Overview

Therapeutic Zinc in Childhood Pneumonia

Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2008-07-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
The aim of this study is to assess whether zinc given as adjuvant therapy to standard antibiotic treatment in children hospitalized for severe pneumonia reduces the duration of the severe illness and risk of treatment failure. A randomized double blind placebo controlled clinical trial will be conducted at the Kanti Hospital.
Phase:
Phase 2/Phase 3
Details
Lead Sponsor:
Centre For International Health
Collaborators:
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi
Institut de Recherche pour le Developpement
Society for Applied Studies
Statens Serum Institut
Tribhuvan University, Nepal
Treatments:
Zinc
Zinc Sulfate