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Clinical Trials/PACTR201201000259370
PACTR201201000259370
Completed
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The efficacy of prophylactic antibiotics in the management of pneumonitis following paraffin ingestion in children

Dr Kate Balme0 sites200 target enrollmentOctober 28, 2010

Overview

Phase
未知
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Not specified
Sponsor
Dr Kate Balme
Enrollment
200
Status
Completed
Last Updated
2 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
October 28, 2010
End Date
TBD
Last Updated
2 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Sex
All

Investigators

Sponsor
Dr Kate Balme

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Ingested paraffin in the preceding 24 hours
  • Presence of respiratory symptoms or signs
  • Informed consent by parent/legal guardian
  • Resident within the hospital drainage area and able to come for 2 follow up appointments

Exclusion Criteria

  • 1\. Asymptomatic and no clinical signs
  • 2\. Too ill to be excluded from receiving an antibiotic as judged by:
  • o Requiring more than 2L/min nasal\-prong oxygen
  • o Requiring continuous or intermittent positive airway pressure ventilation
  • o Fever \> 40 degrees Celsius
  • 3\. Needing an antibiotic for another reason e.g. otitis media, tonsillitis
  • 4\. Current antibiotic use, prior to kerosene ingestion
  • 5\. Allergic to amoxicillin

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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