# EFFECTIVENESS OF SINGLE DOSE ORAL DEXAMETHASONE VERSUS MULTIDOSE PREDNISOLONE FOR TREATMENT OF ACUTE EXACERBATIONS OF ASTHMA AMONG CHILDREN ATTENDING THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN HOSPITAL, ISLAMABAD

> **NCT05850143** · NA · UNKNOWN · sponsor: **DR. MOHAMMAD ALI ARIF** · enrollment: 192 (estimated)

## Conditions studied

- Asthma in Children

## Interventions

- **DRUG:** Dexamethasone
- **DRUG:** Prednisolone

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT05850143
- **Lead sponsor:** DR. MOHAMMAD ALI ARIF
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** UNKNOWN
- **Start date:** 2019-01-26
- **Primary completion:** 2023-12-26
- **Final completion:** 2023-12-26
- **Target enrollment:** 192 (ESTIMATED)
- **Last updated:** 2023-05-09


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05850143

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT05850143, "EFFECTIVENESS OF SINGLE DOSE ORAL DEXAMETHASONE VERSUS MULTIDOSE PREDNISOLONE FOR TREATMENT OF ACUTE EXACERBATIONS OF ASTHMA AMONG CHILDREN ATTENDING THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN HOSPITAL, ISLAMABAD". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-25 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT05850143. Licensed CC0.

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