Corticosteroid Therapy for Severe Community-Acquired Pneumonia

Status Recruiting

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of the present study is to assess the efficacy of methylprednisolone as an adjuvant therapy in patients with severe community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) (PSI 4-5).

The hypothesis of the study is that methylprednisolone can decrease the mortality of severe CAP without any significant side effects,with reduction of the time to clinical stability and failure rate of treatment.

Clinical Trial Description

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Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Treatment

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Clinical Trial Details

NCT number	NCT02552342
Study type	Interventional
Source	Peking Union Medical College Hospital
Contact	Jun XU, MD
Phone	01069159142
Email	xujunfree@126.com
Status	Recruiting
Phase	Phase 4
Start date	May 2015
Completion date	May 2017

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