Trial of One Versus Two Doses of Dexamethasone for Pediatric Asthma Exacerbation

Summary

Comparing one versus two doses of oral dexamethasone for the treatment of asthma in the pediatric emergency department.

Timeline

Start

2015-11

Primary completion

2017-11

Completion

2017-11

Outcome

Missed primary endpoint

registry analysis (superiority test); Control vs Investigational; p = 0.3; Odds Ratio (OR) 2.32 (95% CI 0.54 to 10.07); Chi-squared NCT02725008 ↗

Drugs

Indications