NCT06860620

Efficacy of Zinc Supplementation in Maintaining Sustained Remission in Children With Steroid-sensitive Nephrotic Syndrome

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 192 (actual)
• Sponsor: Muhammad Aamir Latif · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 2 Years – 12 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This study aims to fill the gaps by determining the efficacy of zinc supplementation in maintaining sustained remission in children with steroid sensitive nephrotic syndrome (SSNS).

Detailed description

There is a need to ascertain the efficacy of zinc supplementation in maintaining sustained remission in children with SSNS, thereby lowering the number of relapses and disease morbidity. The findings of this study could pave the way for reasonable evidence about the role of zinc supplementation is sustained remission in children with SSNS.

Conditions

• Steroid-Sensitive Nephrotic Syndrome

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DRUG	Zinc supplementation plus standard treatment	children were given 5 mg of elemental zinc sulfate as a single daily dose for children less than 4 years of age and 10 mg for children more than 4 years of age for a total duration of 6 months, along with standard therapy.

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-01-01
• Primary completion: 2024-12-31
• Completion: 2024-12-31
• First posted: 2025-03-06
• Last updated: 2025-03-06

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Pakistan