Status:

COMPLETED

Budesonide Inhalation Suspension for Acute Asthma in Children

Lead Sponsor:

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Conditions:

Asthma

Acute Asthma

Eligibility:

All Genders

2-18 years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether the addition of budesonide inhalation suspension (BIS) to the standard therapy of albuterol, ipratropium bromide, and systemic corticosteroids (SCS) f...

Detailed Description

Context: Acute asthma is a leading cause of emergency department (ED) visits and hospitalizations. Although standard therapy for acute asthma includes systemic corticosteroids (SCS), these drugs take ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Chief complaint of "respiratory distress", "asthma", "trouble breathing", or "reactive airway disease"
  • Males or females age 2 to 18 years
  • Weight greater than or equal to 10 kilograms
  • Two or more prior Emergency Department or primary care visits for asthma or reactive airway disease
  • Identified in triage as either "acute" or "critical"
  • Asthma score of 8 or greater
  • Systemic corticosteroid prescribed in the Emergency Department
  • English-speaking parent/guardian present
  • Parental/guardian permission (informed consent) and if appropriate, child assent

Exclusion

  • Systemic corticosteroid use in the last 30 days
  • Chronic lung diseases including cystic fibrosis
  • Sickle cell anemia
  • Immunodeficiency
  • Cardiac disease requiring surgery or medications
  • Adverse drug reaction or allergy to budesonide, albuterol, ipratropium bromide, prednisone, prednisolone, or methylprednisolone
  • Known renal or hepatic dysfunction
  • Exposure to varicella in the last 21 days
  • Impending respiratory failure requiring positive pressure ventilation
  • Altered level of consciousness
  • Suspected foreign body aspiration or croup
  • Prior enrollment in the study

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

December 1 2006

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

November 1 2007

Estimated Enrollment :

179 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00393367

Start Date

December 1 2006

End Date

November 1 2007

Last Update

August 10 2012

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Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Emergency Department

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19104