# The Efficacy of Zinc as Adjunct Therapy in the Treatment of Severe Pneumonia in Children

> **NCT00373100** · PHASE3 · COMPLETED · sponsor: **Makerere University** · enrollment: 328 (estimated)

## Conditions studied

- Pneumonia

## Interventions

- **DRUG:** Zinc acetate
- **DRUG:** Placebo

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT00373100
- **Lead sponsor:** Makerere University
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** PHASE3
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2006-09
- **Primary completion:** 2007-03
- **Final completion:** 2007-03
- **Target enrollment:** 328 (ESTIMATED)
- **Last updated:** 2009-07-07


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT00373100

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT00373100, "The Efficacy of Zinc as Adjunct Therapy in the Treatment of Severe Pneumonia in Children". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-07-28 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT00373100. Licensed CC0.

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