Status:
COMPLETED
Safety Study of Home Oxygen Therapy for Children With Acute Bronchiolitis
Lead Sponsor:
Princess Margaret Hospital for Children
Conditions:
Bronchiolitis
Eligibility:
All Genders
3-24 years
Phase:
PHASE3
Brief Summary
Home oxygen therapy is considered an appropriate and relatively safe option for children with chronic respiratory problems such as chronic lung disease of prematurity, but the use of home oxygen thera...
Detailed Description
Acute bronchiolitis is the most common reason for hospital admission in children aged less than 1 year in developed countries. Over the last 25 years, hospitalization rates and admission duration have...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- 3 - 24 months of age (corrected gestation)
- Clinical diagnosis of acute bronchiolitis
- Adequate feeding (\>50% normal) \& hydration
- O2 saturation \>92% on \<1litre/minute nasal cannula oxygen.
- Observed and clinically stable for at least 24 hours in hospital
- Pass modified "safety in air test "
- Caregivers must be counseled about risk of smoking around a child receiving oxygen supplementation
- Caregivers must be adequately educated about home oxygen
- HiTH nurses able to visit at home at least twice daily, in addition to daily phone call
- Paediatrician agrees that child is eligible for recruitment in study
Exclusion
- Pre-existing cardiac, pulmonary (including chronic lung disease of infancy, cystic fibrosis and congenital or acquired airway anomalies), and neuromuscular disorders
- History of apnea
- Prematurity \<34 weeks gestation
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
August 1 2007
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 1 2007
Estimated Enrollment :
44 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00677066
Start Date
August 1 2007
End Date
December 1 2007
Last Update
May 13 2008
Active Locations (1)
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Princess Margaret Hospital for Children
Perth, Western Australia, Australia, 6001