Bronchiolitis Acute Viral, Bronchiolitis, Bronchiolitis Acute, Bronchiolitis, Viral, Nasal Continuous Positive Airway Pressure
Conditions
Brief summary
This study is designed to assess the effectiveness of nasal continuous positive airway pressure in reducing respiratory distress in children with bronchiolitis
Detailed description
In this study, after taking consent from caretakers, patients of brochiolitis will be randomly assigned to either a standard care group or a nasal continuous positive airway pressure group. Both groups will be followed for respiratory distress. Respiratory distress will be compared by using Seattle sore of respiratory distress.
Interventions
positive end expiratory pressure will be applied by nasal continuous positive airway pressure
Sponsors
King Edward Medical University
ameer asadullah gull
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
2 Months to 2 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Children presenting with history of cough, and tachypnea and wheezing on clinical examination
Exclusion criteria
* Patients needing mechanical ventilation at the time of admission * Patients whose caretakers refuse written informed consent * Patients having consolidation on chest X-Ray
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| reduction in seattle score | after 12 hours | seattle score will be noted and compared for both groups |
Countries
Pakistan
Contacts
Primary ContactAmeer Asadullah Gull, MBBS
Backup ContactMuhammad Haroon Hamid, MBBSFCPSFRCS
Outcome results
None listed