Wheeze and Steroids in Preschoolers: Main study

Phase 3

Recruiting

• Conditions: Preschool wheeze; Respiratory - Other respiratory disorders / diseases

• Registration Number: ACTRN12614000847617
• Lead Sponsor: Auckland District Health Board

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2014-08-07
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 400

Inclusion Criteria

Age 24 to 59 months
Wheeze heard with or without a stethoscope
Presenting with an acute respiratory illness

Exclusion Criteria

PRAM score < 3
Unable to be followed up in 18-38 hours
Corticosteroid in last 7 days
Chronic respiratory, neurological or cardiac disease
Contraindication to corticosteroid or allergy to prednisilone
History consistent with foreign body inhalation
Currently severe disease (i.e using life threatening asthma protocol or in resuscitation room)
History of life threatening asthma
Previously randomised in WASP study

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in PRAM (Preschool Respiratory Assessment Measure) score from baseline to 24 hours after the first dose of study medication.[24 hours]