drugset / Trial / NCT03698630
Single Dose Oral Dexamethasone Versus Multi-dose Prednisolone in the Treatment of Acute Exacerbations of Asthma in Children
Phase 4
Completed
250 enrolled
University College Dublin
National Children's Research Centre · collabOur Lady's Children's Hospital, Crumlin · collab
RandomizedParallel-groupSingle-blindTreatment
Summary
A trial to investigate if a single dose of the oral corticosteroid, Dexamethasone is as effective in treating exacerbations of asthma in children as 3 days of treatment with another oral corticosteroid, Prednisolone
Timeline
- Start
- 2011-07-06
- Primary completion
- 2012-07-13
- Completion
- 2012-07-13
Drugs
| Evaluation | Drug | Modality | Dose | Route |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Dexamethasone | Small molecule | 0.3 mg/kg | Oral |
| Comparator | Prednisolone | Other / unclassified | 1 mg/kg | Oral |