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          intervention_keyword,primary_outcome,secondary_outcome,secondary_sponsor,secondary_ids,source_support,ethics_reviews)>

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<!ELEMENT reg_name (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT date_registration (#PCDATA)><!-- dd/mm/yyyy -->
<!ELEMENT primary_sponsor (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT public_title (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT acronym (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT scientific_title (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT scientific_acronym (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT date_enrolment (#PCDATA)><!-- dd/mm/yyyy -->
<!ELEMENT type_enrolment (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT target_size (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT recruitment_status (#PCDATA)><!-- Pending,Recruiting,Suspended,Complete,Other -->
<!ELEMENT url (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT study_type (#PCDATA)><!-- interventional,observational -->
<!ELEMENT study_design (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT phase (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT hc_freetext (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT i_freetext (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT results_actual_enrolment (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT results_date_completed (#PCDATA)><!-- dd/mm/yyyy -->
<!ELEMENT results_url_link (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT results_summary (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT results_date_posted (#PCDATA)><!-- dd/mm/yyyy -->
<!ELEMENT results_date_first_publication (#PCDATA)><!-- dd/mm/yyyy -->
<!ELEMENT results_baseline_char (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT results_participant_flow (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT results_adverse_events (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT results_outcome_measures (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT results_url_protocol (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT results_IPD_plan (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT results_IPD_description (#PCDATA)>


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<!ELEMENT firstname (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT middlename (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT lastname (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT address (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT city (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT country1 (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT zip (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT telephone (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT email (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT affiliation (#PCDATA)>

<!ELEMENT countries (country2+)>
<!ELEMENT country2 (#PCDATA)>

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<!ELEMENT agemin (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT agemax (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT gender (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT exclusion_criteria (#PCDATA)>

<!ELEMENT health_condition_code (hc_code+)>
<!ELEMENT hc_code (#PCDATA)>

<!ELEMENT health_condition_keyword (hc_keyword+)>
<!ELEMENT hc_keyword (#PCDATA)>

<!ELEMENT intervention_code (i_code+)>
<!ELEMENT i_code (#PCDATA)>

<!ELEMENT intervention_keyword (i_keyword+)>
<!ELEMENT i_keyword (#PCDATA)>

<!ELEMENT primary_outcome (prim_outcome+)>
<!ELEMENT prim_outcome (#PCDATA)>

<!ELEMENT secondary_outcome (sec_outcome+)>
<!ELEMENT sec_outcome (#PCDATA)>

<!ELEMENT secondary_sponsor (sponsor_name+)>
<!ELEMENT sponsor_name (#PCDATA)>

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<!ELEMENT secondary_id (sec_id,issuing_authority)>
<!ELEMENT sec_id (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT issuing_authority (#PCDATA)>

<!ELEMENT source_support (source_name+)>
<!ELEMENT source_name (#PCDATA)>

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<!ELEMENT contact_name (#PCDATA)>
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<!ELEMENT contact_phone (#PCDATA)>
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<trials>
  <trial>
    <main>
      <trial_id>IRCT20190606043826N2</trial_id>
      <utrn></utrn>
      <reg_name>IRCT</reg_name>
      <date_registration>2021-07-01</date_registration>
      <primary_sponsor>Esfahan University of Medical Sciences</primary_sponsor>
      <public_title>Comparison of the effectiveness and complication of dexamethasone at doses of 8 and 24 mg in the treatment of in Hospitalized Patients with Covid-19</public_title>
      <acronym></acronym>
      <scientific_title>Comparison of the effectiveness and complication of dexamethasone at doses of 8 and 24 mg in the treatment of in Hospitalized Patients with Covid-19</scientific_title>
      <scientific_acronym></scientific_acronym>
      <date_enrolment>2021-07-06</date_enrolment>
      <type_enrolment>anticipated</type_enrolment>
      <target_size>60</target_size>
      <recruitment_status>Complete</recruitment_status>
      <url>https://irct.ir/trial/56665</url>
      <study_type>interventional</study_type>
      <study_design>Randomization: Not randomized, Blinding: Double blinded, Placebo: Not used, Assignment: Parallel, Purpose: Treatment, Blinding description: Participants (they have no information about the type of drug injected)
Responsible for data collection (on the data collection sheet, the name of the type of drug received by the patient is not mentioned)
Data analyzer (in the data sent to the analyzer, the treatment groups are listed as A and B).</study_design>
      <phase>3</phase>
      <hc_freetext>covid 19 pneumonia.</hc_freetext>
      <i_freetext>Intervention 1: Intervention group: Patients with covid 19 treated with dexamethasone 24 mg daily for 3 days and then 8 mg daily for 10 days or until discharge. Intervention 2: Control group: Patients with Covid 19 who are treated with dexamethasone 8 mg daily for 10 days or discharge time.</i_freetext>
      <results_actual_enrolment></results_actual_enrolment>
      <results_date_completed></results_date_completed>
      <results_url_link></results_url_link>
      <results_summary></results_summary>
      <results_date_posted></results_date_posted>
      <results_date_first_publication></results_date_first_publication>
      <results_baseline_char></results_baseline_char>
      <results_participant_flow></results_participant_flow>
      <results_adverse_events></results_adverse_events>
      <results_outcome_measures></results_outcome_measures>
      <results_url_protocol></results_url_protocol>
      <results_IPD_plan>Yes - There is a plan to make this available</results_IPD_plan>
      <results_IPD_description>What will be shared:
All data is potentially shareable after unidentified individuals

When:
After analyzing the results, the data access period is free

To whom:
Academic Institutions and Researchers

Conditions:
For use in future studies.

