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Home Oxygen Therapy in the Ambulatory Treatment of Bronchiolitis (O2-Rx)
The aim of the study was to investigate the utility and safety of home management of home oxygen therapy in acute bronchiolitis. A matched case-control study, of one hundred and thirty five infants aged less than 12 months diagnosed bronchiolitis with hypoxia attending a pediatric community clinic will be randomly assigned to receive oxygen with or without standard nebulized therapy. Nebulized treatment with either 0.1% epinephrine diluted in bromhexine, or 3% hypertonic saline. Intermittent oxygen treatment will be administered 6 times daily for 7 days. Primary outcome measures will be emergency department visits/hospitalization secondary outcome measures will be changes in Bronchiolitis Caregiver Diary Score.
Details
| Lead sponsor | Meir Medical Center |
|---|---|
| Phase | Phase 4 |
| Status | UNKNOWN |
| Enrolment | 135 |
| Start date | 2011-10 |
| Completion | 2014-08 |
Conditions
- Bronchiolitis
Interventions
- Oxygen Therapy
Primary outcomes
- Home oxygen therapy in the ambulatory treatment of bronchiolitis — 1 month
Primary outcome measures of the study will be the number of emergency room visits or hospitalizations within two weeks of enrollment in the study.
Countries
Israel