Effects of Inhaled Nitric Oxide in the Treatment of Acute Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure (AHRF) in Pediatrics
Respiratory Insufficiency, Anoxemia
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Respiratory Insufficiency focused on measuring Acute hypoxemic respiratory failure
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion criteria: Admitted to pediatric intensive care unit and have the diagnosis of acute respiratory failure 44 weeks post conceptional age to 16 years of age Oxygenation Index (OI) >=12 cm H2O/mmHg (as determined by two separate measurement taken 30 minutes to 4 hours apart) Recent chest x-ray (within 24 hours) showing at least unilateral infiltrations Mechanically ventilated <= 7 days Exclusion criteria: Immunocompromised Received a bone marrow transplant Active oncological condition Persistent right to left intracardiac shunt Cardiovascular surgery within the last 14 days Status asthmaticus Decision by primary care physician not to provide full support Received treatment with nitric oxide for inhalation or other investigational medications within 24 hours prior to study initiation, participating in surfactant trials Chronically ventilated Pregnant
Sites / Locations
- Chrildren's Hospital of Orange County
- Stanford University Medical Center
- The Children's Hospital
- Nemours Children's Clinic
- Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at Egleston
- University of Chicago, Children's Hospital
- Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - Shreveport
- The Johns Hopkins Hospital
- Children's Hospital at Montefiore
- New York Presbyterian Hospital
- Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron
- The Cleveland Clinic Foundation
- Children's Hospital
- Oregon Health and Science University
- The Medical University of South Carolina
- University of Virginia Pediatric Critical Care
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Placebo Comparator
Experimental
2
1
Nitrogen gas
Inhaled Nitric Oxide