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Clinical Trials/ISRCTN95821329
ISRCTN95821329
Completed
Not Applicable

Multicentre prospective randomised clinical trial to compare the safety and efficacy of outpatient treatment with oral amoxicillin with that of injectable ampicillin in children aged 3 to 59 months: APPIS II Randomised Controlled Trial (RCT), Pakista

The Department of Child and Adolescent Health (CAH)/World Health Organization (WHO) (Switzerland)0 sites2,100 target enrollmentMarch 31, 2006

Overview

Phase
Not Applicable
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Not specified
Sponsor
The Department of Child and Adolescent Health (CAH)/World Health Organization (WHO) (Switzerland)
Enrollment
2100
Status
Completed
Last Updated
11 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
March 31, 2006
End Date
TBD
Last Updated
11 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Sex
All

Investigators

Sponsor
The Department of Child and Adolescent Health (CAH)/World Health Organization (WHO) (Switzerland)

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • 1\. Children aged 3 to 59 months with severe pneumonia. Severe pneumonia is defined as Lower Chest Indrawing (LCI) in children with cough and/or difficult breathing, who are able to drink and do not have central cyanosis, regardless of the respiratory rate
  • 2\. Known Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infected patients in clinical category N or A (Centers for Disease Control \[CDC]) will be included
  • 3\. Informed consent by a legal guardian

Exclusion Criteria

  • Children with any of the following conditions will be excluded:
  • 1\. Very severe pneumonia/disease
  • 2\. Known prior episodes of asthma or three or more prior episodes of wheezing
  • 3\. LCI that resolves after three doses of bronchodilator therapy
  • 4\. Severe malnutrition (visible severe wasting or oedema)
  • 5\. Known anaphylactic reaction to penicillin or amoxicillin
  • 6\. Hospitalisation in the last two weeks
  • 7\. Other diseases requiring antibiotic therapy at presentation, such as meningitis, dysentery, osteomyelitis, septic arthritis, evident tuberculosis etc.
  • 8\. Persistent vomiting
  • 9\. Previous inclusion in the study

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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