Corticosteroids in the Treatment of Tuberculous Pleurisy
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2008-08-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
Tuberculous pleurisy is associated with inflammation and fibrosis. Adjunctive corticosteroids
are used for tuberculous pleurisy because their anti-inflammatory effect is thought to
minimise pleural reactivity and thereby reduce residual pleural thickening. The purpose is to
evaluate the efficacy and safety of oral prednisolone for treatment of adult patients with
tuberculous pleurisy.
Phase:
N/A
Details
Lead Sponsor:
Guangxi Medical University
Collaborators:
Bureau of Science and Technology of Guangxi Province, China Ministry of Education, China National Natural Science Foundation of China