Comparison of Nebulizers in ED in Pediatric Asthma Patients

• Status: Terminated
• Trial end date: 2016-07-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The primary objective will be, in an open-label randomized trial, a comparison of emergency department (ED) length of stay (LOS) between children experiencing acute asthma treated with two different nebulizers. Secondary outcomes will include admission rates, hospital LOS, need for additional therapies, transfers to a higher level of care, side-effects, and unscheduled return visits

• Phase: Phase 4
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Seton Healthcare Family
• Treatments: Albuterol

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Age ≥ 3 years and < 18 years

• History of physician-diagnosed asthma

• Presenting to ED with acute asthma exacerbation according to attending physician

Exclusion Criteria:

• PAS score < 3

• Immediate resuscitation required

• Chronic lung disease (other than asthma)

• Congenital heart disease 5. Neuromuscular disease 6. Suspected intrathoracic foreign body 7. Is or may be pregnant 8. Currently breast feeding 9. Oral or parenteral steroids within the last 7 days 10. Allergy or other contraindication to any of the study medications