Active clinical trials for "Status Asthmaticus"

Status asthmaticus is recognized as a common cause of morbidity in children in the United States. In recent years, hospitalization rates have reached an all time high. This study will evaluate the safety, tolerability and clinical benefit of adding Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation (NPPV)to regular care in children with moderate to moderately severe status asthmaticus.

Bilevel Positive Airway Pressure (BiPAP) is increasingly being reported as an effective and safe method of respiratory support for children with severe asthma exacerbations unresponsive to standard therapies and with impending respiratory failure. Much of the evidence base supporting its use comes from retrospective observational studies, and there is currently a lack of data from randomized controlled trials to inform this practice. The investigators hypothesize that the use of BiPAP in children with moderate to severe asthma exacerbations could reduce the length of hospital stay, need for invasive ventilation, and use of intravenous bronchodilators. The investigators aim to test this hypothesis by randomizing children attending the Emergency Department with a moderate to severe clinical severity score refractory to inhaled bronchodilators to receive either BiPAP in addition to standard asthma care, or standard care alone.

Status Asthmaticus is recognized as a common cause of morbidity in children in the United States (CDC). In recent years, hospitalization rates have reached an all time high. This study will evaluate the effect of early use of noninvasive positive pressure ventilation (NPPV) in children admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) with moderate to moderately severe status asthmaticus to test the hypothesis that early initiation of NPPV plus standard of care will result in decreased length of PICU stay, significant improvement in clinical asthma score (CAS) and reduced patient care costs when compared to standard of care alone.

This study evaluates the impact of video communication via telemedicine on the quality of emergency care provided to children by paramedic teams supported by a remote physician in a simulated out-of-hospital setting. Half of the paramedic teams will use a video telemedicine platform for communication with a physician, while the other half will use an audio-only platform.

The purpose of this investigation is to perform a pilot study assessing the safety and utility of intravenous ketamine as an adjuvant therapy in the emergency department setting for pediatric patients in acute status asthmaticus who have failed standard emergency therapy.

Our study is a prospective double-blind randomized study performed in the Emergency Department (ED). The objective of our study was to demonstrate the additive effect of high and repeated doses of inhaled budesonide combined with the standard treatment of acute asthma in adult managed in the ED

The purpose of this study is to determine whether nebulized magnesium sulphate is effective in the treatment of acute severe asthma when comparison with intravenous magnesium sulphate

The purpose of this study is to determine whether extra fine formoterol/beclomethasona are more effective in the treatment of asthmatic crisis when added to conventional treatment compared with conventional treatment alone.

The purpose of this study is to determine if montelukast, in addition to standard treatment is helpful in treating patients ages 2-5 who are in the hospital because of status asthmaticus.

The purpose of this study is to determine if montelukast, in addition to standard treatment is helpful in treating patients ages 6-18 who are in the hospital because of status asthmaticus.