NSAIDs Treatment in Children With Pleuropneumonia

• Status: Unknown status
• Trial end date: 2015-06-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the influence of routine NSAIDs treatment for hospitalized children with pleuropneumonia in comparison with acetominophen treatment (all in conjunction with adequate antibiotic therapy).

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

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Rabin Medical Center
• Treatments: Acetaminophen; Anti-Inflammatory Agents; Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; Ibuprofen

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• age less than 18 years

• admission in Schneider childrenMC of Israel, wards a/c

• clinical diagnosis of pneumonia with evidence of pleural effusion on chest X-ray

• parental informed consent

• follow-up ability after discharge

Exclusion Criteria:

• pneumonia secondary to foreign body aspiration

• immune deficiency

• chronic lung disease other than asthma (CF, CLD of prematurity, Familial Dysautonomia, etc)

• significant premorbidity (organ failure, rheumatic disease, etc)

• endotracheal/endobronchial devices including tracheostomy.

• parental refusal to participate in the study.