Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT00198666
Efficacy of Zinc in the Treatment of Pneumonia
Efficacy of Zinc in the Treatment of Pneumonia in Hospitalized Children Less Than 2 Years of Age
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- N/A
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 299 (actual)
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 23 Months
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
Summary
This study is designed to evaluate the efficacy of zinc supplementation in the treatment of children under the age of two years who have been hospitalized with severe pneumonia.
Detailed description
This study was a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial conducted between September 2003 and August 2004 at the Christian Medical College (CMC) Hospital in Vellore, India. CMC Hospital is a large teaching hospital and medical center that is accessed directly by the population of Vellore and adjoining districts and by referrals from local medical practitioners.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| DRUG | Zinc | Elemental Zinc |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2003-09-01
- Primary completion
- 2004-08-01
- Completion
- 2004-08-01
- First posted
- 2005-09-20
- Last updated
- 2015-01-12
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT00198666. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.