2013 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Effects of Green Tea Gargling on the Prevention of Influenza Infection in High School Students
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23590887
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
General internal medicine (including Psychosomatic medicine)
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| Research Institution | University of Shizuoka |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2011 – 2013
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| Keywords | インフルエンザ / うがい / 学校保健 / 高校生 |
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| Research Abstract |
The anti-influenza virus activity of green tea components has been demonstrated in experimental studies. To clarify the effects of green tea gargling on influenza infection, a randomized, 2-group parallel study of 757 high school students conducted for 90 days. The green tea gargling group gargled 3 times a day with bottled green tea, and the water gargling group did the same with tap water. Multivariate logistic regression indicated no significant difference in the incidence of laboratory-confirmed influenza between the green tea group (19 participants; 4.9%) and the water group (25 participants; 6.9%) (adjusted OR, 0.69; 95%CI, 0.37 to 1.28; P = 0.24). The adherence rate among high school students was lower than expected. Among high school students, gargling with green tea was not significantly more efficacious than gargling with water. In order to adequately assess the effectiveness of such gargling, additional large-scale randomized studies are needed.
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Research Products
(20 results)
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[Journal Article] Anti-stress effect of theanine on students during pharmacy practice : Positive correlation among salivaryα-amylase activity, trait anxiety and subjective stress2013
Author(s)
Unno K, Tanida N, Ishii N, Yamamoto H, Iguchi K, Hoshino M, Takeda A, Ozawa H, Ohkubo T, Juneja LR, Yamada H
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Journal Title
Pharmacol Biochem Behav
Volume: 111
Pages: 128-135
DOI
Peer Reviewed
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[Journal Article] Effects of short-term consumption of a large amount of tea catechins on chromosomal damage, oxidative stress markers, serum lipid, folic acid, and total homocysteine levels : a randomized, double-blind, controlled study2012
Author(s)
Yoshikawa T, Yamada H, Matsuda K, Niino H, Sagesaka YM. Kakuda T, Toyoizumi K, Matsumoto K, Kosuge K, Uchida S, Onoue S, Yamada S, Umegaki K
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Journal Title
Jpn J Clin Pharmacol Ther
Volume: 43(1)
Pages: 9-16
Peer Reviewed
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