Clinical trialNCT00198666CompletedInterventional

Efficacy of Zinc in the Treatment of Pneumonia

SponsorJohns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public HealthEnrollment299Pneumonia

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Summary

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This study is designed to evaluate the efficacy of zinc supplementation in the treatment of children under the age of two years who have been hospitalized with severe pneumonia.

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Investigators

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Mathuram Santosham, MD
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Principal Investigator
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Sites

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Drugs studied

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Zinc

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Registration & key dates

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Start: 30 Sept 2003
Primary completion: 31 Aug 2004
Completion: 31 Aug 2004
Last update posted: 12 Jan 2015
Registered enrollment: 299
Registry id: NCT00198666

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