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Effects of Inhaled Nitric Oxide in the Treatment of Acute Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure (AHRF) in Pediatrics

Phase 3
Terminated
Conditions
Anoxemia
Respiratory Insufficiency
Interventions
Drug: inhaled nitric oxide
Registration Number
NCT00041561
Lead Sponsor
Mallinckrodt
Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of nitric oxide for inhalation on the duration of mechanical ventilation in pediatric patients with AHRF.

Detailed Description

Patients will receive 5-ppm study gas (nitric oxide for inhalation or placebo) until Day 28 or extubation, whichever comes first. The following will be performed / recorded at specified times during the study: arterial blood gases, ventilator settings, methemoglobin, PRISM III score, and patient positioning. Selected centers will also be performing plasma cytokine assays, broncho-alveolar lavage fluid assays and a 6 month follow-up assessment.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
TERMINATED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
55
Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
2Nitrogen gasNitrogen gas
1inhaled nitric oxideInhaled Nitric Oxide
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
arterial blood gasesbaseline through 24 hours and extubation
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
broncho-alveolar lavage fluidbaseline, 48 hours and day 5
Prone positionbaseline then daily
methemoglobinbaseline, hour 4 and 24 hours

Trial Locations

Locations (16)

The Cleveland Clinic Foundation

🇺🇸

Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Stanford University Medical Center

🇺🇸

Stanford, California, United States

Chrildren's Hospital of Orange County

🇺🇸

Orange, California, United States

Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at Egleston

🇺🇸

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Nemours Children's Clinic

🇺🇸

Orlando, Florida, United States

The Children's Hospital

🇺🇸

Denver, Colorado, United States

University of Chicago, Children's Hospital

🇺🇸

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - Shreveport

🇺🇸

Shreveport, Louisiana, United States

The Johns Hopkins Hospital

🇺🇸

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Children's Hospital at Montefiore

🇺🇸

Bronx, New York, United States

New York Presbyterian Hospital

🇺🇸

New York, New York, United States

Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron

🇺🇸

Akron, Ohio, United States

Children's Hospital

🇺🇸

Columbus, Ohio, United States

Oregon Health and Science University

🇺🇸

Portland, Oregon, United States

The Medical University of South Carolina

🇺🇸

Charleston, South Carolina, United States

University of Virginia Pediatric Critical Care

🇺🇸

Charlottesville, Virginia, United States

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