Clinical Trial of the Efficacy and Safety of Raphamin in the Treatment of Acute Bronchitis in Adult Patients

The design is a multi-center, double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized parallel-group clinical trial.

The trial will include outpatients of both sexes aged 18 to 64 years with clinical manifestations of acute bronchitis (AB) with a duration of symptoms (productive cough + one or more symptoms: dry wheezing in the lungs, "discomfort" in the chest, shortness of breath, fever) of less than 72 hours. Patients will be enrolled during the period of seasonal incidence of acute respiratory viral infections (ARVI). After the patient signs the information sheet and informed consent form for participation in the clinical trial, the medical history will be collected, thermometry, pulse oximetry, objective examination, laboratory tests (complete blood count and blood biochemistry, quantification of C-reactive protein ) will be performed. Associated diseases and concomitant therapy are recorded. Before the start of therapy, a nasopharyngeal swab is taken for subsequent PCR test and verification of respiratory viruses.

If there are indications (detecting an increased heart rate of more than 100 bpm, tachypnea with a rate of more than 24 breaths per minute, or body temperature \>38˚C, or auscultation of moist rales on the affected side during examination of the patient), a posteroanterior and lateral X-ray examination of the chest organs or CT of the chest organs are performed to exclude pneumonia. It is allowed to use data from X-Ray/CT examination of the patient obtained no later than 72 hours before their inclusion in the trial.

Based on complaints, physical and instrumental examination, chronic pathology of the bronchopulmonary system and acute infectious process with lesion of the pulmonary tissue are excluded. In the presence of characteristic clinical symptoms of acute lesion of the bronchial tree and data obtained during examination, this allows a diagnosis of acute bronchitis to be made. Prior to the start of therapy, a nasopharyngeal swab is taken for subsequent PCR test and verification of respiratory viruses.

The severity of AB symptoms is assessed using the Bronchitis Severity Scale (BSS), Appendix 1.

If a patient meets the inclusion criteria are does not meet the exclusion criteria at Visit 1 (Day 1), they will be randomized to one of two groups: patients in Group 1 will receive Raphamin according to the regimen for 5 days; patients in Group 2 will receive Placebo according to the Raphamin administration regimen for 5 days.

The trial uses an electronic patient diary (EPD) where the symptoms of acute bronchitis (cough, sputum, chest pain during coughing) are assessed daily, and the Integrative Medicine Outcome Scale (IMOS), Appendix 4 is completed. Additionally, any possible deterioration in the patient's clinical condition is recorded in the diary (if applicable, for safety assessment / recording of adverse events). The investigator provides instructions to the patient on completing the diary at Visit 1.