drugset / Trial / NCT00338793
Corticosteroids in the Treatment of Tuberculous Pleurisy
Completed
1500 enrolled
Guangxi Medical University
Bureau of Science and Technology of Guangxi Province, China · collabMinistry of Education, China · collabNational Natural Science Foundation of China · collab
RandomizedParallel-groupDouble-blindTreatment
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.
Timeline
- Start
- 2006-07
- Primary completion
- —
- Completion
- 2008-08
Drugs
| Evaluation | Drug | Modality | Dose | Route |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Prednisolone | Other / unclassified | — | Oral |