Effectiveness and safety of nebulized budesonide in controlling acute wheezing in under three-year-olds who are unresponsive to fenoterol
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Wheezing in childrenRespiratory
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN21515674
- Lead Sponsor
- The University of Medicine of Botucatu (UNESP) (Brazil)
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 75
Inclusion Criteria
1. Children from 1 month to 3 years old
2. Moderate to very severe acute wheezing, defined by a modified Wood clinical score over 3 after three doses of fenoterol at 20 minute intervals
Exclusion Criteria
1. Previous use of systemic corticosteroid
2. Inhalation of corticosteroid or topical corticosteroid in the past 10 days
3. Cardiopathy
4. Nephropathy
5. Neuropathy
6. Inadequate nutritional level
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method