Steroids In The Management Of Acute Asthma Exacerbations In Children, Which Form Is More Suitable?

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).

Timeline

Start

2017-01-01

Primary completion

2017-04-30

Completion

2018-02-28

Drugs

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