NCT00632554

The Efficacy of Three Months-prednisolone Therapy for Chronic Eosinophilic Pneumonia

Phase 4, Randomized Study of Three Months-prednisolone Therapy in the Treatment of Chronic Eosinophilic Pneumonia

• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 4
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 50 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Hamamatsu University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 16 Years – 80 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

A comparison of 3 months-prednisolone administration with 6 months-prednisolone therapy in the treatment of chronic eosinophilic pneumonia. Three months-prednisolone administration may be as effective as 6 months-therapy.

Conditions

• Eosinophilic Pneumonia
• Chronic Disease

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DRUG	prednisolone 0.5 mg/kg/day for three months	period of treatment
DRUG	prednisolone 0.5 mg/kg/day for six months	period of therapy

Timeline

• Start date: 2008-06-01
• Primary completion: 2010-03-01
• Completion: 2010-03-01
• First posted: 2008-03-10
• Last updated: 2014-09-19

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Japan