NCT00213226

Single Dose Versus Multiple Doses of Dexamethasone in Children With Acute Bronchiolitis

Efficacy of Single Dose Versus Multiple Doses of Dexamethasone in Outpatients With Acute Bronchiolitis

• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 3
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 120 (estimated)
• Sponsor: The Hospital for Sick Children · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 2 Months – 24 Months
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This study is to determine the effectiveness of five-day treatment versus a single dose of oral dexamethasone (corticosteroid) in children between 2 and 24 months of age with a first episode of acute bronchiolitis presenting in the Emergency Department

Conditions

• Bronchiolitis

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DRUG	dexamethasone

Timeline

• Start date: 2001-12-01
• Primary completion: 2006-04-01
• Completion: 2006-04-01
• First posted: 2005-09-21
• Last updated: 2014-05-13

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Canada