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Oral Prednisolone for Acute Rhinovirus Induced Wheezing in Children Less Than 2 Years of Age
Led by University of Oulu · Updated on 2025-02-13
210
Participants Needed
2
Research Sites
255 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
The aim of the trial is to evaluate whether the use of oral prednisolone directed by point-of-care testing is useful in acute wheezing caused by rhinovirus in children aged 6-24 months.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Oral Prednisolone for Acute Rhinovirus Induced Wheezing in Children Less Than 2 Years of Age
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Wheezing bronchitis diagnosed by a physician
- Need for salbutamol treatment at the emergency department
- Positive nasopharyngeal rhinovirus or picornavirus finding in point-of-care testing
- Age between 6 months and 24 months
You will not qualify if you...
- Need for immediate resuscitation
- Immediate transfer to ICU
- Suspected pneumonia based on auscultation
- Suspected serious bacterial infection
- Other respiratory virus findings without rhinovirus or picornavirus
- Positive respiratory syncytial virus finding
- Positive SARS-coronavirus-2 finding
- Positive Mycoplasma pneumoniae finding
- Positive Bordetella pertussis finding
- Contact with chickenpox case within 14 days
- Active chickenpox
- Suspected foreign body in respiratory tract
- Immunosuppressive treatment
- Systemic corticosteroid treatment within 14 days
- Allergy to corticosteroids
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 2 locations
1
SOITE Lastenpäivystys
Kokkola, Finland
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2
OYS Lastenpäivystys
Oulu, Finland, 90130
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Research Team
V
Ville Lindholm, MD
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How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
TRIPLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
2
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