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- Clinical Trial NCT01217099
Methylprednisolone Pulse Macrolide Therapy for Refractory Mycoplasma Pneumoniae Pneumonia in Children (MPP)
A Prospective, Open-label Trial of Methylprednisolone Pulse Macrolide Therapy for Refractory Mycoplasma Pneumoniae Pneumonia in Children
Study Overview
Status
Conditions
Intervention / Treatment
Detailed Description
Corticosteroid has been used in adulthood refractory MPP with satisfactory efficacy. But there were few studies about the use of corticosteroid in children with refractory MPP. Lee KY et al indicated oral prednisolone of 1 mg/kg/ day for 1 week be useful for children with severe MPP. Akihiro T et al demonstrated that intravenously administered methylprednisolone at a dose of 30 mg/kg once daily for 3 consecutive days had an efficacious treatment for children with refractory MPP.But the methods of corticosteroid use, such as the dosage, administration route, duration of treatment have not been well understood. So in this study, we planned to investigate whether small doses of methylprednisolone pulse macrolide therapy can relieve symptoms,chest X-rays faster than macrolide alone therapy for refractory mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia in a prospective, open-label fashion.
PMID: 11096025 PMID: 18033831 PMID: 10434547 PMID: 16437541 PMID: 18656264
Study Type
Enrollment (Actual)
Phase
- Not Applicable
Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Genders Eligible for Study
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia
- prolonged fever and deterioration of radiological findings despite macrolides treatment for 7 days or more.
Exclusion Criteria:
- chronic cardiac and pulmonary disease
- immunodeficiency
- requiring mechanical ventilation
- with other pathogens detected during pneumonia.
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: Treatment
- Allocation: Non-Randomized
- Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
- Masking: None (Open Label)
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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No Intervention: methylprednisolone
methylprednisolone pulse azithromycin
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treatment patients were iv methylprednisolone pulse azithromycin for 5 days.
Other Names:
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No Intervention: azithromycin
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control patients were iv azithromycin for 5 days.
Other Names:
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
---|---|---|
efficacy of methylprednisolone pulse macrolide therapy for children with refractory MPP.
Time Frame: 3-year
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compare the temperature , infiltration absorption,atelectasis resolution, pleural effusion disappearance,serum levels of ferritin and LDH between methylprednisolone pulse macrolide therapy group and macrolide therapy group .
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3-year
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Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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safety of methylprednisolone pulse macrolide therapy for children with refractory MPP.
Time Frame: 3-year
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observe the further complications of infection between methylprednisolone pulse macrolide therapy group and macrolide therapy group .
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3-year
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Collaborators and Investigators
Sponsor
Publications and helpful links
Helpful Links
Study record dates
Study Major Dates
Study Start
Primary Completion (Actual)
Study Completion (Actual)
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
First Posted (Estimate)
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Estimate)
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
Last Verified
More Information
Terms related to this study
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
- Infections
- Respiratory Tract Infections
- Respiratory Tract Diseases
- Lung Diseases
- Pleural Diseases
- Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections
- Bacterial Infections
- Bacterial Infections and Mycoses
- Pneumonia, Bacterial
- Pleurisy
- Mycoplasmatales Infections
- Pneumonia
- Pleuropneumonia
- Mycoplasma Infections
- Pneumonia, Mycoplasma
- Physiological Effects of Drugs
- Anti-Infective Agents
- Autonomic Agents
- Peripheral Nervous System Agents
- Anti-Inflammatory Agents
- Antineoplastic Agents
- Antiemetics
- Gastrointestinal Agents
- Glucocorticoids
- Hormones
- Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists
- Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal
- Neuroprotective Agents
- Protective Agents
- Anti-Bacterial Agents
- Prednisolone
- Methylprednisolone Acetate
- Methylprednisolone
- Methylprednisolone Hemisuccinate
- Prednisolone acetate
- Prednisolone hemisuccinate
- Prednisolone phosphate
- Azithromycin
Other Study ID Numbers
- ChiCTR-TRC2
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