The multicenter, double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized clinical trial included 56 children. The study subjects received 1.5 to 2.5 mg/kg of thalidomide or placebo once daily for eight weeks. The study found that a significantly higher number of children treated with thalidomide reached clinical remission, as opposed to the group treated with the placebo.
The researchers recommend replication of the study to confirm the clinical value of thalidomide.
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