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Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the efficacy of addition of corticosteroid therapy to antibiotics in children hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia.

The hypothesis is that the use of corticosteroids decreases the length of stay in children hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia.


Clinical Trial Description

Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is a common problem in pediatric practice. The lower respiratory tract infections, particularly pneumonia, are a frequent cause of morbidity in children and is the leading cause of mortality in developing countries.

In the last 20 years, despite several research, only a small decrease in morbidity and mortality has been achieved.

Corticosteroids have an immune-modulation effect, not completely elucidated. Most likely, this effect is due to down regulation of pro-inflammatory cytokines.

We postulate that adding corticosteroids to antibiotic treatment of CAP might change the immune response and thereby reduce morbidity, leading to a decrease in patients hospital length of stay. ;


Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Single Blind (Investigator), Primary Purpose: Treatment


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NCT number NCT01631916
Study type Interventional
Source Hospital General de Niños Pedro de Elizalde
Contact
Status Withdrawn
Phase N/A
Start date November 2015
Completion date March 2017

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