Comparison of Nebulizers in ED in Pediatric Asthma Patients

Stopped early · Phase 4

Conditions studied: Asthma

In brief

The primary objective will be, in an open-label randomized trial, a comparison of emergency department (ED) length of stay (LOS) between children experiencing acute asthma treated with two different nebulizers. Secondary outcomes will include admission rates, hospital LOS, need for additional therapies, transfers to a higher level of care, side-effects, and unscheduled return visits

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01951378

Run by

Seton Healthcare Family

People needed

40

Starts

2013-09-01

Expected to finish

2016-07-01

Last updated by the study team

2021-04-08

Who can join

Age: 3 and older, up to 17. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Age ≥ 3 years and < 18 years
• History of physician-diagnosed asthma
• Presenting to ED with acute asthma exacerbation according to attending physician

You may not qualify if…

• PAS score < 3
• Immediate resuscitation required
• Chronic lung disease (other than asthma)
• Congenital heart disease 5. Neuromuscular disease 6. Suspected intrathoracic foreign body 7. Is or may be pregnant 8. Currently breast feeding 9. Oral or parenteral steroids within the last 7 days 10. Allergy or other contraindication to any of the study medications

Where it is running

• Dell Children's Medical Center of Central Texas — Austin, Texas, United States

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