hypertonic saline in bronchiolitis
Not Applicable
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2010/091/001227
- Lead Sponsor
- self
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Open to Recruitment
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 250
Inclusion Criteria
Children with bronchiolitis (defined by prodrome of upper respiratory tract infection, including rhinorrhea, cough, and sometimes low-grade fever, which progresses to lower respiratory tract involvement, paroxysmal cough and dyspnoea), with pulmonary score index >0 and ≤ 6
Exclusion Criteria
previous episode of wheezing;
chronic cardiopulmonary disease;
critical illness at presentation requiring admission to intensive care; or ventilatory support;
the use of nebulised HS within the previous 12 hours;
pulmonary score index > 6;
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method imrovement in psi scoreTimepoint: when psi score less than 3
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method reduction in hospital stayTimepoint: time taken to achieve study end points