Active clinical trials for "Bronchiolitis"

Randomized trial of chest physiotherapy in outpatients with bronchiolitis under two years of age, during two consecutive seasonal outbreaks.

The investigators hypothesized that oral Dexamethasone in addition to nebulized Salbutamol will improve the Bronchiolitis Clinical Severity Score,duration of treatment in the short stay unit,need for hospitalization and readmissions to the pediatric emergency in a subgroup of patients diagnosed as Bronchiolitis with either eczema and or a parental or sibling history of Asthma. Two groups randomized will be given Nebulized Ventolin plus either oral Dexamethasone or placebo for 5 days. Bronchiolitis severity score plus vital signs will be recorded regularly until patient is fit for discharge. Patients will be discharged on Ventolin inhaler and to complete the five days course of oral Dexamethasone Patients will be followed up for 7 days post discharge by telephone.

Acute bronchiolitis is a common, distressing illness affecting children. A virus infects the lungs, and then the airways become blocked, leading to difficulties with breathing. It is the most common reason why children are admitted to hospital, with 1-3% of all children admitted to hospital during their first winter, creating enormous strains on NHS services. The majority of those admitted with the condition are under six months of age and the associated stress for parents is considerable. After forty years of research the best treatment we have is supportive care and oxygen. Recent research suggests that salt water, sprayed as a mist so that the children can breathe it in ('nebulised 3% hypertonic saline') might help children with acute bronchiolitis. Scientists think that the salt water changes the mucus which blocks the airways so that it can be cleared more easily. Three small research studies all suggested that a child's time in hospital could be reduced by a quarter by using this treatment. If this was true, it would be good for children, their families and the children's wards trying to cope with the large numbers admitted with bronchiolitis every year. To decide whether this treatment should be used throughout the NHS, we need to run a randomised controlled trial of hypertonic saline in a large number of children. The trial will tell us if adding saline to usual care reduces distress in both children and parents, as well as whether it reduces the length of time they stay in hospital. We will then know if the treatment is the best thing for children with bronchiolitis and whether it provides the NHS with good value for money.

This was a randomized, double blinded, controlled trial. The aim of the study was to compare xylometazoline HCL nasal drops to inhalation of epinephrine as a treatment for bronchiolitis. The study hypothesis is:xylometazoline HCL nasal drops treatment is good as epinephrine inhalation for treatment of bronchiolitis. Signed informed consent was obtained from a parent of each child. And the human ethics committee of our hospital approved the study according to the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki.(Approved - 2002) Patients: 65 infants who were admitted to Pediatric A- a general pediatric ward, in Schneider Children's Medical Center because of bronchiolitis during winter in two consecutive years 2004-2005. The inclusion criteria were: Full term previously healthy Infants, ages 1-12 months, after informed consent was signed with clinical presentation of mild to moderate bronchiolitis according to a clinical score .Exclusion criteria were as follows: prematurity, congenital lung or cardiac disease, infants who had past hospitalization due to respiratory illness and severe bronchiolitis (score>7 with a range scale 0-10).

Binary randomized peep level of Helmet CPAP (1-0). The first patient enrolled will be assign to treatment 1 (10 cmH2O peep level), independently from its BSS. The following patients enrolled will be assign to treatment 0 (5 cmH2O peep level), and consecutively up to 25 patients at least. 10 cmH2O peep, 50 L/min gas flow, fraction of inspired oxygen (FiO2) 0.5 on PICU admission (random 1) 5 cmH2O peep, 50 L/min gas flow, FiO2 0.5 on PICU admission (random 0) If clinical and respiratory worsening, reduction of pH or partial oxygen arterial pressure (PaO2)/FiO2 occurs in the following first hour after Helmet CPAP treatment start, patients enrolled will receive endotracheal intubation, full face mask non invasive ventilation or higher peep level treatment (7.5-10 cmH2O) according to clinical evaluation, if necessary. In investigator's experience, early worsening of severe bronchiolitis in PICU in the first hour of Helmet CPAP treatment with 10 cmH2O peep level leads to endotracheal intubation.

This is a prospective, randomized, controlled, double-blinded, clinical trial Subject : 3mo ~ 24mo. aged infants with bronchiolitis The effect of 3 % NaCl nebulizer or dexamethasone on admission rate of these infants in ED.

Vitamin D deficiency occurs in around 50% of our transplant population. Preventive treatment with Vitamin D (D-cure) can reduce the prevalence of Bronchiolitis Obliterans Syndrome after lung transplantation

A Phase III, multi-center, randomized, controlled study designed to demonstrate the efficacy and safety of Cyclosporine Inhalation Solution (CIS)in improving survival and preventing bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome (BOS) when given prophylactically to lung transplant recipients in addition to their standard immunosuppressive regimen.

Bronchiolitis is an extremely common cause of respiratory illness in infants caused by viral infection.This study evaluates whether treatment with nitazoxanide (NTZ) reduces the duration and severity of respiratory symptoms caused by bronchiolitis. Half of the participants will receive NTZ while the other half will receive a placebo.

The purpose of this study is to determine whether nebulized hypertonic saline solution reduces the admission rate 48 hours after initial treatment in the emergency department, when compared to normal saline solution (placebo). We hypothesise that patients with bronchiolitis who receive nebulized hypertonic saline solution will have less respiratory distress, less duration of symptoms and therefore less risk of being hospitalized than those receiving normal saline solution.