How Effective is Nebulization With 3% Hypertonic Saline Against 0.9% Normal Saline In Children With Viral Lung Infection.
Phase 2
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: J219- Acute bronchiolitis, unspecified
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2024/02/063234
- Lead Sponsor
- E AJAYA KUMAR
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
Previously healthy infants and children below 24 months of age admitted with first episode of respiratory tract infection with wheeze, starting as a viral upper respiratory infection (coryza, cough, fever), and a clinical severity score above 04.
Exclusion Criteria
Children with previous episode of wheezing, chronic cardio-pulmonary disease or immunodeficiency; critical illness at presentation requiring ventilator support; the use of nebulised HS within the previous 12 hours; or premature birth (gestational age 34 weeks), X Ray showing significant findings like consolidation patches, collapse lung, pleural effusion will be excluded from the study.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method