Status:
COMPLETED
Trial in Childhood Pneumonia With Malnutrition
Lead Sponsor:
International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh
Collaborating Sponsors:
University of Basel
Institute of Child health & Shishu Sasthya Foundation Hospital (ICHSH), Bangladesh
Conditions:
Malnutrition
Pneumonia
Eligibility:
All Genders
2-59 years
Phase:
PHASE4
Brief Summary
The impetus for this study came from the findings of the investigators' recently published study entitled "Day-care management of severe and very severe pneumonia, without associated co-morbidities su...
Detailed Description
Acute lower respiratory infections particulary pneumonia, are the leading cause of childhood morbidity and death in the developing countries such as Bangladesh \[3\]. Acute respiratory tract infection...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Age: 2 to 59 months
- Sex: Both boys and girls
- Severe and very severe pneumonia
- Severe malnutrition (defined as \< - 3 weight-for-height Z-score)
- Attending Radda Clinic or ICHSH between 8:00 to 16:00
- Written informed consent by respective parents/guardians
Exclusion
- Non-severe pneumonia
- Nosocomial pneumonia
- Bronchiolitis
- Bronchial asthma
- Living long distance (\>5 km) from the Radda Clinic and ICHSH
- Visits during late hours of the day (after 16:00)
- Parents/guardians not consenting for enrolment of children in the study
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
November 1 2008
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
June 1 2013
Estimated Enrollment :
440 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00968370
Start Date
November 1 2008
End Date
June 1 2013
Last Update
July 16 2013
Active Locations (1)
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International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Bangladesh
Dhaka, Bangladesh, 1212