Betamethasone Dosing Interval - 12 or 24 Hours?

Completed 200 enrolled The Cooper Health System

RandomizedParallel-groupOpen-labelTreatment

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine if there may be a benefit to the newborn if betamethasone is given 12 hours apart instead of 24 hours apart.

Timeline

Start: 2006-04
Primary completion: 2009-10
Completion: 2009-10

Publications

Background Liggins GC, Howie RN. A controlled trial of antepartum glucocorticoid treatment for prevention of the respiratory distress syndrome in premature infants. Pediatrics. 1972 Oct;50(4):515-25. No abstract available.

Drugs

Evaluation	Drug	Modality	Dose	Route
Subject	Betamethasone	Other / unclassified	12 mg	Other

Indications

No indication recorded.