Twice-daily amoxicillin for mild childhood pneumonia
Treatments studied
Part of Infections, Lungs & breathing clinical trials.
This trial tests whether twice-daily amoxicillin helps treat non-severe pneumonia in children. It may be a good option if your child has a mild form confirmed by symptoms and a chest X-ray.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- Your child is between 3 months and 18 years old
- They have cough and/or trouble breathing, plus signs of pneumonia (fast breathing or abnormal lung sounds)
- They have fever and a chest X-ray that doctors read as pneumonia
- They do NOT have danger signs like severe trouble breathing, shock, or fluid/pus around the lung
- They have no known severe allergic reaction to penicillin or amoxicillin, and no serious past skin reactions from amoxicillin
- They have not taken amoxicillin in the last month, and are not being admitted for another urgent problem
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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