Nasal Spray With Glucose Oxidase Preventing Common Cold in Pre-school Children
Nasal Spray With Glucose Oxidase Preventing Common Cold in Pre-school Children
To investigate if use of glucosoxidas nasal spray can reduce the number of days with upper
 respiratory tract infections in children beyond 4 years.
Children below 4 years of age and in public day care were invited to participate in this
 prospective study. The children started with a visit to an ENT doctor and after inclusion the
 children started to spray twice daily with glucose oxidase+glucose or only saline+glucose for
 3 months. During this period the parents were asked to fill in a home protocol recording
 upper respiratory tract symptoms as: rhinitis, cough, fever, ear ache. After 6 weeks and 12
 weeks the children had scheduled visits to the ENT department, where an ENT doctor examined
 the throat, nasal cavity and the ear drums for otitis media. After 12 weeks of treatment a
 nasopharyngeal swab was taken for bacterial culture.
Inclusion Criteria:

 -  Children below 4 years of age

 Exclusion Criteria:

 -  None