NCT01463527

Using Capnography to Reduce Hypoxia During Pediatric Sedation

Using Capnography to Reduce the Incidence of Hypoxia in Children During Moderate Sedation in the Pediatric Emergency Department: A Randomized Controlled Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 167 (actual)
• Sponsor: Yale University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 1 Year – 20 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The investigators hypothesize that the addition of capnography during moderate sedation will improve recognition of hypoventilation and apnea. This will lead to an increased frequency of staff interventions such as verbal or physical stimulation for these events in order to improve ventilation which will in turn lead to a reduction in the frequency of oxygen desaturations. If capnography proves to be effective in creating earlier detection and intervention for hypoventilation and apnea during moderate sedation provided by non-anesthesiologists, this device can be used in a variety of clinical settings to enhance patient safety.

Conditions

• Hypoventilation
• Hypoxia

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Nellcor NPB-70 Capnograph	Use of capnography as an additional monitor during sedation to detect hypoventilation and apnea prior to declines in pulse oximetry and clinical examination findings

Timeline

• Start date: 2011-09-01
• Primary completion: 2012-12-01
• Completion: 2012-12-01
• First posted: 2011-11-02
• Last updated: 2018-01-11
• Results posted: 2014-08-04

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States