Comparison of Relapse Rate After 12 Weeks Verses 20 Weeks Steroid Therapy for the Management of First Episode of Steroid Sensitive Nephrotic Syndrome

• Status: Recruiting
• Trial end date: 2023-09-04
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

All children from 1 to 8 years of age, diagnose with nephrotic syndrome for the first time will be divided into two groups. One group will be given steroids for 12 weeks and other group will receive steroid for 20 weeks. During the 1 years after completion of steroid course patients will be monitor for the episodes of relapse in both group.

• Phase: N/A
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Medical University
• Treatments: Prednisolone

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Children 1 to 8 years of age,

• Diagnose with nephrotic syndrome for the first time

• Steroid sensitive nephrotic syndrome

Exclusion Criteria:

• Steroid resistant nephrotic syndrome

• Steroid dependent nephrotic syndrome

• Syndromic Children

• Children with other co morbidities