Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT02002078
Caustic Esophageal Burns in Children and High Doses of Methylprednisolone
High Doses of Methylprednisolone in the Management of Caustic Esophageal Burns in Children
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- Phase 4
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 83 (actual)
- Sponsor
- Sisli Hamidiye Etfal Training and Research Hospital · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 12 Months – 17 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
Summary
Corrosive substance ingestion in childhood is a public health issue in developing countries and several management protocols were proposed to prevent esophageal strictures. The role of corticosteroids in preventing corrosive-induced strictures is controversial. The investigators' aim is to study the influence of high doses of corticosteroids to prevent esophageal strictures.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| DRUG | methylprednisolon |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2007-02-01
- Primary completion
- 2008-12-01
- Completion
- 2008-12-01
- First posted
- 2013-12-05
- Last updated
- 2013-12-05
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT02002078. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.