The Role of Melatonin as an Adjuvant Therapy in Childhood Pneumonia

Summary

The goal of this study is to compare the mean length of hospital stay between children with pneumonia receiving melatonin as an adjuvant therapy and those receiving standard of care alone. The hypothesis is that combining oral melatonin with standard treatment can reduce the length of hospital stay as compared to standard of care alone. The control group will receive standard treatment (antibiotic) while the intervention group will receive standard treatment plus melatonin for 14 days.

Timeline

Start

2025-05

Primary completion

2025-12

Completion

2026-01

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