Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT00230841
Comparing Different Ways of Delivering Humidity to Children With Croup
Efficacy of Optimal Versus 'Traditional' Delivery of Humidity in Children With Croup
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- Phase 2
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 129 (planned)
- Sponsor
- The Hospital for Sick Children · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 3 Months – 10 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
Summary
Croup affects 5% of children under 6 years of age, resulting in visits to hospital Emergency Departments, and in 1% of children, hospitalization. Traditionally, the first therapy offered is humidification which can liquify airway secretions and decrease airway swelling. This study will compare the effectivenesss of 40% and 100% humidity through a specially designed machine called a nebulizer, with the usual humidity set-up (blown into the patient's face from a hose).
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| DEVICE | nebulized humidity |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2001-09-01
- Completion
- 2004-04-01
- First posted
- 2005-10-03
- Last updated
- 2013-08-02
Locations
1 site across 1 country: Canada
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT00230841. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.