Where to obtain:
Corresponding Author

How to obtain:
Send an email to the author and get the information

Comments:
</results_IPD_description>
    </main>
    <contacts>
      <contact>
        <type>public</type>
        <firstname>Somayeh Sadeghi Haddad Zavareh</firstname>
        <middlename></middlename>
        <lastname></lastname>
        <address>Isfahan University of Medical Sciences and Health Services, Hezar Jerib St</address>
        <city>Isfahan</city>
        <country1>Iran (Islamic Republic of)</country1>
        <zip>8174673461</zip>
        <telephone>+98 31 3668 0048</telephone>
        <email>S.sadeghi117917@gmail.com</email>
        <affiliation>Esfahan University of Medical Sciences</affiliation>
      </contact>
      <contact>
        <type>scientific</type>
        <firstname>Somayeh Sadeghi Haddad Zavareh</firstname>
        <middlename></middlename>
        <lastname></lastname>
        <address>Isfahan University of Medical Sciences and Health Services, Hezar Jerib St</address>
        <city>Isfahan</city>
        <country1>Iran (Islamic Republic of)</country1>
        <zip>8174673461</zip>
        <telephone>+98 31 3668 0048</telephone>
        <email>S.sadeghi117917@gmail.com</email>
        <affiliation>Esfahan University of Medical Sciences</affiliation>
      </contact>
    </contacts>
    <countries>
      <country2>Iran (Islamic Republic of)</country2>
    </countries>
    <criteria>
      <inclusion_criteria>Hospitalized Patients with Covid-19</inclusion_criteria>
      <agemin>18 years</agemin>
      <agemax>no limit</agemax>
      <gender>Both</gender>
      <exclusion_criteria>Pregnancy
Immunodeficiency diseases
chronic liver and kidney diseases or gastrointestinal bleeding
Glucocorticoid use in the last 1 month</exclusion_criteria>
    </criteria>
    <health_condition_code>
      <hc_code>u10</hc_code>
    </health_condition_code>
    <health_condition_keyword>
      <hc_keyword>Multisystem inflammatory syndrome associated with COVID-19</hc_keyword>
    </health_condition_keyword>
    <intervention_code>
      <i_code>Treatment - Drugs</i_code>
      <i_code>Treatment - Drugs</i_code>
    </intervention_code>
    <intervention_keyword>
      <i_keyword>Intervention group: Patients with covid 19 treated with dexamethasone 24 mg daily for 3 days and then 8 mg daily for 10 days or until discharge</i_keyword>
      <i_keyword>Control group: Patients with Covid 19 who are treated with dexamethasone 8 mg daily for 10 days or discharge time</i_keyword>
    </intervention_keyword>
    <primary_outcome>
      <prim_outcome>Determination of mean arterial blood oxygen saturation with and without oxygen therapy. Timepoint: At the beginning of hospitalization and 3, 5, 7 and 10 days later. Method of measurement: pulse oxymeter.</prim_outcome>
      <prim_outcome>Shortness of breath score based on modified Borg scale. Timepoint: At the beginning of hospitalization and 3, 5, 7 and 10 days later. Method of measurement: modified Borg scale.</prim_outcome>
      <prim_outcome>Number of days required for mechanical ventilation. Timepoint: daily. Method of measurement: Counting days under mechanical ventilation.</prim_outcome>
      <prim_outcome>Measurement of serum levels of C-reactive protein. Timepoint: At the beginning of hospitalization and 3, 5, 7 and 10 days later. Method of measurement: laboratory test.</prim_outcome>
    </primary_outcome>
    <secondary_outcome>
      <sec_outcome></sec_outcome>
    </secondary_outcome>
    <secondary_sponsor>
      <sponsor_name></sponsor_name>
    </secondary_sponsor>
    <secondary_ids>
      <secondary_id>
        <sec_id></sec_id>
        <issuing_authority></issuing_authority>
      </secondary_id>
    </secondary_ids>
    <source_support>
      <source_name>Vice Chancellor for Research, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences</source_name>
    </source_support>
    <ethics_reviews>
      <ethics_review>
        <status>Approved</status>
        <approval_date>2021-05-29</approval_date>
        <contact_name>Ethics committee of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences</contact_name>
        <contact_address>Isfahan University of Medical Sciences and Health Services, Hezar Jerib St Isfahan Isfehan Iran (Islamic Republic of)</contact_address>
        <contact_phone></contact_phone>
        <contact_email></contact_email>
      </ethics_review>
    </ethics_reviews>
  </trial>
</trials>
