Use of Corticosteroids in Children With Cellulitis

• Status: Terminated
• Trial end date: 2016-03-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

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.

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

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Hospital General de Niños Pedro de Elizalde
• Treatments: BB 1101; Dexamethasone; Dexamethasone 21-phosphate; Dexamethasone acetate

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Children Aged 1 month to 18 years

• Hospitalized due to cellulitis

• Patients who have given their written informed consent to participate

Exclusion Criteria:

• Skin chronic diseases

• Immunodeficiency (primary or acquired)

• Chronic use of systemic corticosteroids

• Sepsis

• Varicella

• History of adrenal insufficiency

• Pregnancy or breast feeding

• Uncontrolled diabetes mellitus

• Known hypersensitivity to systemic or topical corticosteroids

• Patient undergoing immunosuppressive therapy for another disease

• Participation in another drug biomedical research

• Any other contraindication for treatment with corticosteroids