Corticosteroids in Community-acquired Pneumonia

• Status: Withdrawn
• Trial end date: 2017-03-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the efficacy of addition of corticosteroid therapy to antibiotics in children hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia.

The hypothesis is that the use of corticosteroids decreases the length of stay in children hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia.

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

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Hospital General de Niños Pedro de Elizalde

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Children hospitalized for community-acquired pneumonia

• 2-18 years old

Exclusion Criteria:

• Pulmonary chronic disease (including asthma)

• Immunodeficiency

• Diseases wich requires corticosteroids therapy (i.e. rheumatic diseases)

• Wheezing in current disease

• Previous hospitalization (14 days prior to admission)

• Pleural effusion on admission

• Malnutrition