Health Condition 1: null- Children with acute lower respiratory infection with wheeze Health Condition 2: J22- Unspecified acute lower respiratory infection
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Vitamin A chewing tablet: Intervention-Vitamin A chewing tablet 50,000IU s (50000IU at age 6month
100 000 IU at age 12months
200 000 IU at age â?¥12months)
Control Intervention1: placebo: Control- sugar coated chocolate
Sponsors
Nil
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: : Children from 2 months of age to less than 12 years of age who are diagnosed with acute lower respiratory tract infections with wheeze and whose parents are willing to give consent are included in the study.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Children who are suffering from obvious marasmus or edema, with severe non respiratory tract infections, established chronic lung disease, gastrointestinal disease, congenital malformations, neurological disease, who is accompanied by an unreliable informant, are excluded from the study.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| â?¢ Duration of hospitalization (in days): â?¢ Duration of fever to resolve (in days): Timepoint: At admission (Baseline), At discharge | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Duration of oxygen therapy (in hours):Timepoint: Baseline and hours of oxygen therapy needed in hospital | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactARUN BABU T
IGMCRI, Puducherry
Outcome results
None listed