To understand the outcomes of treating children with antibiotic and without antibiotic in uncomplicated upper respiratory tract infection.
Phase 3
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: J069- Acute upper respiratory infection,unspecified
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2024/04/065187
- Lead Sponsor
- Sms medical college
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
1.presenting at pediatric outdoor with signs and symptoms of upper respiratory tract infection
2. duration of illness less than 3 days
3. provided written consent
Exclusion Criteria
1.diagnosis of tuberculosis, pneumonia, ARDS
2. any complicated respiratory tract infection requiring admission to indoor department.
3. chronic respiratory illness.
4.reactive airway disease.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method duration of symptoms of upper 1.respiratory tract infection as calculated to the point when symptoms disappear <br/ ><br>2.severity of infection as assessed by scoring on a 7 point linkert scaleTimepoint: Outcome will be assessed after 48 hours, 7 days and 14 days of intervention.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. use of antibiotics during entire coarse of illness <br/ ><br>2. parental satisfaction assessed on a 6 point linkert scaleTimepoint: 5-15 days