New study compares two inhaled steroids for treating wheezing in babies

Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.

Inclusion Criteria: * Age: 0-24 months, gender unlimited; * Clinical diagnosis: infantile wheezing, with the diagnostic criteria referring to Zhu Futang Practical Pediatrics (9th Edition); * Inpatients with acute clinical manifestations including wheezing, cough, sputum, and bilateral lung wheezes (wheezing and wheezes are mandatory), and the total score of wheezing symptoms and signs (including wheezing + wheezes) ≥ 2 points; * The onset of the above wheezing symptoms is within 72 hours; * The guardian of the subject consents and signs the informed consent form. Exclusion Criteria: * Children with a clear diagnosis of congenital heart disease (excluding patent ductus arteriosus or patent foramen ovale), primary immunodeficiency, bronchopulmonary dysplasia, bronchiectasis, foreign bodies in the bronchi, pulmonary tuberculosis, or other congenital malformations that may cause wheezing diseases; * Those with comorbid primary diseases of the circulatory system, digestive system, urinary system, endocrine system, hematopoietic system, and immune system; * Those with severe respiratory insufficiency; * Those allergic to the study drugs; * Those who have received systemic hormone therapy during the current episode of the disease are not eligible for enrollment; * Before enrollment, any one of the laboratory test indicators meets the following criteria: Alanine Aminotransferase (ALT) and Aspartate Aminotransferase (AST) \> 2 times the Upper Limit of Normal (ULN) (refer to the normal reference range of laboratory tests in the participating research center); Serum Creatinine (Scr) * the Upper Limit of Normal. * Those who have participated in other clinical trials within the past 90 days are not eligible for enrollment; * Those who the researcher deems unsuitable for participating in the clinical trial are not eligible for enrollment.