Trial | NCT02002078  Report issue

Title

Caustic Esophageal Burns in Children and High Doses of Methylprednisolone
High Doses of Methylprednisolone in the Management of Caustic Esophageal Burns in Children

  • Phase

    Phase 4

  • Study Type

    Interventional

  • Status

    Completed No Results Posted

  • Study Participants

    83
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.
Study Started
Feb 28
2007
Primary Completion
Dec 31
2008
Study Completion
Dec 31
2008
Last Update
Dec 05
2013
Estimate

Drug methylprednisolon

Methylprednisolone, caustic burns No Intervention

Criteria 

Inclusion Criteria:

-Corrosive substance ingested children with grade IIb esophageal burn

Exclusion Criteria:

Caustic substance ingested chldren grade I, IIa and grade III esophageal burns
Caustic subtance ingested children with signs of perforation, mediastinitis, peritonitis, sespis
Caustic substance ingested children with any chronic disease
No Results Posted