Bronchiolitis
Conditions
Brief summary
Prospective randomized study of patients admitted to the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit suffering from Bronchiolitis and are supported on Non Invasive Positive Pressure Ventilation. The patient population will be divided into two groups, one group will receive conventional treatment and the other group will receive conventional treatment and three times a day of physiotherapy using Intrapulmonary Percussive Ventilation.
Interventions
DEVICEIntrapulmonary Percussive Ventilation (Percussionaire Corp, Sandpoint, Idaho)
IPV physiotherapy 3 times a day
Sponsors
Soroka University Medical Center
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
No minimum to 2 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Bronchiolitis * PICU patients * Non Invasive Pressure Support Ventilation * Age \< 24 months
Exclusion criteria
* Age \> 24 months * Invasive Ventilation * No parental consent
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Length of PICU Stay | 10 days |
| Need for Invasive Ventilation Support | 10 days |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| S/F ratio | Baseline, 15, 30 and 150 minutes after intervention | Pulse oximetry saturation/fraction of inspired oxygen |
| Prevention of lung atelectasis | 10 days | Per chest x-ray |
Countries
Israel
Contacts
Primary ContactYuval Cavari, MD
Outcome results
None listed