New throat sprays aim to soothe your cold cough

Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.

Inclusion Criteria: * Male or female, * Aged 18 to 65 years, * Presenting with an acute dry or productive cough for less than 3 weeks, associated with one of the following viral conditions: Acute viral rhinitis, Acute viral rhinopharyngitis, Acute viral tonsillitis, Acute viral pharyngitis / tonsillitis, * For patients with suspected pharyngitis/tonsillitis: McIsaac score \< 2 or a negative rapid antigen detection test for Group A beta-hemolytic Streptococcus, * Effective contraception for female patients of childbearing potential, * Sufficient cooperation and understanding to comply with the requirements of the trial, * Acceptance of registration in the SI-RIPH database (Système d'Information pour la Recherche sur les Produits de Santé), * Having received clear information and agreeing to provide written informed consent, * Covered by the French national health insurance system Exclusion Criteria: * Hypersensitivity or history of allergy to any component of the investigational products, * Severe, poorly tolerated cough, * Complicated acute rhinitis (e.g., acute bacterial sinusitis, acute otitis media, acute bronchitis, or pneumonia), * Chronic or allergic rhinosinusitis, * Bacterial tonsillitis or pharyngitis, * Positive antigen test for influenza A/B or COVID-19 requiring etiological treatment per current guidelines (Appendix 5), * Concurrent use of antitussives, bronchodilators, inhaled corticosteroids, other pulmonary-targeted therapies, or medications known to induce cough (such as ACE inhibitors, ARBs, etc.), antibiotics, antivirals, or any other treatment deemed incompatible with the study by the investigator, * Recent ENT surgery (\<6 months), * Pulmonary disease (e.g., COPD, asthma), * Immunodeficiency (based on patient declaration), * Comorbidities or a health status judged incompatible with the trial by the investigator (e.g., Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease \[GERD\] or abnormal lung auscultation), * Pregnant or breastfeeding women, * Regular tobacco smoker (as judged by the investigator), * Current participation in another clinical trial, being in an exclusion period from a previous trial, or having received total compensation exceeding 6000 euros in the 12 months prior to study start, * Under legal protection measures (guardianship, trusteeship, deprivation of liberty, judicial safeguard).