NCT01522040

Pilot Study of Magnesium Infusions in Pediatric Asthma

A Pilot Study of Magnesium Infusions (Drips) for Moderate-to-Severe Pediatric Asthma Exacerbations

• Status: Withdrawn
• Phase: Phase 2 / Phase 3
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 0 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Louisville · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 2 Years – 20 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This is a prospective randomized pilot study that seeks to address the research question: In children with moderate-to-severe asthma, do intravenous magnesium infusions added to standard Pediatric intensive care unit (PICU)-level asthma care significantly decrease time from patient presentation until PICU discharge?

Detailed description

This study will be a double-blind, prospective randomized pilot study. Subjects will be randomized on a 1:1 basis to receive routine asthma care with or without a magnesium drip.

Conditions

• Asthma

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DRUG	Magnesium Sulfate	Continuous magnesium drip, titrated to effect until patient's symptoms improve
DRUG	Placebo	Simple saline drip, without active drug

Timeline

• Start date: 2012-01-01
• Primary completion: 2013-10-01
• Completion: 2013-10-01
• First posted: 2012-01-31
• Last updated: 2017-03-30

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States