NCT00938509

Ibuprofen Suppositories Administration in Infants and Children

Ibuprofen Suppositories Administration for Fever Treatment in Infants and Children

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: Phase 4
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 100 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Soroka University Medical Center · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 6 Months – 12 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The study will evaluate the efficacy of Ibuprofen administered as suppositories in the treatment of fever in infants and children. Ibuprofen as suppositories is not yet registered in Israel, although widely used in Europe.

Detailed description

The drug will be used in 100 consecutive infants and children admitted with fever at the pediatric ER of the Soroka Medical Center. The information on the drug efficacy will be collected in appropriate parental questionnaires.

Conditions

• Fever

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DRUG	ibuprofen suppositories	5-10 mg/kg/day-suppositories

Timeline

• Start date: 2009-07-01
• Primary completion: 2009-10-01
• Completion: 2009-12-01
• First posted: 2009-07-14
• Last updated: 2009-07-22

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Israel