Status:

COMPLETED

Dexamethasone Tolerability in the Treatment of Acute Asthma in Children

Lead Sponsor:

IWK Health Centre

Collaborating Sponsors:

IWK Foundation

Conditions:

Asthma

Eligibility:

All Genders

2-14 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to assess whether smaller volumes of oral dexamethasone result in better tolerability, specifically less vomiting, in pediatric patients during an acute asthma exacerbatio...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • acute asthma exacerbation
  • requiring oral systemic corticosteroids for management

Exclusion

  • preference for pills over liquid formulation
  • history of Nissen fundoplication surgery
  • needed immediate airway intervention
  • require oral medications to be given via a G or J tube
  • if patient care would be compromised
  • enrolled in the study on a previous visit.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 1 2004

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

May 1 2006

Estimated Enrollment :

430 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00973687

Start Date

September 1 2004

End Date

May 1 2006

Last Update

August 26 2015

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IWK Health Centre

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, B3K 6R8