Acute lower respiratory tract infections child bronchitis dietary supplements pneumonia respiratory tract infections zinc
Conditions
Interventions
Children in the treatment group will given a sachet of 15 mg elemental zinc in form of zinc bis-
glycenate which will be dissolved in a glass of water before consumption. Zinc will orally admistered twice a day for 7 days or until discharge from hospital.,Children in placebo group will given plac
colour,
and taste. Placebo solution will prepared in a similar manner.
Sponsors
Srinakharinwirot University
Faculty of Medicine,
SWU
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
2 Months to 60 Months
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: children admitted to hospital with at least one specific lower respiratory signs: 1. Fast or difficult breathing, chest wall indrawing and/or 2. abnormal findings on pulmonary auscultations (crackles/cre[pitations and/or bronchial breath sounds)
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. children with a history of chronic illness such as chronic cough or chronic pulmonary diseases, asthma or congenital heart diseases 2. children who regularly taking vitamin or mineral supplementations 3. children who had history of any drug allergy
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| recovery time daily assessment of score till discharge from hospital Pediatric Respiratory Assessment Measure (PRAM) score | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Zinc levels at admission serum zinc levels | — |
Countries
Thailand
Contacts
Public ContactSanguansak Rerksuppaphol
Srinakharinwirot University
Outcome results
None listed