The Utility of Pretracheal Stethoscope in Detecting Respiratory Abnormalities in Sedated Children

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Sedation

In brief

The purpose of the study is to validate the diagnostic performance of the amplified pretracheal stethoscope (APS) to detect sedation-related adverse acute respiratory events in propofol sedated nonintubated children. To determine the sensitivity/specificity and positive/negative predictive value of the APS in detecting sedation-related adverse acute respiratory events in propofol sedated nonintubated children.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01957566

Run by

University of Wisconsin, Madison

People needed

105

Starts

2015-02-01

Expected to finish

2017-03-22

Last updated by the study team

2018-12-26

Who can join

Age: 2 and older, up to 18. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Patients 2 years to 18 years of age undergoing induction and maintenance of propofol sedation at the American Family Children's Hospital (AFCH) Pediatric Sedation Clinic
• American Society of Anesthesiology score (ASA) of 1-2

You may not qualify if…

• ASA scoring > 3
• Oxygen requirement and cardiorespiratory instability
• Allergy to propofol or its components
• Patients requiring propofol sedation outside the AFCH Pediatric Sedation Clinic

Where it is running

• American Family Children's Hospital (AFCH) — Madison, Wisconsin, United States

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