To see if zinc supplementation has any role in reducing the number of wheezing(noisy breathing) episodes in children aged less than 5 years.
Phase 1
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: R098- Other specified symptoms and signsinvolving the circulatory and respiratory systems
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2019/11/021965
- Lead Sponsor
- Era Lucknow Medical College and Hospital
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
Children from 6 months to 5 years of age with history of recurrent wheezing.
Exclusion Criteria
1. Children receiving zinc supplementation in past 3 months.
2.Children who are
a.- severely malnourished.
b.- On steroid therapy (last 7 days).
c.- known immunodeficient.
d- severely-ill children requiring hospitalization.
3.Clinical Suspicion of
a.-congenital anomalies (vascular airway compression, primary ciliary dyskinesia)
b.-Foreign body aspiration
c. -Gastro esophageal reflux disease(h/o heart burn)
d.-Tracheobronchomalacia.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method