Acute asthma. Acute severe Asthma
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Control group: oxygen therapy with low flow (less than 10 liters per minute). Intervention 2: The intervention group received high-flow oxygen (between 10 to 50 liters per minute).
Treatment - Devices
Control group: oxygen therapy with low flow (less than 10 liters per minute)
The intervention group received high-flow oxygen (between 10 to 50 liters per minute)
Sponsors
Vice-Chancellor in Research Affairs shahid Beheshti university of medical sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 65 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Admission criteria: a history of asthma; aged between 18 and 65 years; no history of smoking; no pregnancy; no history of occupational asthma Exclusion criteria: critically ill patients requiring intensive care unit (life-threatening asthma); infiltrates on chest x-ray ; Hypercapnic respiratory failure
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria:
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Respiratory rate. Timepoint: before, 2 and 24 hours after intervention. Method of measurement: Examination.;Dyspnea score. Timepoint: before, 2 and 24 hours after intervention. Method of measurement: Borg scale.;Arterial oxygen saturation. Timepoint: before, 2 and 24 hours after intervention. Method of measurement: Arterial blood gas analysis. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Peak expiratory flow. Timepoint: before, 2 and 24 hours after intervention. Method of measurement: peak flowmeter.;Forced expiratory volume in 1st second. Timepoint: before, 2 and 24 hours after intervention. Method of measurement: spirometry. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactSharareh Raeisi
National research institute of tuberculosis and lung diseases
Outcome results
None listed