Status:

COMPLETED

Bedside Lung Ultrasound in Young Children Presenting to the Emergency Department (ED) With Wheezing

Lead Sponsor:

Children's National Research Institute

Conditions:

Wheezing

Bronchiolitis

Eligibility:

All Genders

Up to 24 years

Brief Summary

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 t...

Detailed Description

Specific Aim 1: To qualify lung US findings in a convenience sample of young children presenting to the ED with bronchiolitis with review by a second provider to determine the reproducibility of the f...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Age less than or equal to 24 months
  • Presenting to the pediatric ED with wheezing

Exclusion

  • 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

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

October 1 2012

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

October 1 2013

Estimated Enrollment :

30 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01452945

Start Date

October 1 2012

End Date

October 1 2013

Last Update

May 21 2015

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Children's National Medical Center Division of Emergency Medicine

Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States, 10010