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Clinical Trials/CTRI/2024/07/070571
CTRI/2024/07/070571Not yet recruitingNot Applicable

Nebulised Budesonide as an adjunct to standard first line therapy for emergency management of moderate to severe acute asthma exacerbations in children aged 2 to 18 years age.

Government Medical College and Hospital Chandigarh1 site in 1 country100 target enrollmentStarted: July 23, 2024Last updated:

Trial Snapshot

Phase
Not Applicable
Status
Not yet recruiting
Sponsor
Enrollment
100
Locations
1
Primary Endpoint
Difference in proportion of patients who needed systemic corticosteroid at one hour of presentation in each group

Study Overview

Brief Summary

This study is a randomized, double blind, parallel group trial comparing the efficacy of addition of budesonide to nebulized salbutamol against standard therapy of only nebulized salbutamol for management of moderate to severe acute asthma exacerbations in children aged 2 to 18 years presenting to the Paediatric emergency department. The primary outcome will be to measure the requirement for systemic corticosteroids at hour of admission .The secondary outcome will be to compare the effect of the intervention on improvement in Paediatric asthma severity score and duration of hospital stay.

Study Design

Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
Randomized
Masking
Participant and Investigator Blinded

Eligibility Criteria

Ages
2.00 Year(s) to 18.00 Year(s) (—)
Sex
All

Inclusion Criteria

  • Children 2 to 18 years of age diagnosed to have an acute exacerbation of asthma.
  • The diagnosis will be based on the following criteria: 1.Children aged 2 to 18 years of age presenting to paediatric emergency with acute exacerbation of asthma having Paediatric asthma severity score of 8 to 15 And
  • Is a known case of childhood asthma or past history of at least two similar episodes in last 12 months relieved with bronchodilator therapy or already on controller therapy or with family history of asthma ,atopy ,nebulisations or personal history of atopic dermatitis, food allergy or allergic rhinitis.

Exclusion Criteria

  • Presence of signs or symptoms suggestive of pneumonia, tuberculosis, heart disease croup, pertussis, measles, foreign body aspiration.
  • 2.Documented fever >38 degrees Celsius 3.Life threatening exacerbation attack necessitating PICU admission and/or intubation owing to respiratory failure or depressed consciousness (GCS<8), and/or inotropes 4.Children enrolled in any other trial.
  • 5.Children previously enrolled in this trial within last one month 6.Children who have received systemic corticosteroids for any indication within the previous 4weeks.

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Difference in proportion of patients who needed systemic corticosteroid at one hour of presentation in each group

Time Frame: One hour of presentation

Secondary Outcomes

  • Difference in mean reduction in Pediatric asthma severity score indicating clinical improvement at one hour of presentation
  • Difference in mean duration of hospital stay in each group

Investigators

Sponsor
Government Medical College and Hospital Chandigarh
Sponsor Class
Government medical college
Responsible Party
Principal Investigator
Principal Investigator

Dr Jigyasa Goswami

Government Medical College and Hospital, Chandigarh

Study Sites (1)

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