An Investigation of the Interventional Effect of Using Probiotics and Zinc in the Treatment of Admitted Children with Bacterial Pneumonia

Phase 3

Conditions: Bacterial pneumonia.
Bacterial pneumonia, not elsewhere classified

Registration Number: IRCT20190611043869N1

Lead Sponsor: Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Complete

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 135

Inclusion Criteria

Infants and children aged 1 months up to 18 years if diagnosed on medium to very severe bacterial pneumonia
Shift left-sided leukocytosis, or Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate(ESR) and C- Reactive Protein(CRP), or pulmonary involvement in radiography (Basis of clinical, radiographic, and laboratory findings from the Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI) and Nelson 2016).

Exclusion Criteria

Cystic fibrosis, maternal coronary heart disease, immunodeficiency, chronic heart disease, developmental delay, and Failure to Thrive(FTT) (weight for age below the 3rd percentile).
Parental dissatisfaction

Study & Design

Study Type: interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Tachypnea. Timepoint: Daily during hospitalization. Method of measurement: Physical Examination.;Subcostal, Intercostal, Suprasternal Retraction. Timepoint: Daily during Hospitalization. Method of measurement: Physical Examination.;Nasal Flaring. Timepoint: Daily during hospitalization. Method of measurement: Physical Examination.;Temperature. Timepoint: Daily during Hospitalization. Method of measurement: Thermometer.;Respiration Rate. Timepoint: Daily during Hospitalization. Method of measurement: Cornometer.;Cough. Timepoint: Daily during hospitalization. Method of measurement: Physical Examination.;Crackle. Timepoint: Daily during hospitalization. Method of measurement: Physical Examination.;Wheezing. Timepoint: ??Daily during hospitalization. Method of measurement: Physical Examination.

Secondary Outcome Measures