U.S., March 7 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07455396) titled 'Pediatric Asthma Trial of Corticosteroid Heterogeneity (PATCH): Trial of Dexamethasone Versus Methylprednisolone for Pediatric Critical Asthma' on March 03.
Brief Summary: Acute asthma exacerbation is caused by dysregulated pulmonary inflammatory pathways such that standard treatment includes prompt administration of exogenous systemic corticosteroids (SCs), but there remains an ongoing dialogue among the expert medical community regarding the superiority of specific SCs including dose, frequency of administration, route, and delivery. Regimens are often chosen based on provider preference, and different strategies include once-dail...