Prophylactic Sodium Supplementation for Children Hospitalized With Pneumonia

NCT ID: NCT06951347

Last Updated: 2025-09-22

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

140 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2025-05-01

Study Completion Date

2025-06-05

Brief Summary

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The goal of this clinical trial is to study the impact of sodium supplementation on hospital outcomes of children with pneumonia.

It aims to answer:

* Does sodium supplementation lower the length of hospital stay in children with pneumonia?
* Does potassium supplementation lower the length of hospital stay in children with pneumonia?

Researchers will compare the intervention arm to the control arm to see if the intervention lowers the length of hospital stay.

Participants will:

• Take one sachet of oral rehydration solution (ORS) every day for 3 days.

Detailed Description

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The study is a randomized clinical trial that will be conducted on hospitalized children with pneumonia after considering exclusion criteria.

The enrolled children will be randomly divided into two groups: the intervention group and the control group. The intervention group will receive the ORS daily for 3 days.

All children will be followed until discharge from the hospital, and their clinical outcomes will be assessed.

Conditions

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Childhood Pneumonia

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

OTHER

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Investigators Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Intervention Group

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Oral Rehydration Solution

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

one sachet every day for 3 days

Control Group

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Oral Rehydration Solution

one sachet every day for 3 days

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Infants and children aged between 1 month and 5 years.
* Patients diagnosed with pneumonia according to World Health Organization (WHO) criteria.

Exclusion Criteria

* Children with other comorbidities.
* Those whose parents will show disapproval for the participation of the study.
* Children on medications that affect sodium and potassium levels.
Minimum Eligible Age

1 Month

Maximum Eligible Age

5 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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General Organization for Teaching Hospitals and Institutes

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Marwa Taha, MD

Fellow of Pediatrics, Mataria Teaching Hospital (Principal Investigator)

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Marwa Taha, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Mataria Teaching Hospital, General Organization for Teaching Hospitals and Institutes, Cairo, Egypt

Hoda Atef Abdelsattar Ibrahim, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt

Locations

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Mataria Teaching Hospital

Cairo, , Egypt

Site Status

Countries

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Egypt

Other Identifiers

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HM000174

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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