The Effect and Safety of Low Dose Nebulized Epinephrine in Croup

• Status: Unknown status
• Trial end date: 2018-08-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

Croup is common illness presenting emergency department with dyspnea. The main treatment for croup is nebulized L-epinephrine and steroid. The study for the dose of nebulized L-epinephrine is restricted that the study of comparision between racemic epinephrine and L-epinephrine.

The investigators conducted this study to compare the effectiveness of low dose L-epinephrine with conventional dose L-epinephrine.

• Phase: Phase 4
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Seoul National University Hospital
• Treatments: Epinephrine; Epinephryl borate; Racepinephrine

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• croup children between 6 month and 5 years old

• Westley croup score between 3 and 11

Exclusion Criteria:

• underlying lung or heart disase

• contra indication to dexamethasone

• immune deficient state

• preterm birth

• previous intubation or apnea history