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cord-297138-t8b3914h	Duijker, G.	Reporting effectiveness of an extract of three traditional Cretan herbs on upper respiratory tract infection: Results from a double-blind randomized controlled trial	2015-04-02		.txt	text/plain	6832	325	49	Conclusions Compared with placebo the essential-oil extract of three Cretan aromatic plants provided no detectable statistically significant benefit or harm in the patients with upper respiratory illness, although descriptive differences were identified in favorable direction mainly in the virus-positive population. As stated above, this study reports the results of the effectiveness of an extract based on three Cretan aromatic plants in the reduction of duration and severity of symptoms of patients with upper respiratory tract infections, utilizing a standardized questionnaire, physical examination measurements and the decrease of inflammation assayed by C-reactive protein [CRP] levels. Severity of symptoms over the study period was compared between intervention and control groups, using the 19-item WURSS-21 scores, with both univariate techniques and multiple linear regression models, adjusting for age, sex, initial CRP level, body mass index (BMI) and the presence of chronic diseases.	./cache/cord-297138-t8b3914h.txt	./txt/cord-297138-t8b3914h.txt