Steroids In The Management Of Acute Asthma Exacerbations In Children, Which Form Is More Suitable?
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Unknown status
Trial end date:
2018-02-28
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Summary
The aim of this study is to compare the efficacy of a single dose of intramuscular
dexamethasone versus 3 days of twice-daily oral prednisolone in the management of mild to
moderate asthma exacerbations in children and test whether this single dose of intramuscular
dexamethasone 0.6 mg/kg (max. 18 mg) is equal to prednisolone 1 mg/kg/day (max. 40 mg) in the
treatment of exacerbations of asthma in children, as measured by the Pediatric Respiratory
Assessment Measure (PRAM).