Bedside Lung Ultrasound in Young Children Presenting to the Emergency Department (ED) With Wheezing
Completed
Conditions studied: Wheezing, Bronchiolitis
In brief
Young children presenting to the Emergency Department (ED) with wheezing often have prolonged stays in the ED or even get admitted to the hospital. This is a prospective observational study in which the investigators will use bedside 2D ultrasound to evaluate the lung ultrasound findings in children less than 24 months presenting to the ED with wheezing. The investigators hypothesize that children less than 24 months presenting to the Emergency Department with wheezing will have a range of lung ultrasound findings that will include normal findings, B lines, subpleural consolidations, and pleural effusions. The investigators also hypothesize that the findings will be reproducible between two equally trained providers. The investigators also hypothesize that lung ultrasound findings patients 0-24 months presenting to the ED with wheezing will correlate with specific clinical outcomes. An exploratory analysis will be performed to look for correlations between lung US findings and acute severity, final diagnosis, presenting symptoms, prematurity, risk factors for atopy, response to treatment and radiologic or viral studies if performed.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT01452945
- Run by
- Children's National Research Institute
- People needed
- 30
- Starts
- 2012-10-01
- Expected to finish
- 2013-10-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2015-05-21
Who can join
Age: any, up to 2. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Age less than or equal to 24 months
- Presenting to the pediatric ED with wheezing
You may not qualify if…
- On home oxygen at baseline
- Cyanotic congenital cardiac disease (including: ToF, TAPVR, HLHS, d-TGA, TA, pulm atresia, critical pulm stenosis, but not including VSD, ASD, Coarctation of the Aorta)
- Endotracheal tube or tracheostomy in place and/or receiving mechanical ventilation
- Transferred from an outside hospital
Where it is running
- Children's National Medical Center Division of Emergency Medicine — Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States
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