Nebulized 3% Hypertonic Saline in the Treatment of Acute Bronchiolitis

January 24, 2019 updated by: University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

A Randomized Trial of Nebulized 3% Hypertonic Saline in the Treatment of Acute Bronchiolitis in The Emergency Department

This is a randomized, double-blind, controlled trial in the Pediatric Emergency Department. The primary objective is to determine whether nebulized 3% hypertonic saline is more effective than nebulized 0.9% saline in the treatment of bronchiolitis in the emergency department.

Study Overview

Status

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Completed

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

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Study Type

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Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

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52

Phase

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  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

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Study Locations

  • United States
    • Texas
      • Dallas, Texas, United States, 75235
        • UT Southwestern Medical Center; Children's Medical Center

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study

2 months to 1 year (Child)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Children 2-12 months of age presenting to Emergency Department
  • Patients with a diagnosis of bronchiolitis defined as the first episode of wheezing and/or crackles in a child younger than 12 months who has physical findings of a viral respiratory infection and has no other explanation for the wheezing and/or crackles
  • Patients with an RDAI score ≥ 6 as measured by a trained respiratory therapist

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Previous history of wheezing
  • Known heart or lung disease
  • Premature birth defined as birth before 37 weeks gestation
  • Immunosuppression or immunodeficiency
  • Treatment with corticosteroids in the previous 48 hours
  • Critically ill children - progressive respiratory failure requiring higher level of care, vital signs instability/need for emergency interventions to prevent clinical deterioration
  • Oxygen saturation <85% on room air at the time of recruitment

Study Plan

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How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Quadruple

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm

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Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

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Experimental: 3% hypertonic saline group
Once consented, the study drug (in this arm: 3% Hypertonic Saline) will be ordered by a physician at the request of a study team member. Once the drug order set is received by a pharmacist, he/she will obtain the study drug from an Omnicell and prepare the medication to a volume of 3 mL in a syringe with a blinded study label prepared in advance by the IDS pharmacy. The pharmacist will then give the study drug to the patient's respiratory therapist or the bedside nurse. The respiratory therapist or the nurse will pour the drug from a syringe to an inhaler cup and the study drug will be given by the standard nebulizer over the course of 15 minutes.
Drug: 3% Hypertonic Saline
Within 5-15 minutes following the administration of the study drug, the Respiratory Distress Assessment Instrument (RDAI) score will be reassessed and study interventions are complete. The patient will be observed for one hour in the emergency department (ED). However, further treatments may be started immediately upon discretion of the treating physician. If the patient is discharged home study PI and/or research assistant will call the parents 7 days from the ED visit to check the number of visits to their primary doctor and/or EDs due to same illness.
Other Names:
  • Experimental
Placebo Comparator: 0.9% normal saline group
Once consented, the study drug (in this arm: 0.9% normal saline) will be ordered by a physician at the request of a study team member. Once the drug order set is received by a pharmacist, he/she will obtain the study drug from an Omnicell and prepare the medication to a volume of 3 mL in a syringe with a blinded study label prepared in advance by the IDS pharmacy. The pharmacist will then give the study drug to the patient's respiratory therapist or the bedside nurse. The respiratory therapist or the nurse will pour the drug from a syringe to an inhaler cup and the study drug will be given by the standard nebulizer over the course of 15 minutes.
Drug: 0.9 % normal saline
Within 5-15 minutes following the administration of the study drug, the Respiratory Distress Assessment Instrument (RDAI) score will be reassessed and study interventions are complete. The patient will be observed for one hour in the emergency department (ED). However, further treatments may be started immediately upon discretion of the treating physician. If the patient is discharged home study PI and/or research assistant will call the parents 7 days from the ED visit to check the number of visits to their primary doctor and/or EDs due to same illness.
Other Names:
  • Placebo

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

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Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Respiratory Assessment Change Score (RACS)
Time Frame: 5-15 minutes
The primary outcome variable is the Respiratory Assessment Change Score (RACS) which is a sum of the change in the Respiratory Distress Assessment Instrument (RDAI)score plus a standardized score for the change in respiratory rate; the change in respiratory rate is assigned 1 point per each 10% change in the respiratory rate.The RDAI score is the sum of the row scores, with total range 0 to 17; higher scores indicate more severe disease.
5-15 minutes

Secondary Outcome Measures

Secondary Outcome Measures

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Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Rate of Hospitalizations
Time Frame: 24 hours
24 hours

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Sponsor

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University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Investigators

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  • Study Director: Mohamed Badawy, MD, UT Southwestern Medical Center

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

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December 1, 2013

Primary Completion (Actual)

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December 1, 2014

Study Completion (Actual)

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December 1, 2014

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

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January 3, 2014

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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January 3, 2014

First Posted (Estimate)

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January 7, 2014

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

Last Update Posted

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January 25, 2019

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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January 24, 2019

Last Verified

Last Verified

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January 1, 2019

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  • STU 012013-040

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