The Effect of Adjunct Vitamin a on Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Southern Iranian Children: a Randomized Clinical Trial
The Effect of Adjunct Vitamin a on Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Southern Iranian Children: a Randomized Clinical Trial
NCT ID: NCT06677684 Phase: NA Status: COMPLETED Enrollment: 105 Completion: 2021-09-18
Conditions
Community-Acquired Pneumonia, Vitamin a
Interventions
Vitamin A
Summary
This randomized clinical trial included 105 children with CAP who were admitted to Bandar Abbas Children's Hospital. Participants were randomly assigned to two groups: a control group receiving standard antibiotic therapy and an intervention group receiving standard antibiotics plus vitamin A (25,000 IU for 2 days). Key data collected included age, sex, duration of hospitalization, treatment duration, and daily Respiratory Index of Severity in Children (RISC) scores.
Primary Outcome
duration of hospitalization