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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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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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