56.

Drugs

Evaluation	Drug	Modality	Dose	Route
Comparator	Zinc gluconate	Small molecule	33 unknown	Topical

Indications