Efficacy of zinc in the treatment of children with pneumonia
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Pneumonia.Pneumonia, unspecified
- Registration Number
- IRCT201305072438N2
- Lead Sponsor
- Guilan University of Medical Sciences- Vice Chancellor for Research
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 120
Inclusion Criteria
children 2 months to 5 years old hospitalized in 17 Shahrivar Hospital of Rasht - Iran with fever (axillary temperature 37.5° C or more) and cough and tachypnea or rales.
Exclusion criteria: the history of pulmonary disease including asthma, documented heart disease or other chronic disease or immunodeficiency, proven pathologic gastroesophageal reflux disorder, malnutrition or growth failure, and treatment with zinc or a zinc supplement within 3 months past.
Exclusion Criteria
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Fever subsidence. Timepoint: Daily during hospitalization. Method of measurement: Degrees Centigrade (axillary method with a mercury thermometer).;Normalization of patient's respiratory rate. Timepoint: Daily during hospitalization. Method of measurement: The number of breaths per minute (patient observation by pediatric resident).
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Hospital discharge or death. Timepoint: Daily during hospitalization. Method of measurement: By pediatric resident.