A clinical study of zinc supplementation in children with fast breathing and breathing difficulty
Not Applicable
Completed
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2009/091/000040
- Lead Sponsor
- il
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
Children aged 2-24 months presenting with tachypnoea and either chest retractions or one of the following danger signs: cyanosis, inability to feed/drink, lethargy and convulsions
Exclusion Criteria
Children with concurrent diarrhea, severe malnutrition (weight for age <50% of reference value), congenital heart disease and those already on zinc supplements were excluded
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Time to be asymptomaticTimepoint: defined as resolution of all four of the following: respiratory distress, tachypnoea, hypoxia in room air and systemic danger signs
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Duration of hospital stayTimepoint: measured at discharge from hospital