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se of azithromycin( an antibiotic) for duration of three months to control symptoms of asthma in children whose symptoms arenot controlled.

Not Applicable
Conditions
Health Condition 1: J454- Moderate persistent asthmaHealth Condition 2: J455- Severe persistent asthma
Registration Number
CTRI/2019/06/019727
Lead Sponsor
Jagat Jeevan ghimire
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Open to Recruitment
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
0
Inclusion Criteria

Children of 5-15 years of age with a diagnosis of poorly controlled asthma.

Children already diagnosed with asthma and following up regularly in Pediatric Chest Clinic or Pediatric OPD will be eligible for study. Asthma will be diagnosed clinically based on recurrent episodes of airway obstruction (cough, wheezing and /or breathing difficulty) with multiple triggers and reversibility by history or by positive bronchodilator response. Poorly controlled asthma will be defined as childhood Asthma control test (CACT) score of <= 19 in children 5-11 years of age and Asthma control test (ACT) score of <= 19 in children > 11 years of age.

Exclusion Criteria

1.Known allergic to macrolides.

2. Known case of liver, kidney, and/or neurological disease, heart disease.

3. Prolonged QTc interval

4. Received azithromycin within last 2 weeks.

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
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