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Use of Corticosteroids in Children With Cellulitis

NCT02087527 · Status: TERMINATED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 19

Last updated 2017-03-13

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The aim of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of addition of corticosteroid therapy to antibiotic treatment during the first 48 hours of admission to the hospital in patients with cellulitis and its impact in the duration of the stay.

Conditions

  • Cellulitis

Interventions

DRUG

Dexamethasone

IV Dexamethasone 0.15 mg/kg every 6 hours for 48 hours

DRUG

Normal Saline

IV normal saline every 6 hours for 48 hours

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Hospital General de Niños Pedro de Elizalde

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Emiliano G Gigliotti, MD · Hospital General de Niños Pedro de Elizalde

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
1 Month
Max Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2014-06-30
Primary Completion
2016-03-31
Completion
2016-03-31

Countries

  • Argentina

Study Locations

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