Zinc supplementation in children with acute lower respiratory tract infectio

Phase 2

Recruiting

• Conditions: Acute lower respiratory tract infections; child; bronchitis; dietary supplements; pneumonia; respiratory tract infections; zinc

• Registration Number: TCTR20171211002
• Lead Sponsor: Srinakharinwirot University

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2017-12-11
• Study Completion: 2018-03-31
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 60

Inclusion Criteria

children admitted to hospital with at least one specific lower respiratory signs:
1. Fast or difficult breathing, chest wall indrawing and/or
2. abnormal findings on pulmonary auscultations (crackles/cre[pitations and/or bronchial breath sounds)

Exclusion Criteria

1. children with a history of chronic illness such as chronic cough or chronic pulmonary diseases, asthma or congenital heart diseases
2. children who regularly taking vitamin or mineral supplementations
3. children who had history of any drug allergy

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
recovery time daily assessment of score till discharge from hospital Pediatric Respiratory Assessment Measure (PRAM) score

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Zinc levels at admission serum zinc levels