A study of aminophylline for infants less than 12 months of age with bronchiolitis, requiring admission to intensive care
Phase 4
- Conditions
- BronchiolitisInfection - Other infectious diseases
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12608000608369
- Lead Sponsor
- Prof Frank Shann
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Stopped early
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 274
Inclusion Criteria
Clinical diagnosis of bronchiolitis, defined as a first or second episode of wheezing or respiratory distress associated with an upper respiratory tract infection
Admission to a paediatric intensive care unit
Exclusion Criteria
Contraindication to aminophylline (previous severe reaction, previous atrial or ventricular arrythmia, previous seizures, previous liver dysfunction)
Episode of apnoea requiring treatment with aminophylline
Previous admission to the study
Pertussis isolated on nasopharyngeal aspirate
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method