Steroid treatment for children hospitalized with eye socket infection
Treatments studied
Part of Eyes & vision, Skin clinical trials.
This study tests whether giving a steroid medicine (dexamethasone) along with standard antibiotics helps children recover faster from an eye socket infection (orbital cellulitis). Half of the children will receive the steroid, and half will receive a placebo (a medicine with no active ingredient), to see if the steroid reduces swelling and speeds up healing.
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Who can take part
- Your child is between 2 months and 17 years old.
- Your child has been diagnosed with or is suspected to have an eye socket infection (orbital cellulitis), causing symptoms like eye pain, swelling, or trouble moving the eye.
- Your child is being admitted to the hospital or has been in the hospital for less than 36 hours.
- Your child has not taken steroid medicine (by mouth or IV) in the past week.
- Your child has not been in the hospital for an eye socket infection in the past week.
- Your child does not have a current fungal infection or a recent exposure to chickenpox (within 21 days).
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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