Use of High Frequency Chest Compression in Pediatric Status Asthmaticus
Stopped early · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Pediatric, Asthma, Acute Exacerbation, Pediatric ICU
In brief
Asthma is a disease resulting in mucus hypersecretion and airways obstruction. This causes difficulty breathing. The High Frequency Chest Compressor (HFCC) is a device that has been shown to decrease respiratory complications in individuals with severe disability who are unable to clear airway secretions. There is a lack of studies using this device in children with asthma. The device has been shown in a study to be safe in children with asthma. The investigators propose that using this device in our pediatric patients hospitalized in the pediatric ICU with asthma will result in decreased pediatric ICU stay. The investigators will also look at asthma severity, total days of hospital stay and chest discomfort while on therapy.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT00552448
- Run by
- Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
- People needed
- 36
- Starts
- 2007-10-01
- Expected to finish
- 2014-09-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2016-09-14
Who can join
Age: 2 and older, up to 21. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- 2 to 21 yo (VEST approved for over two yo) Admitted to PICU for status asthmaticus Negative urine pregnancy test prior to initiation of study in those with menses
You may not qualify if…
- Absolute contraindication to VEST use:
- Unstable head or neck injury
- Active hemorrhage with hemodynamic instability
- Intracranial pressure > 20 mmHg or those in whom intracranial pressures should be avoided (was a relative contraindication but after discussion moved to absolute)
- Presence of anomalies such as:
- Former premature infant with BPD
- Congenital bronchogenic or pulmonary anomaly (i.e. CF)
- Congenital heart disease
Where it is running
- Stony Brook University Medical Center — Stony Brook, New York, United States
- Spartanburg Regional Medical Center — Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States
- Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center — Lubbock, Texas, United States
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