Routine use of vibrating mesh nebulizers in prehospital emergency medical services - a pilot study

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00035494

Enrollment

Registered

2024-11-13

Start date

2025-03-06

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-02-02

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Conditions

J96.0

Interventions

Group 1: Drug nebulization using a vibrating-mesh-nebulizer in prehospital emergency patients with dyspnoea - Observation of the effect on the main symptom dyspnoea using scores - Collecting patient d

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: - Prehospital emergency patients for whom there is an indication for aerosol therapy with nebulisable emergency medication due to shortness of breath with suspected broncho-obstructive genesis (COPD, asthma) - Transfer of emergency patients to the central emergency department of our hospital (UMM)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: - Age = 18 years - Pregnancy - Dyspnoea scores not fully recorded before or after nebulisation - Transfer to another emergency department after initial emergency treatment

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Dyspnoea-scores before and after inhalation therapy using a vibrating-mesh-nebulizer	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Respiratory rate Oxygen saturation Questionnaire for EMS staff	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactMatthias Otto

Universitätsmedizin Mannheim

matthias.otto@umm.de06213839051

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 7, 2026