Status:
COMPLETED
Effectiveness and Cost Study Comparing Two Ways to Deliver Albuterol for the Treatment of Asthma in the Hospital
Lead Sponsor:
Akron Children's Hospital
Conditions:
Status Asthmaticus
Eligibility:
All Genders
12-18 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This study will be conducted as a randomized, double blinded, controlled trial. The control group will receive albuterol delivered by a nebulizer along with placebo treatments delivered by a metered d...
Detailed Description
Studies looking at the use of beta-2-agonists given by MDIs with a spacer and mask in children greater than 2 years have described fewer side effects than when the same medications are given as nebuli...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Children 1 to 18 years of age with a known history of asthma being admitted to Akron Children's Hospital general medical floor for the treatment of moderate to severe asthma exacerbations
Exclusion
- Children who have a concurrent pneumonia or bronchiolitis (diagnosed clinically or by chest x-ray)
- Have a diagnosis of chronic lung disease (ex. cystic fibrosis, bronchopulmonary dysplasia, chronic aspiration)
- Have cyanotic congenital heart disease, a congenital anomaly of the respiratory tract, or who are tracheostomy or ventilator dependent.
- Children who are determined by the Emergency Department (ED) or general pediatrics service to need ICU level care on admission will also be excluded.
- Children will also be excluded if their legal guardian does not speak English as all consent forms will be written and reviewed with guardians in English.
- Children will also be excluded if their legal guardians disagree on consent to participate, or if a child 9 years or older and their legal guardians disagree on study participation.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
February 1 2008
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
April 1 2012
Estimated Enrollment :
11 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00623688
Start Date
February 1 2008
End Date
April 1 2012
Last Update
January 14 2015
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Akron Children's Hospital
Akron, Ohio, United States, 44308-1062