Efficacy of Nebulized Hypertonic Saline in the Treatment of Acute Bronchiolitis

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2012-05-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of hypertonic saline vs. normal saline in the treatment of infants hospitalized for bronchiolitis, regarding length of hospital stay, oxygen requirements and clinical outcome.

• Phase: N/A
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Hospital General de Niños Pedro de Elizalde
• Treatments: Albuterol

Criteria

Inclusion criteria:

• Infants aged 1 to 24 months, hospitalized for first episode of bronchiolitis, with severity score ≥ 5 points and oxygen saturation ≥ 97%.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Chronic respiratory or cardiovascular disease, respiratory failure.