Efficacy of Magnesium Sulfate in the Treatment of Bronchiolitis

Summary

In this study, investigators will compare the efficacy and safety of intravenous (IV) Magnesium sulfate in decreasing bronchiolitis clinical severity score and the duration of hospitalization in admitted patients, as compared to placebo.

Timeline

Start

2012-10

Primary completion

2015-05

Completion

2015-12

Outcome

Missed primary endpoint

paper for the 82 patients receiving placebo (ratio, 0.95 [95% CI, 0.52-1.80]; P = .91). PMID 28286262 ↗

Publications

• Alansari K, Sayyed R, Davidson BL, Al Jawala S, Ghadier M. IV Magnesium Sulfate for Bronchiolitis: A Randomized Trial. Chest. 2017 Jul;152(1):113-119. doi: 10.1016/j.chest.2017.03.002. Epub 2017 Mar 9.

Drugs

Indications