Inhaled Corticosteroids in U-5 Children With Acute Respiratory Infection in Uganda: A Randomised Trial

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2014-01-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The purpose of this study is to find out whether adjunct treatment with inhaled corticosteroids lead to faster improvement and reduce mortality of children under 5 years of age admitted to hospital with ALRI.

• Phase: Phase 3
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Makerere University
• Collaborator: University of Copenhagen
• Treatments: Fluticasone; Xhance

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• children aged 2 to 59 months with cough and or difficult breathing

Exclusion Criteria:

• Presence of a serious concurrent illness such as meningitis, Children with congenital or acquired heart disease Severe anaemia Measles pneumonia Foreign body inhalation A confirmed diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis