Status:
COMPLETED
Impact of Oximetry on Hospitalization in Acute Bronchiolitis
Lead Sponsor:
The Hospital for Sick Children
Conditions:
Bronchiolitis
Eligibility:
All Genders
6-12 years
Phase:
PHASE4
Brief Summary
To determine, in previously healthy infants 6 weeks to 12 months of age, diagnosed with acute bronchiolitis and monitored by hourly oximetry, if the probability of hospitalization within 72 hours of a...
Detailed Description
This is the first bronchiolitis study to examine the clinical and economic impact of making disposition decision on primarily clinical grounds, while blinding the physicians to oxygen saturations by p...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Acute bronchiolitis
- Age 4 weeks to 12 months
- Baseline Respiratory Disease Assessment Instrument (RDAI) ≥ 3 points
- Informed consent
- Availability of a telephone
Exclusion
- Pre-existing pulmonary or cardiac distress, neuromuscular disease, congenital or acquired airway anomalies, hemoglobinopathies, or chronic hypoxia
- Severe respiratory distress, defined as the retraction component on the RDAI as 8 out of possible 9 points
- True baseline oxygen saturation less than 88% in room air
- Transfers from other institutions
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
March 1 2008
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
May 1 2013
Estimated Enrollment :
213 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00673946
Start Date
March 1 2008
End Date
May 1 2013
Last Update
December 9 2013
Active Locations (1)
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The Hospital for Sick Children
Toronto, Ontario, Canada