Ibuprofen as a Possible Preventer of Post Bronchoscopy Fever

October 22, 2020 updated by: Shaare Zedek Medical Center

Scientific background: Bronchoscopy is a procedure commonly performed in the management of persistent respiratory illness. In the last decades this exam has become a routine and safe procedure even in children and there are few side-effects. However, one known side effect is transient fever and even high fever a few hours after the bronchoscopy. This side effect is not dangerous but very uncomfortable for the patients and it would be interesting to try to reduce this phenomena. This fever is due to a release of cytokines during the broncho-alveolar lavage procedure and not to sepsis. In a previous study a single dose of dexamethasone was shown to prevent the fever post bronchoscopy with no apparent detriment to the child. It is well known that steroids are immunosuppressive. Even though the post-bronchoscopy fever is not caused by an infection, it seems preferable to use other anti-inflammatory drugs to fight this very inconvenient side effect.

Ibuprofen (Nurofen*) is known as an effective medication to reduce fever in infectious illnesses and is even considered as superior to paracetamol. It has no immunosuppressive effect and is usually well tolerated by children with very few side effects when taken in the normal therapeutic dose of 10mg/Kg. The investigators postulate that a dose of Nurofen prior to bronchoscopy could significantly reduce fever post bronchoscopy.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

64

Phase

  • Phase 2

Contacts and Locations

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Study Locations

  • Israel
      • Jerusalem, Israel
        • Shaare Zedek Medical Center
      • Jerusalem, Israel, 91031
        • Shaare Zedek Medical Center POB 3235

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

No older than 12 years (Child)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • under twelve years of age
  • all patients undergoing bronchoscopy and bronchoalveolar lavage

Exclusion Criteria:

  • children with immune deficiency
  • allergy to NSAIDS
  • previous exacerbation of asthma due to NSAIDS
  • fever on the day of the examination
  • current antibiotic treatment

Study Plan

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How is the study designed?

Design Details

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

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Placebo Comparator: Placebo
Drug: ibuprofen
ibuprofen 10mg/kg syrup, single dose vs placebo
Drug: ibuprofen
10mg/kg syrup - single dose
Active Comparator: ibuprofen
Drug: ibuprofen
ibuprofen 10mg/kg syrup, single dose vs placebo
Drug: ibuprofen
10mg/kg syrup - single dose

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Shaare Zedek Medical Center

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Completion (Actual)

January 1, 2015

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

July 26, 2009

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 6, 2009

First Posted (Estimate)

August 7, 2009

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

October 26, 2020

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 22, 2020

Last Verified

October 1, 2020

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Other Study ID Numbers

  • 26.07.09.ctil

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