Status:

COMPLETED

Comparison of the Bulb Aspirator to a Nasal Oral Aspirator in the Treatment of Bronchiolitis

Lead Sponsor:

University of Texas at Austin

Collaborating Sponsors:

Dell Children's Medical Center of Central Texas

Conditions:

Bronchiolitis

Aspirator

Eligibility:

All Genders

1-24 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The investigators aim to compare the standard bulb aspirator with that of a nasal oral aspirator. The hypothesis is that use of a nasal oral aspirator is more effective at removing nasal secretions in...

Detailed Description

This study will be a single center, single blind, randomized controlled trial in the pediatric emergency department (ED) at Dell Children's Medical Center of Central Texas (DCMC). An ED discharge diag...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Children \>28 days of life to \< 2 years of age discharged home from the DCMC ED with a diagnosis of bronchiolitis (diagnosis made per provider discretion)
  • Caregiver fluent in English or Spanish

Exclusion

  • Previous enrollment
  • Hospital admission
  • Parental refusal to be randomized to an aspirator device (i.e., family prefers current device and does not wish to be randomized to a potentially different product)
  • Current bacterial pneumonia
  • Diagnosis of asthma
  • Chronic lung disease
  • Significant underlying cardiac disease
  • Chronic neuromuscular disease

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

November 22 2017

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

March 21 2019

Estimated Enrollment :

236 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03288857

Start Date

November 22 2017

End Date

March 21 2019

Last Update

April 19 2019

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Dell Children's Medical Center of Central Texas

Austin, Texas, United States, 78723