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Single Dose Oral Dexamethasone Versus Multi-dose Prednisolone in the Treatment of Acute Exacerbations of Asthma in Children

NCT03698630 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE4 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 250

Last updated 2018-10-09

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

A trial to investigate if a single dose of the oral corticosteroid, Dexamethasone is as effective in treating exacerbations of asthma in children as 3 days of treatment with another oral corticosteroid, Prednisolone

Conditions

Interventions

DRUG

Prednisolone Sodium Phosphate

Prednesol 5mg Tablets (Phoenix Labs Ltd). Pink, circular, flat, bevel-edged scored tablets containing 5 mg of prednisolone as prednisolone sodium phosphate.

DRUG

Dexamethasone

Dexamethasone 2 mg tablets (Organon Ireland Ltd). Round, 6 mm, flat, white tablet with the code "XC/8" engraved on one surface and "Organon\*" on the other containing 2 mg dexamethasone.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Children's Research Centre

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Crumlin

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • University College Dublin

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
2 Years
Max Age
16 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2011-07-06
Primary Completion
2012-07-13
Completion
2012-07-13

Countries

  • Ireland

Study Locations

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