Comparing the effectiveness, safety and cost of high flow oxygen and standard (low flow) oxygen in infants with bronchiolitis
Phase 4
Recruiting
- Conditions
- Bronchiolitis
- Registration Number
- SLCTR/2017/017
- Lead Sponsor
- Department of Paediatrics Faculty of Medicine, University of Jaffna
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- Not specified
Inclusion Criteria
1. Male and female infants (less than 1 year of age)
2. Clinically diagnosed to have moderate bronchiolitis (RADI score of 4 or above)
3. Oxygen saturation in air is less than 94%
4. Receiving in ward treatment
Exclusion Criteria
1. Infants admitted directly to the intensive care unit (ICU)
2. Infants with upper airway abnormalities
3. Infants with congenital heart disease or neuromuscular anomalies
4. Infants with diagnosed immune deficiency
5. Infants with chronic lung disease such as bronchiolitis obliterans
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method eed for paediatric intensive care unit (PICU) admission and intubation [30 minutes after intervention and then<br>• Hourly for 2 hours <br>• 2 hourly for 4 hours<br>• 4 hourly until completion of 24 hours after initiation of treatment<br>• 8 hourly until completion 48 hours after initiation of treatment]<br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method