Breath-Actuated Nebulizer Versus Conventional Continuous-Output Nebulizer in Pediatric Asthma Patients
Stopped early · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Asthma
In brief
A Breath-Actuated Nebulizer is a newer type of nebulizer device that creates aerosol only when a patient is inhaling, rather than creating aerosol continuously. It is thought that breath-actuated nebulizer devices may deliver asthma rescue medications to patients' lungs more effectively and therefore lead them to recover from asthma attacks faster than conventional continuous-output nebulizer devices. This study compares outcomes including hospital admission rates, number of nebulized treatments required, and patient/family satisfaction when a breath-actuated nebulizer device versus a conventional continuous-output nebulizer is used to deliver asthma medications to pediatric asthma patients in the emergency department.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT01045174
- Run by
- University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
- People needed
- 180
- Starts
- 2008-12-01
- Expected to finish
- 2010-12-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2020-11-25
Who can join
Age: 1 and older, up to 17. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- children 1-17 years old with known history of asthma
- children must be presenting to the emergency department for treatment of acute asthma
- children must qualify to be treated for acute asthma according to an existing standardized asthma care algorithm
You may not qualify if…
- concomitant chronic respiratory or cardiac disease such as cystic fibrosis, congenital heart disease, or bronchopulmonary dysplasia
- no prior history of asthma
- pregnancy
- reported history of drug allergy to albuterol or ipratropium bromide
- previous participation in the study within the preceding three weeks
- vital sign instability/need for immediate emergency intervention to prevent clinical deterioration
Where it is running
- Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital/University Hospitals of Cleveland Pediatric Emergency Department — Cleveland, Ohio, United States
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