Cotrimoxazole Versus Amoxicillin in the Treatment of Community Acquired Pneumonia in Children Aged 2-59 Months

PHASE3CompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

505

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

July 31, 2007

Primary Completion Date

January 31, 2008

Study Completion Date

January 31, 2008

Conditions
Childhood Pneumonia
Interventions
DRUG

Amoxicillin

Oral amoxicillin (25mg/kg/dose)for 5 days

DRUG

Cotrimoxazole

Cotrimoxazole (8 mg/kg/dose trimethoprim + 40 mg/kg/dose sulphamethoxazole)

DRUG

Amoxicillin placebo

DRUG

Cotrimoxazole placebo

Trial Locations (1)

Unknown

Faculty of Medicine, Makerere University, Kampala

All Listed Sponsors
lead

Makerere University

OTHER

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