Acute bronchiolitis. Acute bronchiolitis
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Intervention group: prescribing syrup Zinc gluconate 1%
produced by Simorgh Darou Attar Company, for 5 days
children younger than 1 year of age will receive 10 mg in two divided doses and those over the age of 1 year will receive 20 mg in two divided doses. Intervention 2: Control group: prescribing Placebo
children younger than 1 year of age will receive 10 mg in two divided doses and those over the age of 1 year will receive 20 mg in two divided doses.
Sponsors
Ardabil University of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
2 Months to 23 Months
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Aged between 2 to 23 months First episode of wheezing following the viral infection of the upper respiratory tract Presence of clinical manifestations of acute bronchiolitis Absence of consolidation on the chest x-ray
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: patients with history of more than one episode of wheezing history of asthma and allergy in the patients and their family congenital heart disease malnutrition low birth weight previous antibiotic therapy pneumonia intrauterine growth retardation (IUGR)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Tachypnea. Timepoint: Before the intervention; 24 hours, 72 hours and 7 days after the intervention. Method of measurement: Clinical examinations.;Dyspnea. Timepoint: Before the intervention; 24 hours, 72 hours and 7 days after the intervention. Method of measurement: Clinical examinations.;Fever. Timepoint: Before the intervention; 24 hours, 72 hours and 7 days after the intervention. Method of measurement: Clinical examinations. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactDr Adel Ahadi
Ardabil University of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed