Effect of Heliox on RSV Bronchiolitis

May 26, 2017 updated by: Wael Seliem

Effect of Heliox on Infants With Respiratory Syncytial Virus Acute Bronchiolitis-A Revisit Study

Helium is an inert gas with a density almost one-seventh of that of air. Based on its properties breathing a mixture of helium and oxygen (heliox) will lead to a reduction in resistance through narrowed airways and consequently decreases the work of breathing. Participating infants with RSV acute bronchiolitis will be supplied with heliox (ration of 21 oxygen and 79 helium) delivered through a flow nasal cannula to evaluate heliox effect in improving their oxygenation. Heliox will act as an additive therapy to improve oxygenation in patients with lower respiratory tract infection caused by respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) and will decrease the need for more complicated therapies.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

104

Phase

  • Phase 3

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

1 month to 2 years (Child)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Age fro 1 month till 2 years
  • RSV acute bronchiolitis without any supplemental oxygen.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • oxygen supplement or mechanical ventilation requirement
  • congenital anomalies of the heart
  • chronic lung disease including bronchopulmonary dysplasia
  • Failure to obtain an informed consent.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Active Comparator: Heliox group
receive Helium oxygen mixture 21:79 via nasal cannula 2L/min
Heliox (21:79) via nasal cannula 2 litter per minutes
Active Comparator: Air group
receive oxygen 21%via nasal cannula 2L/min
Air 21% via nasal cannula 2 litter per minutes

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Improvement in oxygenation
Time Frame: change from baseline at 24 hours after treatment
Arterial blood samples will be withdrawn through an arterial stab to determine partial pressure of arterial oxygen (PaO2)
change from baseline at 24 hours after treatment

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
improvement of respiratory distress
Time Frame: change from baseline at 24 hours after treatment
measured by the Modified Wood's Clinical Asthma Score
change from baseline at 24 hours after treatment

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

May 1, 2015

Primary Completion (Actual)

August 1, 2016

Study Completion (Actual)

May 1, 2017

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

May 24, 2017

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 26, 2017

First Posted (Actual)

May 31, 2017

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

May 31, 2017

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 26, 2017

Last Verified

May 1, 2017

More Information

Terms related to this study

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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